Law Schools Ranked by First-Time Bar Passage Rate

194 schools · ABA 509 data, 2025 entering class.

#	School	State	Acceptance	Median LSAT	Median GPA	Tuition	Bar pass (1st time)
1	Stanford University	CA	6.1%	173	3.96	n/a	99.43%
2	Yale University	CT	4.06%	174	3.96	n/a	98.54%
3	Duke University	NC	12.88%	171	3.91	n/a	98.23%
4	Harvard University	MA	9.2%	174	3.96	n/a	97.9%
5	Southern Methodist University	TX	24.59%	167	3.81	n/a	97.75%
6	New York University	NY	13.39%	172	3.92	n/a	96.94%
7	Brigham Young University	UT	22.8%	170	3.95	n/a	96.85%
8	The University of Chicago	IL	9.74%	174	3.97	n/a	96.73%
9	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	12.05%	171	3.95	n/a	96.65%
10	Belmont University	TN	37.62%	161	3.84	n/a	96.49%
11	University of Texas	TX	13.99%	172	3.89	n/a	96.39%
12	Boston College	MA	8.48%	168	3.83	n/a	96.19%
13	Texas Tech University	TX	25.61%	159	3.69	n/a	95.52%
14	University of Minnesota	MN	26.7%	171	3.88	n/a	95.31%
15	Texas A&M University	TX	12.1%	169	4	n/a	95.28%
16	The University of Alabama	AL	25.63%	167	3.97	n/a	95.24%
17	University of Virginia	VA	10.17%	173	3.99	n/a	95.11%
18	Boston University	MA	12.08%	170	3.88	n/a	94.93%
19	University of California-Berkeley	CA	14.84%	170	3.92	n/a	94.79%
20	Columbia University	NY	11.84%	173	3.92	n/a	94.73%
21	Vanderbilt University	TN	13.26%	170	3.91	n/a	94.64%
22	The University of Utah	UT	25.28%	166	3.87	n/a	94.57%
23	Georgetown University	DC	15.75%	171	3.93	n/a	94.55%
24	University of Pennsylvania	PA	8.05%	173	3.95	n/a	94.42%
25	The University of Kansas	KS	39.08%	162	3.85	n/a	94.21%
26	University of Michigan	MI	8.57%	171	3.88	n/a	94.15%
27	University of Southern California	CA	11.17%	169	3.91	n/a	94.14%
28	University of North Carolina	NC	11.19%	168	3.89	n/a	94.12%
29	Baylor University	TX	18.94%	164	3.77	n/a	93.69%
30	Cornell University	NY	18.19%	173	3.92	n/a	93.68%
31	Campbell University	NC	50.68%	156	3.51	n/a	93.48%
32	Washington and Lee University	VA	22.73%	167	3.75	n/a	93.46%
33	University of California-Davis	CA	15.97%	165	3.7	n/a	93.24%
34	University of Illinois	IL	32.93%	166	3.81	n/a	93.2%
35	The Ohio State University	OH	24.62%	168	3.91	n/a	93.13%
36	University of Pittsburgh	PA	34.87%	160	3.54	n/a	93.04%
37	William & Mary Law School	VA	21.97%	166	3.82	n/a	92.78%
38	University of Washington	WA	19.61%	165	3.76	n/a	92.61%
39	Jacksonville University	FL	35.14%	156	3.48	n/a	92.31%
40	Arizona State University	AZ	19.78%	165	3.91	n/a	91.94%
41	Northwestern University	IL	12.3%	173	3.96	n/a	91.83%
42	University of Oklahoma	OK	33.36%	162	3.73	n/a	91.67%
43	University of Iowa	IA	44.28%	164	3.78	n/a	91.39%
44	University of Richmond	VA	39.64%	164	3.81	n/a	91.3%
45	Regent University	VA	44.32%	158	3.68	n/a	91.26%
46	Fordham University	NY	16.22%	168	3.79	n/a	90.8%
47	Pepperdine University	CA	23.36%	164	3.85	n/a	90.71%
48	Northeastern University	MA	24.22%	164	3.77	n/a	90.52%
49	Samford University	AL	48.97%	156	3.63	n/a	90.44%
50	Catholic University of America, The	DC	32.4%	161	3.68	n/a	90.38%
51	University of Florida	FL	16.52%	169	3.91	n/a	90.2%
52	University of South Carolina	SC	29.9%	162	3.67	n/a	90.05%
53	Villanova University	PA	25.93%	164	3.8	n/a	89.95%
54	University of California-Irvine	CA	14.92%	169	3.8	n/a	89.87%
55	University of Colorado	CO	27.56%	164	3.81	n/a	89.68%
56	Duquesne University	PA	43.23%	157	3.62	n/a	89.66%
57	Washington University (St. Louis)	MO	18.96%	175	3.96	n/a	89.63%
58	Wake Forest University	NC	24.63%	166	3.79	n/a	89.61%
59	University of Notre Dame	IN	16.07%	170	3.89	n/a	89.44%
60	Saint Louis University	MO	56.43%	157	3.61	n/a	89.09%
61	Temple University	PA	24.38%	165	3.76	n/a	89%
62	Florida State University	FL	15.97%	166	3.93	n/a	88.81%
63	University at Buffalo	NY	42.37%	157	3.71	n/a	88.46%
64	University of Georgia	GA	12.72%	169	3.92	n/a	88.37%
65	Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University)	NY	29.56%	165	3.78	n/a	87.83%
66	George Washington University, The	DC	27.21%	168	3.86	n/a	87.66%
67	Penn State Dickinson Law	PA	42.99%	159	3.71	n/a	87.56%
68	St. John's University	NY	23.05%	164	3.81	n/a	87.55%
69	University of Dayton	OH	30.66%	157	3.6	n/a	87.5%
70	Georgia State University	GA	30.57%	160	3.64	n/a	87.43%
71	Seton Hall University	NJ	34.27%	161	3.71	n/a	87.13%
72	St. Thomas University (Florida)	FL	60.25%	152	3.42	n/a	87.06%
73	University of San Diego	CA	23.51%	163	3.84	n/a	86.73%
74	Albany Law School	NY	37.45%	158	3.54	n/a	86.71%
75	Lewis & Clark Law School	OR	54.72%	161	3.59	n/a	86.67%
76	American University	DC	33.28%	162	3.63	n/a	86.61%
77	Mercer University	GA	37.75%	157	3.62	n/a	86.52%
78	New York Law School	NY	39.67%	157	3.63	n/a	86.47%
79	Emory University	GA	30.09%	166	3.82	n/a	86.34%
80	George Mason University	VA	15.87%	169	3.93	n/a	86.34%
81	University of California College of the Law, San Francisco	CA	27.48%	161	3.71	n/a	86.25%
82	University of Missouri	MO	41.98%	161	3.72	n/a	86.18%
83	Florida International University	FL	18.77%	161	3.8	n/a	85.9%
84	Gonzaga University	WA	51.14%	155	3.55	n/a	85.85%
85	Loyola University-Chicago	IL	28.18%	161	3.7	n/a	85.71%
86	University of Tennessee	TN	24.77%	164	3.89	n/a	85.6%
87	South Texas College of Law Houston	TX	33.65%	155	3.41	n/a	85.56%
88	Brooklyn Law School	NY	44%	161	3.59	n/a	85.47%
89	Louisiana State University	LA	38.55%	157	3.74	n/a	85.39%
90	Liberty University	VA	58.76%	154	3.54	n/a	85.29%
91	University of Miami	FL	24.65%	164	3.79	n/a	85.29%
92	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)	MN	57.62%	159	3.72	n/a	85.14%
93	University of Cincinnati	OH	32.74%	159	3.8	n/a	85.12%
94	University of Maine	ME	37.27%	158	3.7	n/a	85.06%
95	University of Nebraska	NE	40.15%	160	3.81	n/a	84.89%
96	Stetson University	FL	36.44%	159	3.63	n/a	84.86%
97	Syracuse University	NY	34.59%	158	3.6	n/a	84.77%
98	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	35.77%	164	3.91	n/a	84.62%
99	St. Mary's University	TX	25.98%	153	3.49	n/a	84.62%
100	University of Louisville	KY	63.39%	157	3.67	n/a	84.48%
101	University of Houston	TX	22.99%	163	3.79	n/a	84.45%
102	Drexel University	PA	29.64%	160	3.76	n/a	84.21%
103	The University of Arizona	AZ	27.91%	163	3.78	n/a	84.13%
104	DePaul University	IL	34.81%	158	3.61	n/a	83.78%
105	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	30.78%	160	3.76	n/a	83.47%
106	University of Wyoming	WY	35.82%	156	3.55	n/a	83.05%
107	University of Connecticut	CT	20.05%	162	3.78	n/a	82.81%
108	University of Montana	MT	51.41%	156	3.64	n/a	82.5%
109	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	45.94%	156	3.65	n/a	82.26%
110	Santa Clara University	CA	52.58%	159	3.5	n/a	81.95%
111	University of Maryland	MD	26.08%	164	3.72	n/a	81.69%
112	Mississippi College	MS	59.8%	152	3.37	n/a	81.63%
113	University of Denver	CO	41.33%	160	3.66	n/a	81.47%
114	Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)	CA	43.67%	152	3.36	n/a	81.11%
115	University of San Francisco	CA	42.38%	155	3.47	n/a	80.87%
116	Suffolk University	MA	61.85%	155	3.58	n/a	80.75%
117	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	55.86%	155	3.58	n/a	80.38%
118	Chapman University	CA	20.53%	163	3.7	n/a	80.31%
119	University of Arkansas	AR	26.63%	158	3.71	n/a	80%
120	University of Kentucky	KY	40.78%	159	3.72	n/a	79.82%
121	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles	CA	26.05%	163	3.74	n/a	79.72%
122	Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT)	IL	38.61%	161	3.72	n/a	79.71%
123	University of North Texas at Dallas	TX	24.22%	153	3.41	n/a	79.67%
124	Seattle University	WA	38.93%	159	3.6	n/a	79.51%
125	Hofstra University	NY	40.56%	157	3.65	n/a	79.17%
126	University of Oregon	OR	54.97%	160	3.62	n/a	79.17%
127	Rutgers University	NJ	33.54%	158	3.66	n/a	79.11%
128	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	54.89%	153	3.41	n/a	78.91%
129	West Virginia University	WV	40.34%	155	3.65	n/a	78.72%
130	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	52.17%	153	3.44	n/a	78.7%
131	The University of Mississippi	MS	41.96%	157	3.68	n/a	78.18%
132	Howard University	DC	24.05%	156	3.63	n/a	78.01%
133	Ave Maria School of Law	FL	46.95%	155	3.36	n/a	77.46%
134	Case Western Reserve University	OH	34.8%	162	3.76	n/a	77.46%
135	Charleston School of Law	SC	50.2%	154	3.51	n/a	77.38%
136	The University of Toledo	OH	52.52%	153	3.53	n/a	77.38%
137	Michigan State University	MI	26.02%	162	3.73	n/a	77.35%
138	Drake University	IA	54.82%	156	3.67	n/a	77.19%
139	University of Hawaii	HI	26.24%	158	3.62	n/a	77.08%
140	The University of New Mexico	NM	41.41%	157	3.56	n/a	77%
141	Northern Kentucky University	KY	58.7%	154	3.41	n/a	76.19%
142	Tulane University	LA	39.97%	161	3.67	n/a	76.12%
143	Oklahoma City University	OK	51.61%	151	3.56	n/a	75.94%
144	Widener University Delaware Law School	DE	59.68%	152	3.33	n/a	75.88%
145	University of Puerto Rico	PR	39.69%	152	3.77	n/a	75.68%
146	Quinnipiac University	CT	43.1%	155	3.65	n/a	75.44%
147	University of Idaho	ID	66.76%	153	3.54	n/a	75.2%
148	University of Wisconsin	WI	19.12%	167	3.81	n/a	75%
149	Florida A&M University	FL	34.67%	152	3.48	n/a	74.68%
150	Nova Southeastern University	FL	47.33%	155	3.52	n/a	74.47%
151	Southern Illinois University	IL	56.22%	149	3.38	n/a	74.24%
152	Washburn University	KS	46.45%	155	3.68	n/a	73.91%
153	New England Law/Boston	MA	61.3%	153	3.37	n/a	73.88%
154	Wayne State University	MI	24.81%	164	3.89	n/a	73.85%
155	University of New Hampshire	NH	51.96%	155	3.5	n/a	73.78%
156	Capital University Law School	OH	65.9%	151	3.44	n/a	73.68%
157	Cleveland State University	OH	34.45%	155	3.5	n/a	72.65%
158	The University of Memphis	TN	41.07%	155	3.53	n/a	72.63%
159	University of North Dakota	ND	63.09%	151	3.48	n/a	72.31%
160	Southwestern Law School	CA	36.47%	157	3.51	n/a	72.07%
161	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	MN	51.4%	154	3.29	n/a	71.95%
162	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	41.41%	156	3.52	n/a	71.53%
163	California Western School of Law	CA	46.92%	155	3.5	n/a	71.43%
164	Creighton University	NE	64.54%	153	3.51	n/a	71.17%
165	Loyola University-New Orleans	LA	50.93%	154	3.47	n/a	71.17%
166	University of the Pacific (McGeorge)	CA	54.41%	156	3.52	n/a	71.13%
167	The University of Tulsa	OK	56.58%	157	3.45	n/a	71.05%
168	University of Baltimore	MD	49.5%	155	3.45	n/a	70.53%
169	The University of Akron	OH	58.53%	154	3.51	n/a	70.16%
170	Elon University	NC	53.21%	154	3.4	n/a	69.92%
171	University of South Dakota	SD	62.62%	152	3.47	n/a	69.23%
172	City University of New York (CUNY)	NY	28.65%	155	3.54	n/a	69.04%
173	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	PA	60.4%	150	3.33	n/a	68.93%
174	University of Illinois-Chicago	IL	52.57%	153	3.4	n/a	68.82%
175	Southern University	LA	56.55%	147	3.15	n/a	68.09%
176	Western New England University	MA	51.89%	153	3.27	n/a	68%
177	Vermont Law School	VT	58.53%	152	3.25	n/a	67.91%
178	Touro University	NY	45.62%	153	3.35	n/a	67.86%
179	Faulkner University	AL	53.87%	150	3.33	n/a	67.5%
180	Roger Williams University	RI	61.32%	150	3.43	n/a	65.19%
181	Pace University	NY	44.13%	154	3.54	n/a	65.18%
182	Willamette University	OR	61.42%	154	3.48	n/a	64.58%
183	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	GA	32.65%	152	3.13	n/a	63.81%
184	Texas Southern University	TX	33.12%	150	3.33	n/a	62.89%
185	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	MA	52.17%	152	3.36	n/a	62.63%
186	Northern Illinois University	IL	44.27%	150	3.41	n/a	61.9%
187	North Carolina Central University	NC	n/a	151	3.31	n/a	59.4%
188	Barry University	FL	55.94%	150	3.23	n/a	58.85%
189	University of District of Columbia	DC	36.98%	151	3.28	n/a	57.89%
190	Ohio Northern University	OH	n/a	149	3.34	n/a	56.41%
191	Inter American University of Puerto Rico	PR	50.92%	144	3.39	n/a	56.02%
192	Appalachian School of Law	VA	60.93%	146	3.2	n/a	54.76%
193	Cooley Law School	MI	52.91%	147	3.09	n/a	51.45%
194	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico	PR	61.54%	139	3.33	n/a	44.85%