GENERAL STATISTICS REPORT FEBRUARY 2015 BAR EXAMINATION1 OVERALL STATISTICS

First-Timers Repeaters All Takers Applicant Group Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass General Bar Examination 1524 723 47.4 3237 1159 35.8 4761 1882 39.5 Attorneys’ Examination 281 159 56.6 188 57 30.3 469 216 46.1 Total 1805 882 48.9 3425 1216 35.5 5230 2098 40.1

DISCIPLINED ATTORNEYS EXAMINATION STATISTICS

Took Pass % Pass CA Disciplined Attorneys 29 0 0.0

GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS

First-Timers Repeaters All Takers Law School Type Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass CA ABA Approved 440 237 53.9 1403 666 47.5 1843 903 49.0 Out-of-State ABA 232 94 40.5 610 232 38.0 842 326 38.7 CA Accredited 132 40 30.3 491 85 17.3 623 125 20.1 CA Unaccredited 93 33 35.4 206 31 15.0 299 64 21.4 Law Office/Judges’ 0 0 0.0 2 1 50.0 2 1 50.0 Chambers Foreign Educated/JD 52 11 21.2 101 21 20.8 153 32 20.9 Equivalent + One Year US Education US Attorneys Taking the 388 268 69.1 168 73 43.5 556 341 61.3 General Bar Exam2 Foreign Attorneys 181 39 21.5 204 49 24.0 385 88 22.9 Taking the General Bar Exam3 4-Year Qualification4 6 1 16.7 13 1 7.7 19 2 10.5 Schools No Longer in 0 0 0.0 39 0 0.0 39 0 0.0 Operation Total 1524 723 47.4 3237 1159 35.8 4761 1882 39.5

1 These statistics were compiled using data available as of the date results from the examination were released. 2 Attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years must take and those admitted four or more years may elect to take the General Bar Examination. 3 Attorneys admitted in foreign jurisdictions must take the General Bar Examination. 4 Applicants may qualify to take the General Bar Examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

1 06/25/15 FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION NUMBER OF TAKERS AND PERCENT PASSING BY RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUP GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION FIRST-TIME TAKERS ONLY*

White Black Hispanic Asian Other Minority School Type Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass CA ABA Approved 228 57.0 20 40.0 62 45.2 64 40.6 29 69.0 Out-of-State ABA 100 48.0 28 14.3 19 26.3 30 33.3 17 35.3 CA Accredited 63 39.7 10 0.0 31 22.6 8 25.0 11 18.2 CA Unaccredited 65 40.0 7 14.3 8 12.5 8 37.5 5 40.0 Other 289 66.1 33 51.5 53 37.7 170 31.8 40 42.5 Total* 745 56.4 98 30.6 173 35.3 280 33.9 102 46.1

NUMBER OF TAKERS AND PERCENT PASSING BY RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUP: REPEATERS*

White Black Hispanic Asian Other Minority School Type Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass CA ABA Approved 691 48.8 87 47.1 233 43.3 217 49.3 139 45.3 Out-of-State ABA 242 41.7 88 31.8 93 36.6 98 34.7 73 42.5 CA Accredited 255 20.0 48 8.3 83 19.3 56 8.9 40 22.5 CA Unaccredited 116 19.0 25 20.0 25 8.0 35 2.9 10 10.0 Other 208 33.7 52 21.2 61 23.0 128 28.1 59 15.3 Total* 1512 38.4 300 29.7 495 33.7 534 34.3 321 35.2

*Totals are for those reporting racial/ethnic group.

2 06/25/15 FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION NUMBER OF FIRST-TIMERS AND REPEATERS PASSING BY GENDER*

First-Timers Repeaters Males Females Males Females School Type Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass Took % Pass CA ABA Approved 237 54.4 203 53.2 714 46.6 689 48.3 Out-of-State ABA 117 43.6 115 37.4 331 34.7 279 41.9 CA Accredited 57 28.1 75 32.0 246 19.5 245 15.1 CA Unaccredited 57 33.3 36 38.9 133 12.8 81 17.3 Other 300 50.7 327 51.1 280 28.2 238 27.7 Total* 768 47.8 756 47.1 1704 34.7 1532 37.0

* Totals are for those reporting gender.

3 06/25/15 FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS CALIFORNIA ABA APPROVED LAW SCHOOLS

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW 57 32 56 62 26 42

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 8 6 75 41 20 49

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 22 8 36 102 44 43

LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL - LOS ANGELES 31 18 58 86 52 60

McGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW 24 15 63 80 35 44

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 10 7 70 31 14 45

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 32 20 63 91 53 58

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL 51 26 51 141 55 39

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL 14 11 79 10 7 70

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW 69 31 45 131 54 41

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY 4 4 100 34 21 62

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS 7 5 71 31 17 55

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW 16 9 56 126 63 50

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE 5 4 80 17 11 65

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES 7 5 71 47 27 57

UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COLLEGE OF LAW 9 6 67 29 6 21

UNIVERSITY OF SCHOOL OF LAW 20 10 50 74 40 54

UNIVERSITY OF SCHOOL OF LAW 18 8 44 71 36 51

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF LAW 1 1 100 25 16 64

WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 25 8 32 62 28 45

WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL 10 3 30 112 41 37

TOTAL 440 237 54 1403 666 47

4 06/25/15 FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS CALIFORNIA ACCREDITED, NOT ABA APPROVED LAW SCHOOLS

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

CAL NORTHERN SCHOOL OF LAW 0 0 0 6 1 17

EMPIRE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW 4 0 0 13 2 15

GLENDALE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 0 0 0 20 8 40

HUMPHREYS COLLEGE, LAURENCE DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW 14 7 50 35 8 23

JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 9 0 0 40 10 25

LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF SACRAMENTO 4 0 0 35 9 26

LINCOLN LAW SCHOOL OF SAN JOSE 2 0 0 18 2 11

MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW 10 6 60 14 2 14

PACIFIC COAST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 11 1 9 29 2 7

SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL 2 1 50 16 1 6

SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0 29 11 38

SANTA BARBARA COLLEGE OF LAW 16 11 69 8 0 0

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF LAW - SANTA BARBARA 0 0 0 5 0 0

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF LAW - VENTURA 2 1 50 21 1 5

TRINITY LAW SCHOOL 22 5 23 78 7 9

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW – SAN FERNANDO VALLEY 15 3 20 46 11 24

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGLES SCHOOL OF LAW – WEST LOS ANGELES 8 3 38 59 5 8

VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW 12 2 17 19 5 26

TOTAL 132 40 30 491 85 17

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FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS CALIFORNIA UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS – FIXED FACILITY

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL 0 0 0 21 5 24

IRVINE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 0 0 0 4 0 0

PACIFIC WEST COLLEGE OF LAW 0 0 0 4 1 25

PEOPLES COLLEGE OF LAW 1 0 0 4 0 0

UNIVERSITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SCHOOL OF LAW 0 0 0 5 0 0

WESTERN SIERRA LAW SCHOOL 4 1 25 10 3 30

TOTAL 5 1 20 48 9 19

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FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS

CALIFORNIA UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS – DISTANCE LEARNING

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 7 4 57 47 3 6

AMERICAN HERITAGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 7 2 29 3 2 67

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF LAW 6 1 17 4 0 0

CONCORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 41 16 39 50 5 10

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TOTAL 61 23 38 104 10 10

FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS

CALIFORNIA UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS – CORRESPONDENCE

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 4 0 0

NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 14 4 29 32 7 22

OAK BROOK COLLEGE OF LAW & GOVERNMENT POLICY 6 2 33 2 1 50

TAFT LAW SCHOOL 6 3 50 15 4 27

UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU SCHOOL OF LAW 0 0 0 1 0 0

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TOTAL 27 9 33 54 12 22

7 06/25/15 FEBRUARY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION STATISTICS OUT-OF-STATE ABA SCHOOLS WITH 10 OR MORE TAKERS

FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 5 2 40 17 13 76

BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW 2 1 50 8 2 25

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL 10 7 70 2 0 0

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3 2 67 17 9 53

FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW 3 1 33 14 5 36

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 7 2 29 7 3 43

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 8 4 50 10 8 80

HARVARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 4 4 100 9 4 44

LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE 4 1 25 9 5 56

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 10 6 60 9 5 56

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 5 2 40 7 3 43

PHOENIX SCHOOL OF LAW 13 1 8 21 7 33

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 3 0 0 9 4 44

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY 4 3 75 7 1 14

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 1 1 100 18 6 33

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 3 2 67 8 3 38

THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL 10 0 0 28 2 7

TULANE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 10 7 70

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 10 8 80 0 0 0

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3 1 33 7 5 71

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 1 1 100 13 7 54

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 2 2 100 9 7 78

ALL OTHER OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOLS 121 43 36 371 126 34

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TOTAL 232 94 41 610 232 38

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