General Statistics Report October 2020 California Bar Examination1 Overall Statistics for Categories with More Than 11 Applicants Who Completed the Examination
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OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS General Statistics Report October 2020 California Bar Examination1 Overall Statistics for Categories with More than 11 Applicants Who Completed the Examination First-Timers Repeaters All Takers Applicant Group Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass General Bar Examination 4,990 3,699 74.1 3,733 1,593 42.7 8,723 5,292 60.7 Attorneys’ Examination 353 219 62.0 225 104 46.2 578 323 55.9 Total 5,343 3,918 73.3 3,958 1,697 42.9 9,301 5,615 60.4 Disciplined Attorneys Examination Statistics Took Pass %Pass CA Disciplined Attorneys 22 6 27.3 General Bar Examination Statistics5 First-Timers Repeaters All Takers Law School Type Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass Took Pass %Pass CA ABA-Approved 2,837 2,383 84.0 1,211 628 51.9 4,048 3,011 74.4 Out-of-State ABA 995 776 78.0 434 190 43.8 1,429 966 67.6 CA Accredited 215 87 40.5 711 210 29.5 926 297 32.1 CA Unaccredited 66 25 37.9 286 105 36.7 352 130 36.9 Law Office/Judges’ Chambers * * * Foreign Educated/JD Equivalent + One 140 34 24.3 244 91 37.3 384 125 32.6 Year US Education US Attorneys Taking the General Bar 309 247 79.9 156 101 64.7 465 348 74.8 Exam2 Foreign Attorneys Taking the General 410 141 34.4 502 218 43.4 912 359 39.4 Bar Exam3 4-Year Qualification4 * 25 4 16.0 33 5 15.2 Schools No Longer in Operation * 159 46 28.9 164 47 28.7 *Fewer than 11 applicants 1 These statistics were compiled using data available as of February 8, 2021. 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 Exam. 3 Attorneys admitted in foreign jurisdictions must take the General Bar Exam. 4 Applicants may qualify to take the General Bar Exam through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 5 Transitioning law schools: Thomas Jefferson School of Law transitioned to California Accredited status in December 2019, but its graduates eligible for this exam graduated from an ABA-approved program. University of La Verne College of Law transitioned to California Accredited Status in Fall 2020, but its graduates eligible for this exam graduated from an ABA approved program. Concord Law School, St. Francis School of Law, and Northwestern California University School of Law became accredited law schools on August 26, 2020, but their graduates taking the October 2020 Bar Exam graduated from their unaccredited law school programs. Pacific Coast University School of Law and Southern California Institute of Law became unaccredited law schools as of August 26, 2020, but their graduates taking the October 2020 Bar Exam graduated from their accredited law school programs. All such students are reported in the category that reflects the status of the school at the time they graduated. San Francisco Office www.calbar.ca.gov Los Angeles Office 180 Howard Street 845 S. Figueroa Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Los Angeles, CA 90017 October 2020 California Bar Examination Number of Applicants Completing the Examination & Percent Passing by Racial/Ethnic Group General Bar Examination First-Time Takers Only5 White Black Hispanic Asian Other ** Decline to Answer School Type Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass CA ABA-Approved 1,171 89.3 109 74.0 340 76.8 407 79.9 629 83.5 181 80.7 Out-of-State ABA 410 87.6 90 52.2 82 62.2 205 74.6 170 81.8 38 71.1 CA Accredited 77 48.1 12 38.1 44 47.7 22 40.9 43 23.3 17 47.1 CA Unaccredited 33 39.4 * * 11 18.2 * * Other 256 68.0 45 37.8 80 38.8 370 35.9 92 54.3 34 67.6 Total 1,947 83.7 266 56.0 552 66.3 1,015 61.3 938 77.5 272 75.7 Number of Takers and Percent Passing by Racial/Ethnic Group: Repeaters5 White Black Hispanic Asian Other ** Decline to Answer School Type Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass CA ABA-Approved 391 52.7 128 51.6 256 48.4 227 51.1 162 55.6 48 54.2 Out-of-State ABA 119 42.9 75 40.0 68 42.6 118 45.8 40 52.5 16 31.3 CA Accredited 280 36.1 66 27.3 167 26.9 108 19.4 72 30.6 18 16.7 CA Unaccredited 132 49.2 38 15.8 53 26.4 37 37.8 21 9.5 * Other 303 47.5 96 33.3 132 32.6 457 43.8 77 45.5 22 27.3 Total 1,225 46.3 403 37.7 676 37.7 947 42.8 372 45.7 110 40.0 *Fewer than 11 applicants **Includes racial/ethnic groups American Indian, Native Hawaiian, other and more than one racial/ethnic group. Comparison 2018–2020 Number of First-Time Takers and Repeaters by Gender***5 First-Timers Repeaters Males Females Other Males Females Other School Type Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass Took %Pass CA ABA-Approved 1,216 84.7 1,574 83.2 * 520 51.3 678 52.2 * Out-of-State ABA 456 77.6 518 78.6 * 203 42.9 227 44.1 * CA Accredited 102 36.3 113 44.2 * 305 34.4 403 25.8 * CA Unaccredited 43 41.9 22 27.3 * 143 39.2 142 33.8 * Other 366 51.4 497 46.3 * 460 41.1 617 43.3 * Total 2,183 74.5 2,724 73.5 * 1,631 43.2 2,067 42.2 * *Fewer than 11 applicants ***Number are for those reporting gender 2 October 2020 California Bar Examination Number of First-Timers and Repeaters Taking and Passing and the Percent Passing: California ABA-Approved Law Schools with 11 or More Takers5 FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL TOOK PASS %PASS TOOK PASS %PASS CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW 124 89 72 105 57 54 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 139 112 81 54 30 56 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 99 44 44 75 30 40 LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL – LOS ANGELES 294 270 92 67 39 58 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY 103 82 80 36 21 58 SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 156 118 76 67 38 57 SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL 188 159 85 127 64 50 STANFORD LAW SCHOOL 86 84 98 * THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW 60 28 47 148 65 44 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY 223 214 96 16 12 75 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – DAVIS 120 104 87 22 15 68 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - HASTINGS 245 211 86 74 43 58 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE 113 99 88 18 13 72 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES 242 234 97 18 13 72 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COLLEGE OF LAW 59 43 73 66 22 33 UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW 92 79 86 80 46 58 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW 189 167 88 45 28 62 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF LAW 83 67 81 98 43 44 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 160 146 91 17 11 65 WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW 59 33 56 74 34 46 TOTAL 2,835 2,383 84 1,210 628 52 *Fewer than 11 applicants 3 October 2020 California Bar Examination Number of First-Timers and Repeaters Taking and Passing and the Percent Passing: Out-of-State ABA Law Schools with 11 or More Takers FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL TOOK PASS %PASS TOOK PASS %PASS AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 15 9 60 18 7 39 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 16 12 75 * ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL * 16 2 13 BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL 23 17 74 * BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW * * COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 44 40 91 * CORNELL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 16 14 88 * DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 21 21 100 * EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHHOL OF LAW 15 9 60 * FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW * * GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 28 25 89 11 6 55 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 56 51 91 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 89 85 96 * HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 12 5 42 * INDIANA UNIVERSITY – BLOOMINGTON * * LOYOLA UNIVERSITY – CHICAGO * * MICHICAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW * * NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL * * NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 27 26 96 * NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 11 9 82 * NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW 15 10 67 * NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER 25 22 88 * SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 14 11 79 * SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER * * SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL * * TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 15 7 47 * UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL 27 26 96 * UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW * * UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW * * UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL 31 30 97 * UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAAW SCHOOL * * UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS 14 6 43 * UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL 16 16 100 * UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW * * UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL 22 20 91 * UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – AUSTIN 17 16 94 * UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW 26 26 100 * UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW 17 14 82 * VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 11 11 100 * WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 25 21 84 * WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY * 25 5 20 WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW * * YALE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL 22 22 100 * ALL OTHER OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOLS 217 126 58 205 93 45 TOTAL 994 776 78 436 190 44 *Fewer than 11 applicants 4 October 2020 California Bar Examination Number of First-Timers and Repeaters Taking and Passing and the Percent Passing: California Accredited Law Schools with 11 or More Takers5 FIRST-TIMERS REPEATERS LAW SCHOOL TOOK PASS %PASS TOOK PASS %PASS CALIFORNIA NORTHERN SCHOOL OF LAW * * EMPIRE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW 11 7 64 25 15 60 GLENDALE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 13 8 62 25 13 52 HUMPHREYS UNIVERSITY DRIVON SCHOOL OF LAW * 41 13 32 JOHN F.