The information in the tables below was reported to the ABA according to its reporting guidelines.
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ABA Bar Passage Summary Reports
2020 Report | 2019 Report | 2018 Report
First-Time Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Test | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||
| STATE | UVA Takers | UVA Pass Rate | Jurisdiction Pass Rate | UVA Takers | UVA Pass Rate | Jurisdiction Pass Rate | UVA Takers | UVA Pass Rate | Jurisdiction Pass Rate |
| New York | 84 | 100% | 84.1% | 91 | 98.9% | 81.3% | 100 | 99.0% | 83.9% |
| Virginia | 43 | 88.4% | 77.9% | 50 | 96.0% | 76.4% | 50 | 94.0% | 75.6% |
| District of Columbia | 36 | 100% | 72.1% | 48 | 100% | 69.8% | 15 | 100% | 74.6% |
| Texas | 27 | 96.3% | 77.4% | 18 | 83.3% | 73.1% | 17 | 94.1% | 76.6% |
| California | 21 | 95.2% | 69.1% | 25 | 80.0% | 60.3% | 29 | 89.7% | 66.2% |
| ALL STATES | 285 | 95.8% | 77.7% | 301 | 95.3% | 74.5% | 287 | 96.5% | 77.5% |
*Note: Top five states reported by year.
Ultimate Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Graduation | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Number of Graduates | 297 | 329 | 366 |
| Number Taking Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 294 | 326 | 357 |
| Number Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 293 | 319 | 355 |
| Percentage Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 99.7% | 97.9% | 99.4% |
| Number Not Taking the Bar | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Number With No Information | 0 | 3 | 3 |
