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
2022 Report | 2021 Report | 2020 Report
First-Time Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Test | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
| 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 | 80 | 97.5% | 86.2% | 68 | 98.5% | 85.9% | 84 | 100% | 84.1% |
| District of Columbia | 68 | 100% | 80.6% | 59 | 100% | 75.0% | 36 | 100% | 72.1% |
| Virginia | 36 | 88.9% | 78.1% | 44 | 97.7% | 84.3% | 43 | 88.4% | 77.9% |
| Texas | 28 | 96.4% | 77.5% | 16 | 93.8% | 75.1% | 27 | 96.3% | 77.4% |
| California | 26 | 92.3% | 77.0% | 27 | 100% | 77.9% | 21 | 95.2% | 69.1% |
| ALL STATES | 328 | 94.8% | 79.9% | 303 | 98.3% | 80.3% | 285 | 95.8% | 77.7% |
*Note: Top five states reported by year.
Ultimate Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Graduation | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Number of Graduates | 288 | 299 | 297 |
| Number Taking Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 286 | 296 | 294 |
| Number Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 284 | 293 | 293 |
| Percentage Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.7% |
| Number Not Taking the Bar | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Number With No Information | 0 | 0 | 0 |
