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
2021 Report | 2020 Report | 2019 Report
First-Time Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Test | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
| 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 | 68 | 98.5% | 85.9% | 84 | 100% | 84.1% | 91 | 98.9% | 81.3% |
| District of Columbia | 59 | 100% | 75.0% | 36 | 100% | 72.1% | 48 | 100% | 69.8% |
| Virginia | 44 | 97.7% | 84.3% | 43 | 88.4% | 77.9% | 50 | 96.0% | 76.4% |
| California | 27 | 100% | 77.9% | 21 | 95.2% | 69.1% | 25 | 80.0% | 60.3% |
| Texas | 16 | 93.8% | 75.1% | 27 | 96.3% | 77.4% | 18 | 83.3% | 73.1% |
| ALL STATES | 303 | 98.3% | 80.3% | 285 | 95.8% | 77.7% | 301 | 95.3% | 74.5% |
*Note: Top five states reported by year.
Ultimate Bar Passage Rate
| Calendar Year of Graduation | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Number of Graduates | 299 | 297 | 329 |
| Number Taking Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 296 | 294 | 326 |
| Number Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 293 | 293 | 319 |
| Percentage Passing Bar Within Two Years of Graduation | 99.0% | 99.7% | 97.9% |
| Number Not Taking the Bar | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Number With No Information | 0 | 0 | 3 |
