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ABA: Bar Exam Pass Rates Increased in 2025, Including for First-Time Exam Takers
March 12, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news:

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Bar exam pass rates increased in 2025, including for first-time exam takers

The pass rate for first-time takers who sat for the bar exam rose by more than a percentage point in 2025 over 2024, according to new data from the managing director's office of the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

The new data shows t . . .

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