Friday, November 19, 2010

California Bar Exam Results for July 2010 By Statistics Are Now Posted

The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 54.8 percent of the applicants passed the July 2010 General Bar Examination (GBX). If the 4,690 people who passed the July 2010 exam satisfy other requirements for admission, they will become members of the State Bar.

Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,562 applicants who took the GBX, 71.1 percent were first-time takers. The passing rate for 6,084 first-time applicants was 68.0 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,478 applicants repeating the examination was 22.0 percent overall.

Preliminary statistical analyses show the first-time and repeater percent passing the GBX (rounded to whole numbers) by law school type as follows:

School Type: First-Timers and Repeaters
California ABA: 75% and 31%
Out-of-State ABA: 68% and 25%
California Accredited (but not ABA): 40% and 11%
Unaccredited: Fixed-Facility: 18% and 4%
Unaccredited: Correspondence: 33% and 11%
Unaccredited Distance Learning: 18% and 16%
All Others: 44% and 21%
All Applicants: 68% and 22%

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