The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 56.4 percent of the applicants passed the July 2009 General Bar Examination (GBX). If the 4,888 people who passed the July 2009 exam satisfy other requirements for admission, they will become members of the State Bar.
Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,667 applicants who took the GBX, 71.0 percent were first-time takers. The passing rate for 6,152 first-time applicants was 70.0 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,515 applicants repeating the examination was 22.0 percent overall.
Here are the statistics for first time takers and then repeat takers:
California ABA: 79%/31%
Out-of-State ABA: 69%/27%
CA (but not ABA) Accredited: 32%/12%
Unaccredited:Fixed Facility: 4%/10%
Unacredited:Correspondence/Distance Learning: 32%/11%
All Others: 44%/20%
All Applicants: 70%/22%
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