The New York Bar Exam Pass Rate Has Been Posted

The New York State Board of Law Examiners announced that grading has been completed
for the July 2009 bar examination. The graduates of American Bar Association approved law schools taking the bar examination for the first time achieved a passing rate of 88.2%, believed to be the second highest passing rate ever recorded for that group.

The Board examined a record 11,532 candidates during the two days of testing conducted on July 28-29, 2009. The passing rate for all candidates, including U. S. domestic-educated candidates and foreign-educated candidates, first time and repeat takers, was 72%. The passing rate for candidates who took the bar examination for the first-time was 80% The number of foreign-educated candidates sitting for the New York bar examination continues to rise. This July, 2,955 (25.6%) of the 11,532 candidates taking the examination were foreign educated.

The passing rate for all foreign educated candidates who took the examination was
38.5%.

A list of the successful applicants is now posted.

Congratulations to all who passed from BarProfessors.