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Florida Bar Admissions - FLA. BAR EXAM RESULTS
The University of Florida leads the state's law schools in first-time taker pass rate for the July 2024 general bar examination. [Added 9/23/24]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the July 2024 general Florida Bar examination, with the University of Florida leading all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 90.6%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida, 90.6% (145 of 160)
Florida International, 90.5% (114 of 126)
Florida State, 87.4% (118 of 135)
Miami, 85.1% (235 of 276)
St. Thomas, 83.0% (176 of 212)
FLORIDA law schools, 80.9% (1292 of 1598)
Stetson, 77.9% (180 of 231)
OVERALL total, 76.6% (1754 of 2289)
Barry, 75.3% (119 of 158)
Nova, 71.6% (106 of 148)
Ave Maria, 71.4% (40 of 56)
LAWYERS from other states, 68.7% (178 of 259)
Florida A&M, 67.2% (43 of 64)
NON-Florida law schools, 65.7 (284 of 432)
Cooley, 51.6% (16 of 31)
Florida Coastal, 0.0% (0 of 1)
Florida International tops state law schools in first-time taker pass rate for the February 2024 general bar examination. [Added 4/15/24]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the February 2024 general Florida bar examination. Florida Intentational led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 82.6%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 82.6% (19 of 23)
St. Thomas, 72.0% (18 of 25)
Stetson, 69.2% (18 of 26)
LAWYERS from other states, 65.7% (157 of 239)
Florida, 63.2% (12 of 19)
OVERALL total, 56.3% (334 of 593)
FLORIDA law schools, 54.0% (148 of 274)
Nova, 51.6% (16 of 31)
Barry, 48.9% (22 of 45)
Cooley, 47.8% (11 of 23)
Florida A&M, 47.1% (8 of 17)
Miami, 40.5% (15 of 37)
Florida State, 40.0% (8 of 20)
NON-Florida law schools, 36.3% (29 of 80)
Ave Maria, 16.7% (1 of 6)
Florida Coastal, 0.0% (0 of 2)
Florida International posts the state's top first-time taker pass rate for the July 2023 general bar examination. [Added 9/18/23]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the July 2023 general Florida bar examination. Florida Intentational led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 91.1%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 91.1% (113 of 124)
Florida State, 83.4% (121 of 145)
Stetson, 80.6% (191 of 237)
Florida, 80.6% (116 of 144)
Miami, 79.6% (211 of 265)
LAWYERS from other states, 77.7% (227 of 292)
FLORIDA law schools, 73.7% (1090 of 1479)
Ave Maria, 71.7% (38 of 53)
OVERALL total, 71.6% (1548 of 2163)
Nova, 69.1% (85 of 123)
St. Thomas, 59.8% (104 of 174)
NON-Florida law schools, 58.9% (231 of 392)
Barry, 57.6% (68 of 118)
Cooley, 5.00% (16 of 32)
Florida Coastal, 50.0% (2 of 4)
Florida A&M, 41.7% (25 of 60)
Florida International leads the state in first-time bar passage results for the February 2023 general bar examination. [Added 4/11/23]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the February 2023 general Florida bar examination. Florida Intentational led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 72.2%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 72.2% (8 of 20)
Florida, 70.8% (17 of 24)
Florida State, 66.7% (10 of 15)
LAWYERS from other states, 65.3% (198 of 303)
OVERALL total, 54.7% (371 of 678)
FLORIDA law schools, 48.3% (131 of 271)
Stetson, 48.1% (13 of 27)
Miami, 46.2% (12 of 26)
WMU Cooley, 43.6% (17 of 39)
St. Thomas, 41.7% (10 of 24)
Nova, 40.7% (11 of 27)
NON-Florida law schools, 40.4% (42 of 104)
Ave Maria, 40.0% (8 of 20)
Florida A&M, 40.0% (8 of 20)
Barry, 39.3% (11 of 28)
Florida Coastal, 33.3% (1 of 3)
Florida International sets the pace for first-time bar passage results for the July 2022 general bar examination. [Added 9/19/22]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the July 2022 general Florida bar examination. Florida Intentational led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 81.2%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 81.2% (108 of 133)
Florida, 78.7% (118 of 150)
Florida State, 74.9% (137 of 183)
Miami, 72.0% (190 of 264)
Ave Maria, 71.4% (30 of 42)
LAWYERS from other states, 70.7% (188 of 266)
FLORIDA law schools, 66.5% (999 of 1502)
OVERALL total, 64.4% (1432 of 2225)
Stetson, 64.0% (130 of 203)
St. Thomas, 60.5% (101 of 167)
Nova, 54.5% (73 of 134)
NON-Florida law schools, 53.6% (245 of 457)
Florida A&M, 52.6% (50 of 95)
Barry, 49.2% (58 of 118)
Florida Coastal, 30.8% (4 of 13)
Florida State leads the state in first-time pass rate for the February 2022 general bar examination. [Added 4/11/22]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the February 2022 general Florida bar examination. Florida State led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 78.98%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida State, 78.9% (15 of 19)
Stetson, 77.8% (21 of 27)
LAWYERS from other states, 72.7% (234 of 322)
Florida International, 70.8% (17 of 24)
Ave Maria, 66.7% (12 of 18)
Florida, 64.7% (11 of 17)
OVERALL totals, 61.6% (425 of 690)
Miami, 60.5% (23 of 38)
FLORIDA law schools, 58.3% (140 of 240)
Florida A&M, 56.0% (14 of 25)
Barry, 45.5% (10 of 22)
Nova, 42.1% (8 of 19)
NON-Florida law schools, 39.8% (51 of 128)
St. Thomas, 29.4% (5 of 17)
Florida Coastal, 28.6% (4 of 14)
Florida International leads the state of Florida in first-time pass rate for the July 2021 general bar examination. [Added 9/20/21]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the July 2021 general Florida bar examination, which was administered online. Florida International led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 88.8%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 88.8% (103 of 116)
Miami, 82.5% (203 of 246)
Florida, 81.3% (165 of 203)
Stetson, 78.8% (160 of 203)
LAWYERS from other states, 78.5% (270 of 344)
FLORIDA law schools, 73.9% (1350 of 1826)
Florida State, 73.9% (136 of 184)
OVERALL totals, 71.6% (1637 of 2285)
Ave Maria, 67.9% (23 of 34)
Nova, 66.7% (92 of 138)
NON-Florida law schools, 62.5% (287 of 459)
Barry, 59.2% (71 of 120)
Florida A&M, 56.8% (54 of 95)
Florida Coastal, 53.3% (8 of 15)
St. Thomas, 50.8% (65 of 128)
Florida State leads the state in pass rate for the February 2021 general bar examination administered online. [Added 4/12/21]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the February 2021 general Florida bar examination, which was administered online. Florida State led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 77.8%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida State, 77.8% (7 of 9)
Florida International, 75.0% (15 of 20)
Ave Maria, 73.3% (11 of 15)
Florida, 71.4% (15 of 21)
Florida A&M, 70.6% (12 of 17)
LAWYERS from other states, 69.9% (190 of 272)
Florida Coastal, 68.4% (13 of 19)
OVERALL totals, 62.4% (411 of 659)
Miami, 62.1% (18 of 29)
FLORIDA law schools, 6.14% (143 of 233)
Barry, 60.0% (18 of 30)
Stetson, 51.9% (14 of 27)
NON-Florida law schools, 50.6% (78 of 154)
Nova Southeastern, 45.5% (15 of 33)
St. Thomas, 38.5% (5 of 13)
Florida International University law school posts the top passage rate for the October 2020 general bar examination. [Added 11/20/20]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the October 2020 general Florida bar examination. Florida International University led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 89.3%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 89.3% (92 of 103)
Florida State, 84.4% (114 of 135)
Florida, 83.9% (208 of 248)
Stetson, 74.4% (151 of 203)
FLORIDA law schools, 73.7% (1107 of 1502)
LAWYERS from other states, 72.6% (196 of 270)
Miami, 72.5% (177 of 244)
OVERALL totals, 71.7% (1567 of 2186)
Nova Southeastern, 67.4% (93 of 138)
St. Thomas, 66.9% (87 of 130)
Ave Maria, 64.4% (29 of 45)
NON-Florida law schools, 63.8% (264 of 414)
Florida A&M, 61.7% (66 of 107)
Barry, 61.2% (71 of 116)
Florida Coastal, 57.6% (19 of 33)
Supreme Court approves cancellation of in-person July 2020 bar exam, replacing it with August 19 online exam. [Added 7/5/20]
With the Supreme Court's approval, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced that the July in-person bar exam has been cancelled. It will be replaced by an online exam administered on August 19, 2020.
The online bar exam will have 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 essay questions. Any subject traditionally tested on either part of the general bar exam may be tested. Exam takers will not take the 200-question Multistate Bar Exam that is usually administered. A scaled score of 136 on the August online bar exam and a passing score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is needed for admission.
More information, including deadlines and technology requirements, is available on the FBBE's website.
University of Florida has the state's highest pass rate for the February 2020 general bar examination. [Added 4/13/20]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced the results for the February general Florida bar examination. The University of Florida led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 83.3%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida, 83.3% (10 of 12)
Florida International, 81.8% (9 of 11)
LAWYERS from other states, 74.1% (166 of 224)
Florida State, 70.0% (21 of 30)
Stetson, 68.2% (15 of 22)
OVERALL totals, 60.0% (336 of 560)
FLORIDA law schools, 56.2% (131 of 233)
Miami, 55.0% (11 of 20)
Barry, 53.3% (16 of 30)
Florida Coastal, 52.6% (10 of 19)
Ave Maria, 50.0% (6 of 12)
Florida A&M, 48.7% (19 of 39)
St. Thomas, 46.7% (7 of 15)
NON-Florida law schools, 37.9% (39 of 103)
Nova Southeastern, 30.4% (7 of 23)
Florida International tops the state in the July 2019 general bar examination. [Added 9/16/19]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the July 2019 general bar examination. Florida International led all Florida law schools with a first-time pass rate of 95.7%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 95.7% (111 of 116)
Florida, 87.9% (225 of 256)
Florida State, 86.8% (112 of 129)
Miami, 80.8% (172 of 213)
Stetson, 77.6% (152 of 196)
FLORIDA law schools, 77.0% (1126 of 1462)
LAWYERS from other states, 74.2% (181 of 244)
OVERALL totals, 73.9% (1526 of 2066)
St. Thomas, 71.4% (85 of 119)
Florida Coastal, 71.0% (22 of 31)
Nova Southeastern, 65.9% (116 of 176)
Florida A&M, 61.1% (44 of 72)
NON-Florida law schools, 60.8% (219 of 360)
Barry, 57.8% (67 of 116)
Ave Maria, 52.6% (20 of 38)
Florida International leads the state in first-time-taker pass rate for February 2019 general bar examination. [Added 4/15/19]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the February 2019 general bar examination. Florida International led all Florida law schools with a first-timer pass rate of 80.0%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 80.0% (8 of 10)
Florida, 76.9% (10 of 13)
Florida State, 75.0% (15 of 20)
LAWYERS from other states, 71.0% (171 of 241)
Miami, 66.7% (16 of 24)
Stetson, 58.3% (14 of 24)
OVERALL average, 57.3% (343 of 599)
FLORIDA law schools, 55.2% (133 of 241)
Nova, 50.0% (13 of 26)
Florida Coastal, 50.0% (11 of 22)
St. Thomas, 48.5% (16 of 33)
FAMU, 45.5% (10 of 22)
Barry, 43.3% (13 of 30)
Ave Maria, 41.2% (7 of 17)
Florida International leads the state in first-time-taker pass rate for July 2018 general bar examination. [Added 9/17/18]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the July 2018 general bar examination. Florida International led all Florida law schools with a first-timer pass rate of 88.1%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 88.1% (104 of 118)
Florida State, 84.8% (112 of 132)
Miami, 83.2% (203 of 244)
Florida, 70.9% (183 of 258)
St. Thomas, 70.2% (92 of 131)
LAWYERS from other states, 68.1% (160 of 235)
OVERALL average, 67.2% (1497 of 2228)
Stetson, 67.2% (119 of 177)
NON-Florida schools, 63.8% (268 of 420)
Florida Coastal, 62.5% (65 of 104)
Ave Maria, 58.5% (24 of 41)
Florida A&M, 50.6 (39 of 77)
Barry, 45.5% (55 of 121)
Nova Southeastern, 42.9% (73 of 170)
Florida International posts the top pass rate for the February 2018 general bar examination. [Added 4/16/18]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the February 2018 general bar examination. Florida International led all Florida law schools with a first-timer pass rate of 85.0%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 85.0% (17 of 20)
Ave Maria, 84.6% (11 of 13)
Florida State, 76.7% (23 of 30)
LAWYERS from other states, 75.0% (165 of 220)
Florida Coastal, 62.1% (18 of 29)
OVERALL average, 7.9% (369 of 637)
Miami, 56.0% (14 of 25)
Stetson, 56.0% (14 of 25)
Nova Southeastern, 50.0% (18 of 36)
Barry, 41.0% (16 of 39)
St. Thomas, 38.9% (14 of 36)
Florida A&M, 36.7% (11 of 30)
NON-Florida law schools, 36.6% (41 of 112)
Florida, 31.8% (7 of 22)
Florida Coastal tops the state in pass rate for the November 2017 Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam. [Added 1/19/18]
The results for the November 2017 MPRE (Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam) show that Florida Coastal had the top pass rate at 97.0%. Complete results are shown below:
Florida Coastal (64 of 66) 97.0%
Florida State (43 of 46) 93.5%
LAWYERS from other states (108 of 116) 93.1%
Miami (82 of 91) 90.1%
Ave Maria (12 of 14) 85.7%
Florida International (29 of 34) 85.3%
OVERALL average (708 of 851) 83.2%
Florida (84 of 101) 83.2%
Stetson (52 of 64) 81/3%
NON-Florida law schools (88 of 109) 80.7%
Nova Southeastern (33 of 45) 75.3%
Florida A&M (29 of 40) 72.5%
St. Thomas (48 of 68) 70.6%
Barry (36 of 57) 63.2%
FSU posts the top pass rate for the July 2017 Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam. [Added 9/21/17]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the July 2017 Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE). Florida State led all Florida law schools with a pass rate of 96.48%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida State, 96.4% (80 of 83)
LAWYERS from other states, 95.9% (163 of 170)
Florida International, 94.2% (65 of 69)
Florida, 91.2% (104 of 114)
Florida Coastal, 90.2 (46 of 51)
Stetson, 87.7% (71 of 81)
OVERALL average, 86.1% (954 of 1108)
FLORIDA law school average, 86.1% (685 of 796)
Barry, 82.3% (93 of 113)
Miami, 76.3% (106 of 139)
Nova Southeastern, 78.9% (71 of 90)
Florida A&M, 77.2% (44 of 57)
St. Thomas, 77.2% (44 of 57)
NON-Florida law schools average, 76.3% (106 of 139)
Ave Maria, 75.0% (18 of 24)
Florida International leads state law schools in pass rate for the July 2017 general bar exam. [Added 9/18/17]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2017 general bar examination. Florida International University topped Florida law schools with a first-timer pass rate of 87.8%. Complete results are shown below.
Florida International, 87.8% (108 of 123)
Miami, 84.2% (165 of 196)
Florida State, 83.9% (146 of 174)
LAWYERS from other states, 77.4% (195 of 252)
Florida, 77.0% (208 of 270)
Stetson, 76.8% (139 of 181)
FLORIDA law school average, 72.1% (1166 of 1617)
OVERALL average, 71.3% (1616 of 2266)
Nova Southeastern, 70.2% (132 of 188)
NON-Florida schools, 64.2% (255 of 397)
St. Thomas, 63.6% (82 of 129)
Barry, 58.9% (63 of 107)
Florida A&M, 51.3% (40 of 78)
Ave Maria, 51.3% (20 of 39)
Florida Coastal, 47.7% (63 of 132)
University of Miami leads state law schools in pass rate for February 2017 general bar exam. [Added 4/11/17]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2017 general bar examination. The University of Miami topped Florida law schools with a first-timer pass rate of 80.6%. Complete results are shown below.
Miami, 80.6% (29 of 36)
Florida International, 78.9% (15 of 19)
LAWYERS from other states, 72.7% (194 of 267)
Florida, 66.7% (14 of 21)
Florida State, 59.1% (13 of 22)
Ave Maria, 57.9% (11 of 19)
OVERALL average, 57.7% (433 of 751)
Nova Southeastern, 55.0% (11 of 20)
FLORIDA law school average, 53.0% (177 of 334)
Barry, 51.5% (17 of 33)
Stetson, 51.3% (20 of 39)
St. Thomas, 44.7% (17 of 38)
Florida A&M, 46.2% (18 of 39)
NON-Florida law schools, 41.3% (62 of 150)
Florida Coastal, 25.0% (12 of 48)
Florida Coastal outperforms other Florida law schools on July 2016 MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam). [Added 9/21/16]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for the July 2016 MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam). Florida Coastal had the highest pass rate among Florida law schools. The results are shown below:
Lawyers licensed in other states, 93.1% (190 of 204)
Florida Coastal, 88.4% (61 of 69)
Florida State, 88.1% (59 of 67)
Nova Southeastern, 87.9% (94 of 107)
Stetson, 87.6% (78 of 89)
Miami, 85.7% (54 of 63)
Florida International, 83.6% (56 of 67)
St. Thomas, 83.0% (44 of 53)
OVERALL average, 82.6% (939 of 1137)
FLORIDA law schools' average, 81.8% (659 of 806)
Florida, 81.4% (83 of 102)
Ave Maria, 75.0% (15 of 20)
Barry, 71.4% (85 of 119)
NON-Florida law schools' average, 70.9% (90 of 127)
FAMU, 60.0% (30 of 50)
Florida International leads state law schools in pass rate for July 2016 general bar exam. [Added 9/19/16]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2016 general bar examination. Florida International led the state's law schools with a pass rate of 87.5%. The results are shown below.
Florida International, 87.5% (98 of 112)
Miami, 80.6% (199 of 247)
Stetson, 80.5% (165 of 205)
Florida State, 78.8% (119 of 151)
Florida, 78.6% (209 of 266)
Lawyers licensed in other states, 68.9% (184 of 267)
FLORIDA law schools' average, 68.8% (1197 of 1741)
OVERALL average, 68.2% (1650 of 2421)
Ave Maria, 66.7% (24 of 26)
NON-Florida law schools' average, 65.1% (269 of 413)
Nova Southeastern, 63.0% (119 of 189)
FAMU, 52.9% (36 of 68)
Florida Coastal, 51.9% (83 of 160)
Barry, 49.0% (75 of 153)
St. Thomas, 45.5% (70 of 154)
Florida International tops state law schools in pass rate for February 2016 general bar exam. [Added 4/11/16]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2016 general bar examination. Florida International led the state's law schools with a pass rate of 84.6%. The results are shown below.
Florida International, 84.6% (22 of 26)
Nova Southeastern, 75.0% (24 of 32)
Lawyers licensed in other states, 73.1% (209 of 286)
Florida State, 71.4% (15 of 21)
OVERALL average, 58.4% (485 of 830)
Florida A&M, 56.5% (13 of 23)
Florida, 56.3% (9 of 16)
Stetson, 53.3% (24 of 45)
Miami, 53.1% (17 of 32)
Ave Maria, 52.9% (9 of 17)
FLORIDA schools average, 52.1% (183 of 351)
NON-FLORIDA schools average, 48.2% (93 of 193)
St. Thomas, 42.3% (11 of 26)
Barry, 35.9% (23 of 64)
Florida Coastal, 32.7% (16 of 49)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for July 2015 general bar exam; Florida International leads the way. [Added 9/26/15]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2015 general bar examination. Florida International University led the state with a pass rate of 89.0%. The results are shown below.
Florida International, 89.0%
Florida, 87.3%
Florida State, 80.3%
Stetson, 75.1%
Miami, 69.6%
OVERALL average, 68.9%
FAMU, 67.9%
Nova Southeastern, 66.7%
NON-FLORIDA average, 63.0%
Florida Coastal, 59.3%
St. Thomas, 57.4%
Barry, 50.7%
Ave Maria, 47.8%
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for February 2015 general bar exam; Ave Maria tops the list. [Added 4/13/15]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2015 general Florida bar examination. Ave Maria School of Law led the state with a pass rate of 83.3%. The results are shown below.
Ave Maria, 83.3% (10 of 12)
Florida, 82.4% (14 of 17)
Florida Coastal, 74.5% (38 of 51)
Florida State, 72.7% (16 of 22)
Stetson, 71.0% (44 of 62)
NON-FLORIDA law schools average, 64.4% (273 of 424)
Miami, 64.4% (29 of 45)
OVERAL average, 64.3% (534 of 831)
FLORIDA law schools average, 64.3% (261 of 407)
Florida A&M, 63.2% (24 of 38)
Florida International, 63.0% (17 of 27)
Nova Southeastern, 55.0% (22 of 40)
St. Thomas, 51.1% (23 of 45)
Barry, 50.0% (24 of 48)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for July 2014 general bar exam; University of Florida tops the list. [Added 9/22/14]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2014 general bar examination. The University of Florida led the state with a pass rate of 90.6%. The results are shown below.
Florida, 90.6% (241 of 266)
Florida State, 81.8% (162 of 198)
Miami, 81.2% (233 of 287)
Stetson, 78.2% (158 of 202)
Florida International, 78.2% (86 of 110)
FLORIDA law school average, 74.2% (1508 of 2031)
FAMU, 73.6% (89 of 121)
OVERALL average, 71.8%
Nova Southeastern, 69.7% (161 of 231)
NON-FLORIDA law schools average, 65.9% (549 of 833)
St. Thomas, 69.2% (101 of 146)
Barry, 62.0% (85 of 137)
Florida Coastal, 58.0% (149 of 257)
Ave Maria, 56.6% (43 of 76)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases passage data for February 2014 general bar exam; Stetson tops the list. [Added 4/15/14]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2014 general bar examination. Stetson College of Law led the state with a pass rate of 85.0%. The results are shown below.
Stetson, 85.0% (51 of 60)
Florida State, 82.8% (24 of 29)
Florida International, 81.3% (26 of 32)
Miami, 80.7% (46 of 57)
FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 73.6% (293 of 400)
OVERALL, 72.9% (587 of 805)
Florida Coastal, 72.9% (43 of 59)
NON-FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 72.6% (294 of 405)
FAMU, 72.2% (26 of 36)
Nova Southeastern, 69.6% (16 of 23)
Florida, 64.7% (11 of 17)
Barry, 62.2% (28 of 45)
St. Thomas, 59.4% (19 of 32)
Ave Maria, 30.0% (3 of 10)
Stetson places first in July 2013 general bar exam passage rate. [Added 9/29/13]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2013 general bar examination. Stetson College of Law led the state with a pass rate of 89.3%. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Stetson, 89.3% (209 of 234)
Florida, 88.2% (283 of 321)
Florida State, 86.7% (163 of 188)
Florida International, 82.8% (101 of 122)
Nova Southeastern, 81.8% (198 of 242)
Miami, 79.3% (237 of 299)
FLORIDA law schools, 79.21% (1758 of 2221)
ALL law schools, 77.2% (2373 of 3073)
Barry, 74.8% (92 of 123)
St. Thomas, 73.7% (112 of 152)
NON-FLORIDA law schools, 72.2% (615 of 852)
FAMU, 71.7% (109 of 152)
Florida Coastal, 67.4% (209 of 310)
Ave Maria, 57.7% (45 of 78)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases February 2013 general bar exam and MPRE results. [Added 4/17/13]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2013 general bar examination. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Florida State, 96.0% (24 of 25)
Stetson, 93.9% (46 of 49)
Barry, 92.7% (38 of 41)
Florida International, 91.7% (33 of 36)
Miami, 86.4% (57 of 66)
FAMU, 82.6% (19 of 23)
AVERAGE of FLORIDA law schools, 82.1% (354 of 431)
AVERAGE of ALL law schools, 80.2% (657 of 819)
Florida Coastal, 79.3% (46 of 58)
AVERAGE of NON-FLORIDA law schools, 78.1% (303 of 388)
Nova Southeastern, 74.5% (35 of 47)
Florida, 72.7% (16 of 22)
St. Thomas, 64.8% (35 of 54)
Ave Maria, 50.0% (5 of 10)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases July 2012 general bar exam and MPRE results. [Added 9/19/12]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2012 general bar examination and the August 2012 Multi-state Professional Responsibility Examination. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Florida, 91.2% (259 of 284)
Florida State, 89.2% (198 of 222)
Stetson, 88.9% (232 of 261)
AVERAGE of FLORIDA law schools, 82.0% (1810 of 2208)
Barry, 81.7% (103 of 126)
Miami, 81.6% (239 of 293)
Nova Southeastern, 80.6% (233 of 289)
Florida International, 80.3% (110 of 137)
AVERAGE of ALL law schools, 80.2% (2433 of 3034)
AVERAGE of NON-FLORIDA law schools, 75.4% (623 of 826)
Ave Maria, 75.3% (61 of 81)
Florida Coastal, 75.2% (206 of 274)
St. Thomas, 71.4% (105 of 147)
FAMU, 68.1% (64 of 94)
MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION
Florida, 92.9% (92 of 99)
AVERAGE of NON-FLORIDA law schools, 92.2% (271 of 294)
Nova Southeastern, 92.2% (142 of 154)
Stetson, 91.5% (108 of 118)
Florida International, 90.6% (58 of 64)
AVERAGE of ALL law schools, 89.1%, (1090 of 1224)
Miami, 88.9% (88 of 99)
Florida State, 88.9% (56 of 63)
AVERAGE of FLORIDA law schools, 88.1% (819 of 930)
Barry, 86.9% (86 of 99)
Ave Maria, 84.6% (22 of 26)
FAMU, 83.6% (46 of 55)
St. Thomas, 79.7% (47 of 59)
Florida Coastal, 78.7% (74 of 94)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases February 2012 general bar exam and MPRE results. [Added 4/27/12]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2012 general bar examination and the March 2012 Multi-state Professional Responsibility Examination. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
St. Thomas, 91.2% (31 of 34)
Stetson, 87.7% (50 of 57)
Florida International, 85.7% (30 of 35)
Florida State, 78.3% (18 of 23)
Miami, 78.0% (32 of 41)
Barry, 77.4% (24 of 31)
AVERAGE of FLORIDA law schools, 77.4% (294 of 380)
Florida Coastal, 76.3% (45 of 59)
AVERAGE of ALL law schools, 76.2% (664 of 871)
AVERAGE of NON-FLORIDA law schools, 75.4% (370 of 491)
Florida, 68.2% (15 of 22)
FAMU, 65.5% (19 of 29)
Nova Southeastern, 62.5% (30 of 48)
Ave Maria, 0.0% (0 of 1)
MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION
Miami, 96.1% (148 of 154)
Florida International, 95.9% (70 of 73)
Stetson, 95.6% (108 of 113)
St. Thomas, 94.4% (51 of 54)
Florida, 93.3% (97 of 104)
Florida State, 92.9% (91 of 98)
AVERAGE of FLORIDA law schools, 92.6% (829 of 895)
AVERAGE of ALL law schools, 92.4%, (1092 of 1182)
Ave Maria, 92.3% (24 of 26)
AVERAGE of NON-FLORIDA law schools, 91.6% (263 of 287)
FAMU, 90.6% (58 of 64)
Florida Coastal, 87.6% (78 of 89)
Nova Southeastern, 87.0% (47 of 54)
Barry, 86.4% (57 of 66)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for first-time takers of July 2011 general bar exam. [Added 9/20/11]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2011 general bar examination, with Florida International leading the way among Florida law schools. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Florida International, 89.6% (120 of 134)
Florida, 89.1% (285 of 320)
Florida State, 88.3% (183 of 206)
Stetson, 87.7% (185 of 211
Nova Southeastern, 87.4% (201 of 230)
Miami, 82.6% (237 of 287)
AVERAGE OF FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 82.2% (1694 of 2062)
AVERAGE OF ALL LAW SCHOOLS, 80.1% (2314 of 2890)
St. Thomas, 77.9% (113 of 145)
AVERAGE OF FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 74.9% (620 of 828)
Florida Coastal, 74.6% (179 of 240)
Barry, 70.3% (104 of 148)
FAMU, 65.3% (77 of 118)
Ave Maria, 47.8% (11 of 23)
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for first-time takers of February 2011 general bar exam. [Added 4/15/11]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the February 2011 general bar examination. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Florida, 91.2% (31 of 34)
Florida International, 88.2% (30 of 34)
Stetson, 87.0% (67 of 77)
Miami, 86.8% (33 of 38)
Nova Southeastern, 85.4% (35 of 41)
Florida State, 83.9% (26 of 31)
Florida Coastal, 81.7% (49 of 60)
AVERAGE OF FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 80.0% (337 of 421)
AVERAGE OF NON-FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 79.0% (357 of 452)
Barry, 71.9% (23 of 32)
St. Thomas, 65.9% (29 of 44)
Florida A&M, 53.8% (14 of 26)
Ave Maria, 0.0% (0 of 4)
MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION
Ave Maria, 100%
Florida International, 93.9%
Florida, 92.6%
Florida State, 87.9%
Miami, 85.3%
Stetson, 85%
Nova Southeastern, 84.8%
AVERAGE, 81.7%
Florida A&M, 73.8%
Florida Coastal, 68.8%
St. Thomas, 67.1%
Barry, 66.7%
Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases results for first-time takers of July 2010 general bar exam and MPRE. [Added 9/21/10]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners released the results for first-time takers of the July 2010 general bar examination and the Multi-state Professional Examination. The results are shown below.
GENERAL FLORIDA BAR EXAMINATION
Florida, 86.8%
Florida State, 86.2 %
Miami, 86.0%
Florida International, 84.2%
Nova Southeastern, 80.8%
AVERAGE OF ALL LAW SCHOOLS, 79.2%
Stetson, 78.8%
Florida Coastal, 78.8%
St. Thomas, 78.7%
Barry, 74.7%
AVERAGE OF NON-FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 74.0%
Ave Maria, 64.0%
Florida A&M, 62.5%
MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION
Florida, 91.7%
Nova Southeastern, 90.5%
AVERAGE OF NON-FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS, 89.2%
Miami, 87.4%
Florida State, 85.9%
Florida International, 85.4%
AVERAGE OF ALL LAW SCHOOLS, 85.4%
Barry, 84.2%
Stetson, 83.0%
Florida Coastal, 80.2%
Ave Maria, 75.0%
St. Thomas, 74.7%
Florida A&M, 66.7%