ConsumerBarAdmission-22-03-02-2026-11-38-50

Sep 21, 2026

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First-Time Bar Admission and Two-Year Ultimate Bar Admission figures for University of California, Berkeley School of Law are presented by graduation calendar year. The report summarizes counts of graduates who took the bar exam before or after graduation, those not taking the exam, and first-time takers, then computes law school bar pass rates and council weighted average comparisons. Jurisdictional breakdowns compare takers, passers, and pass percentages against state pass rates for council-accredited law schools. Definitions also clarify weighted averages, jurisdictional differences, alternative pathways to licensure, and the Standard 316 two-year requirement.

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First-Time Bar Admission Section

Law School Bar Pass Rate

Weighted Average Bar Pass Rate

Difference in Bar Pass Rate

Jurisdictional Information

Two-Year Ultimate Bar Admission Section

Information Relevant to Both Sections

Alternative Pathways to Licensure

University of California, Berkeley School of Law-2026 Phone: (510) 642-6483 [Website: www.law.berkeley.edu](Website: www.law.berkeley.edu) First-Time Bar Admission | Calendar year of graduation | Graduatesin the calendar year | Graduates who took the bar exam before graduation | Graduates who took bar exam after
graduation | Grads who have
not
taken the bar | Grads with no bar info | First time takers from prior gradyears | Total firsttime takers | Total who passed the bar | Law school bar pass rate | Council weighted average bar pass rate | Difference in bar pass rate | Graduates admitted
via
alternative pathways to licensure | Total First
Time Bar Admission Rate: first
time takers and alternative pathways | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025 | 284 | 0 | 273 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 288 | 273 | 94.79% | 83.61% | 11.18% | 0 | 94.79% | | 2024 | 411 | 0 | 389 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 396 | 361 | 91.16% | 79.91% | 11.25% | 0 | 91.16% | | 2023 | 335 | 0 | 318 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 323 | 285 | 88.24% | 74.54% | 13.70% | 0 | 88.24% | Details 2025: | Jurisdiction | Takers | Passers | Pass % | State Pass % for Council-accredited law schools | Difference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CALIFORNIA | 197 | 183 | 92.89% | 82.67% | 10.22% | | NEW YORK | 53 | 52 | 98.11% | 87.27% | 10.84% | | TEXAS | 11 | 11 | 100.00% | 82.67% | 17.33% | | 9 REMAINING JURISDICTIONS | 27 | 27 | 100.00% | 82.90% | 17.10% | Details 2024: | Jurisdiction | Takers | Passers | Pass % | State Pass % for Council-accredited law schools | Difference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CALIFORNIA | 263 | 237 | 90.11% | 77.62% | 12.49% | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 26 | 24 | 92.31% | 85.01% | 7.30% | | NEW YORK | 65 | 61 | 93.85% | 86.30% | 7.55% | | 15 REMAINING JURISDICTIONS | 42 | 39 | 92.86% | 79.58% | 13.28% | Details 2023: | Jurisdiction | Takers | Passers | Pass % | State Pass % for Council-accredited law schools | Difference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CALIFORNIA | 241 | 206 | 85.48% | 72.33% | 13.15% | | NEW YORK | 36 | 33 | 91.67% | 82.96% | 8.71% | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 14 | 14 | 100.00% | 83.41% | 16.59% | | 14 REMAINING JURISDICTIONS | 32 | 32 | 100.00% | 75.61% | 24.39% | Two-Year Ultimate Bar Admission | Calendar year of graduation | Total graduates in calendar year | \# of grads with no info | \# who did not take a bar | Graduates who sat for a bar exam within two years of their date of graduation | | | Graduates who have been admitted via an alternative pathway to licensure | Ultimate Bar Admission Rate Total %(incl. alternative pathways) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | \#
of takers | \#
who passed | %
who passed | | | | 2023 | 335 | 4 | 4 | 327 | 316 | 96.64% | 0 | 96.64% | | 2022 | 358 | 5 | 1 | 352 | 347 | 98.58% | 0 | 98.58% | | 2021 | 328 | 2 | 4 | 322 | 319 | 99.07% | 0 | 99.07% | Definitions and Additional Information on the Bar Admission Report First-Time Bar Admission Section • Law School Bar Pass Rate. This percentage reflects how the law school’s graduates performed across all jurisdictions where they took the bar examination for the first time. • Weighted Average Bar Pass Rate. This percentage is the average pass rate for graduates from Council accredited law schools for each jurisdiction in which the law school’s graduates sat for the bar exam. This number is weighted so that bar pass rates from jurisdictions where more of the law school’s graduates sat for the bar exam have a greater impact on the weighted average bar pass rate than bar pass rates from jurisdictions where fewer of the law school’s graduates sat for the bar exam. • Difference in Bar Pass Rate. This percentage compares the performance of the law school’s graduates on the bar exam in all jurisdictions where they took the bar exam for the first time with the performance of graduates from all Council-accredited

FAQs

What does the Law School Bar Pass Rate represent in this report?

It reflects how the law school’s graduates performed across all jurisdictions where they took the bar examination for the first time.

How is the Weighted Average Bar Pass Rate calculated?

It averages pass rates for graduates from council-accredited law schools in each jurisdiction, weighted so jurisdictions with more takers contribute more to the overall figure.

What is “Alternative Pathways to Licensure,” and how does it affect admission rates?

It includes diploma privilege routes, certain honors programs allowing bar exam waivers, and apprenticeship jurisdictions with temporary authorization. The report uses these counts separately to generate two bar admission rates: one for bar exam takers only, and another including alternative pathways.

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Stanley