NEW YORK BAR EXAM 2025 STATISTICS - Exam pass rates

Sep 21, 2026

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New York Bar Exam 2025 statistics summarize performance across February 2025, July 2025, and a combined 2025 view. The table reports counts of takers and pass results, including pass percentages, broken down by candidate category such as first timers, repeaters, and all candidates/takers, and by education background including NY ABA law schools, out-of-state ABA schools, foreign educated, and law office study. Coverage also includes multiple exam-structure totals like all ABA law schools.

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Exam pass rates overview

February 2025 vs July 2025 vs Combined 2025

Performance by candidate group

Performance by education background

| NEW YORK BAR EXAM 2025 STATISTICS | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | February 2025 Exam | | | July 2025 Exam | | | | Combined 2025 | | | | FIRST TIMERS | Took | Pass | %Pass | Took | Pass | %Pass | | Took | Pass | %Pass | | NY ABA Law Schools | 401 | 308 | 77% | 3204 | 2792 | 87% | | 3,605 | 3,100 | 86% | | Out of State ABA Law Schools | 288 | 209 | 73% | 2542 | 2307 | 91% | | 2,830 | 2,516 | 89% | | All ABA Law Schools | 689 | 517 | 75% | 5746 | 5099 | 89% | | 6,435 | 5,616 | 87% | | Foreign Educated | 851 | 367 | 43% | 2468 | 1330 | 54% | | 3,319 | 1,697 | 51% | | Non-ABA Law Schools | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | | 0 | 0 | 0% | | Law Office Study | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0% | | 2 | 1 | 50% | | ALL Candidates | 1541 | 885 | 57% | 8215 | 6429 | 78% | | 9,756 | 7,314 | 75% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ALL TAKERS | Took | Pass | % Pass | Took | Pass | % Pass | | Took | Pass | % Pass | | NY ABA Law Schools | 1151 | 580 | 50% | 3579 | 2928 | 82% | | 4,730 | 3,508 | 74% | | Out of State ABA Law Schools | 710 | 338 | 48% | 2764 | 2393 | 87% | | 3,474 | 2,731 | 79% | | All ABA Law Schools | 1861 | 918 | 49% | 6343 | 5321 | 84% | | 8,204 | 6,239 | 76% | | Foreign Educated | 2225 | 663 | 30% | 3587 | 1655 | 46% | | 5,812 | 2,318 | 40% | | Non-ABA Law Schools | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | | 0 | 0 | 0% | | Law Office Study | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0% | | 5 | 2 | 40% | | ALL Candidates | 4090 | 1583 | 39% | 9931 | 6976 | 70% | | 14,021 | 8,559 | 61% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | REPEATERS | Took | Pass | % Pass | Took | Pass | % Pass | | Took | Pass | % Pass | | NY ABA Law Schools | 750 | 272 | 36% | 375 | 136 | 36% | | 1,125 | 408 | 36% | | Out of State ABA Law Schools | 422 | 129 | 31% | 222 | 86 | 39% | | 644 | 215 | 33% | | ALL ABA Law Schools | 1172 | 401 | 34% | 597 | 222 | 37% | | 1,769 | 623 | 35% | | Foreign Educated | 1374 | 296 | 22% | 1119 | 325 | 29% | | 2,493 | 621 | 25% | | Non-ABA Law Schools | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | | 0 | 0 | 0% | | Law Office Study | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0% | | 3 | 1 | 33% | | ALL Candidates | 2549 | 698 | 27% | 1716 | 547 | 32% | | 4,265 | 1,245 | 29% |

FAQs

What pass-rate metrics are included in the New York Bar Exam 2025 statistics?

The statistics provide number of takers, number of passes, and pass percentages, shown for February 2025, July 2025, and a combined 2025 total.

How do first timers and repeaters differ in pass percentage?

The table lists separate pass percentages for first timers and repeaters, allowing comparison across the same education-background categories for both groups.

Which education backgrounds are broken out in the results?

Results are broken out for NY ABA law schools, out of state ABA law schools, all ABA law schools, foreign educated, non-ABA law schools, and law office study, with separate pass-rate figures.

Sep 21, 2026

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