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Williams Michael Colodner Victoria A. Graffeo Carol C. Villegas  \nCORPORATE PLAZA-BUILDING 3  \n254 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION ALBANY, N.Y. 12203-5195  \n518-453-5990 FAX 518-452-5729  \n[https://www.nybarexam.org](https://www.nybarexam.org)  \nJohn J. McAlary Executive Director  \nJessica McClung Deputy Executive Director  \nApril 22, 2025  \nContact Information: John McAlary  \n(518) 453-5990  \nPRESS RELEASE  \nThe New York State Board of Law Examiners announced today that grading has been completed for the February 2025 New York State Bar Examination. Candidates received electronic notification of their examination results today.  \nThe graduates of New York law schools outperformed their counterparts from out-of-state ABAapproved law schools. The passing rate for the 401 graduates of the New York law schools who took the bar examination in February 2025 for the first time was 77%, which was an increase of 5% from the February 2024 examination. The passing rate for the 288 graduates of out-of-state ABA-approved law schools who took the bar examination in February 2025 for the first time was 73%, which was an increase of 4% from last year.  \nThe passing rate for the 689 graduates of all ABA-approved law schools, including graduates of New York law schools, who took the bar examination for the first time in February 2025 was 75%, an increase of 4% for this cohort from last year.  \nThere were 164 participants in this year’s Pro Bono Scholars Program, and 150 passed for a passing rate of 91% .  \nThe Board examined a total of 4,090, including U. S. domestic-educated candidates and foreigneducated candidates, first-time and repeat takers, during the February 2025 bar examination. Of those candidates, 1,583 passed for an overall passing rate of 39%, a decrease of 3% from the overall passing  \nPage 2  \nrate on the February 2024 examination. The decrease in the overall passing rate is attributable to the performance of the foreign-educated candidates and repeat exam takers who sat for the examination. The passing rate for the 2,225 foreign-educated candidates who took the exam was 30%, a decrease of 5% from last year. The foreign-educated candidates accounted for 54% of all exam takers, which is the highest percentage for this cohort the Board has examined on an administration of the bar examination. The passing rate for the 2,549 repeat takers who took the February 2025 bar examination was 27%, a decrease of 6% from last year. Repeat takers accounted for 62% of all candidates who took the February 2025 examination.  \nPassing rates for various groups of candidates are presented on the chart below.  \n\n| New York Bar Examination Pass Rates | February 2025 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pro Bono Scholars | 91% |\n| All ABA Graduates – First-Time Takers | 75% |\n| New York ABA Schools – First-Time Takers | 77% |\n| Out-of-State ABA Schools – First-Time Takers | 73% |\n| Foreign-Educated – First-Time Takers | 43% |\n| All First Time-Takers | 57% |\n| All ABA Graduates (first-time takers & repeaters) | 48% |\n| All Foreign-Educated (first-time takers & repeaters) | 30% |\n| All Candidates (first-time takers & repeaters) | 39% |\n| All Repeaters | 27% |\n\nA list of the candidates passing the February 2025 bar examination will be available to the public on the Board's website at [www.nybarexam.org](www.nybarexam.org) after 9:00 AM ET on April 22, 2025. Each successful candidate, who also has completed the New York Law Course and taken and passed both the New York Law Exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination as required by the Rules of the New York State Court of Appeals, will be certified by the Board to the Appellate Division for admission to the bar. Each candidate must then appear before the Committee on Character and Fitness to be examined as to their character and fitness before being admitted to the bar.  \nPage 3  \nThe Board congratulates the candidates who wer","cbCaidtkwPPq0Jf5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidtkwPPq0Jf5","pdf",89038,"English","# February 2025 Results Announcement\n## Passing Rates by Candidate Group\n## Certification and Public Availability","[{\"question\":\"What did the New York State Board of Law Examiners announce regarding the February 2025 Bar Examination?\",\"answer\":\"The Board announced that grading has been completed for the February 2025 New York State Bar Examination and that candidates received electronic notification of their results.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the passing rates reported for first-time candidates in February 2025?\",\"answer\":\"First-time takers from New York ABA schools had a 77% passing rate, out-of-state ABA schools had 73%, and foreign-educated first-time takers had 43%. 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