2019 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters from ABA-Approved Law Schools

Note: This chart was updated on 7/16/2020

ID	Jurisdiction	Administration	ABA First-Timers/Repeaters	Taking	Passing	% Passing
1	Alabama	February	ABA First-Timers	61	43	70%
2	Alabama	February	ABA Repeaters	71	31	44%
3	Alabama	July	ABA First-Timers	289	259	90%
4	Alabama	July	ABA Repeaters	51	11	22%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	350	302	86%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	122	42	34%
7	Alaska	February	ABA First-Timers	17	10	59%
8	Alaska	February	ABA Repeaters	13	2	15%
9	Alaska	July	ABA First-Timers	44	28	64%
10	Alaska	July	ABA Repeaters	11	4	36%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	61	38	62%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	24	6	25%
13	Arizona	February	ABA First-Timers	156	97	62%
14	Arizona	February	ABA Repeaters	146	41	28%
15	Arizona	July	ABA First-Timers	398	313	79%
16	Arizona	July	ABA Repeaters	121	31	26%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	554	410	74%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	267	72	27%
19	Arkansas	February	ABA First-Timers	53	37	70%
20	Arkansas	February	ABA Repeaters	79	32	41%
21	Arkansas	July	ABA First-Timers	159	117	74%
22	Arkansas	July	ABA Repeaters	51	10	20%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	212	154	73%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	130	42	32%
25	California	February	ABA First-Timers	442	203	46%
26	California	February	ABA Repeaters	2,052	740	36%
27	California	July	ABA First-Timers	3,899	2,797	72%
28	California	July	ABA Repeaters	1,368	473	35%
29	California	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4,341	3,000	69%
30	California	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	3,420	1,213	35%
31	Colorado	February	ABA First-Timers	161	116	72%
32	Colorado	February	ABA Repeaters	134	64	48%
33	Colorado	July	ABA First-Timers	644	503	78%
34	Colorado	July	ABA Repeaters	81	21	26%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	805	619	77%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	215	85	40%
37	Connecticut	February	ABA First-Timers	49	25	51%
38	Connecticut	February	ABA Repeaters	92	36	39%
39	Connecticut	July	ABA First-Timers	222	165	74%
40	Connecticut	July	ABA Repeaters	67	13	19%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	271	190	70%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	159	49	31%
43	Delaware *	February	ABA First-Timers	0	0	—
44	Delaware *	February	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
45	Delaware	July	ABA First-Timers	156	95	61%
46	Delaware	July	ABA Repeaters	57	16	28%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	156	95	61%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	57	16	28%
49	District of Columbia	February	ABA First-Timers	460	248	54%
50	District of Columbia	February	ABA Repeaters	199	89	45%
51	District of Columbia	July	ABA First-Timers	1,406	1,097	78%
52	District of Columbia	July	ABA Repeaters	268	119	44%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,866	1,345	72%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	467	208	45%
55	Florida	February	ABA First-Timers	597	345	58%
56	Florida	February	ABA Repeaters	758	256	34%
57	Florida	July	ABA First-Timers	2,064	1,524	74%
58	Florida	July	ABA Repeaters	621	136	22%
59	Florida	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,661	1,869	70%
60	Florida	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,379	392	28%
61	Georgia	February	ABA First-Timers	305	64	21%
62	Georgia	February	ABA Repeaters	178	114	64%
63	Georgia	July	ABA First-Timers	844	687	81%
64	Georgia	July	ABA Repeaters	291	74	25%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,149	751	65%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	469	188	40%
67	Hawaii	February	ABA First-Timers	66	51	77%
68	Hawaii	February	ABA Repeaters	39	15	38%
69	Hawaii	July	ABA First-Timers	127	90	71%
70	Hawaii	July	ABA Repeaters	40	14	35%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	193	141	73%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	79	29	37%
73	Idaho	February	ABA First-Timers	28	19	68%
74	Idaho	February	ABA Repeaters	28	14	50%
75	Idaho	July	ABA First-Timers	115	86	75%
76	Idaho	July	ABA Repeaters	27	7	26%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	143	105	73%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	55	21	38%
79	Illinois	February	ABA First-Timers	214	147	69%
80	Illinois	February	ABA Repeaters	417	189	45%
81	Illinois	July	ABA First-Timers	1,601	1,297	81%
82	Illinois	July	ABA Repeaters	317	87	27%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,815	1,444	80%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	734	276	38%
85	Indiana	February	ABA First-Timers	111	75	68%
86	Indiana	February	ABA Repeaters	129	45	35%
87	Indiana	July	ABA First-Timers	360	274	76%
88	Indiana	July	ABA Repeaters	97	22	23%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	471	349	74%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	226	67	30%
91	Iowa	February	ABA First-Timers	44	29	66%
92	Iowa	February	ABA Repeaters	28	11	39%
93	Iowa	July	ABA First-Timers	166	144	87%
94	Iowa	July	ABA Repeaters	23	7	30%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	210	173	82%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	51	18	35%
97	Kansas	February	ABA First-Timers	39	32	82%
98	Kansas	February	ABA Repeaters	10	8	80%
99	Kansas	July	ABA First-Timers	93	83	89%
100	Kansas	July	ABA Repeaters	7	2	29%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	132	115	87%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	17	10	59%
103	Kentucky	February	ABA First-Timers	91	68	75%
104	Kentucky	February	ABA Repeaters	87	39	45%
105	Kentucky	July	ABA First-Timers	282	211	75%
106	Kentucky	July	ABA Repeaters	75	27	36%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	373	279	75%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	162	66	41%
109	Louisiana	February	ABA First-Timers	107	72	67%
110	Louisiana	February	ABA Repeaters	118	59	50%
111	Louisiana	July	ABA First-Timers	426	323	76%
112	Louisiana	July	ABA Repeaters	70	20	29%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	533	395	74%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	188	79	42%
115	Maine	February	ABA First-Timers	22	8	36%
116	Maine	February	ABA Repeaters	23	6	26%
117	Maine	July	ABA First-Timers	109	64	59%
118	Maine	July	ABA Repeaters	21	3	14%
119	Maine	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	131	72	55%
120	Maine	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	20	10	18%
121	Maryland	February	ABA First-Timers	83	43	52%
122	Maryland	February	ABA Repeaters	209	76	36%
123	Maryland	July	ABA First-Timers	649	526	81%
124	Maryland	July	ABA Repeaters	176	44	25%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	732	569	78%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	385	120	31%
127	Massachusetts	February	ABA First-Timers	152	109	72%
128	Massachusetts	February	ABA Repeaters	240	102	43%
129	Massachusetts	July	ABA First-Timers	1,096	915	83%
130	Massachusetts	July	ABA Repeaters	145	35	24%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,248	1,024	82%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	385	137	36%
133	Michigan	February	ABA First-Timers	186	125	67%
134	Michigan	February	ABA Repeaters	184	85	46%
135	Michigan	July	ABA First-Timers	511	363	71%
136	Michigan	July	ABA Repeaters	130	31	24%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	697	488	70%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	314	116	37%
139	Minnesota	February	ABA First-Timers	93	55	59%
140	Minnesota	February	ABA Repeaters	119	52	44%
141	Minnesota	July	ABA First-Timers	482	408	85%
142	Minnesota	July	ABA Repeaters	75	27	36%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	575	463	81%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	194	79	41%
145	Mississippi	February	ABA First-Timers	56	41	73%
146	Mississippi	February	ABA Repeaters	46	21	46%
147	Mississippi	July	ABA First-Timers	110	90	82%
148	Mississippi	July	ABA Repeaters	46	15	33%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	166	131	79%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	92	36	39%
151	Missouri	February	ABA First-Timers	168	121	72%
152	Missouri	February	ABA Repeaters	102	48	47%
153	Missouri	July	ABA First-Timers	571	488	85%
154	Missouri	July	ABA Repeaters	91	32	35%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	739	609	82%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	193	80	41%
157	Montana	February	ABA First-Timers	20	17	85%
158	Montana	February	ABA Repeaters	13	9	69%
159	Montana	July	ABA First-Timers	90	76	84%
160	Montana	July	ABA Repeaters	9	4	44%
161	Montana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	110	93	85%
162	Montana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	22	13	59%
163	Nebraska	February	ABA First-Timers	23	14	61%
164	Nebraska	February	ABA Repeaters	21	6	29%
165	Nebraska	July	ABA First-Timers	142	121	85%
166	Nebraska	July	ABA Repeaters	14	3	21%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	165	135	82%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	35	9	26%
169	Nevada	February	ABA First-Timers	110	76	69%
170	Nevada	February	ABA Repeaters	96	46	48%
171	Nevada	July	ABA First-Timers	237	169	71%
172	Nevada	July	ABA Repeaters	68	22	32%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	347	245	71%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	164	68	41%
175	New Hampshire	February	ABA First-Timers	29	16	55%
176	New Hampshire	February	ABA Repeaters	24	7	29%
177	New Hampshire	July	ABA First-Timers	88	63	72%
178	New Hampshire	July	ABA Repeaters	14	3	21%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	117	79	68%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	38	10	26%
181	New Jersey	February	ABA First-Timers	216	143	66%
182	New Jersey	February	ABA Repeaters	302	106	35%
183	New Jersey	July	ABA First-Timers	581	459	79%
184	New Jersey	July	ABA Repeaters	206	62	30%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	797	602	76%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	508	168	33%
187	New Mexico	February	ABA First-Timers	66	43	65%
188	New Mexico	February	ABA Repeaters	45	24	53%
189	New Mexico	July	ABA First-Timers	173	136	79%
190	New Mexico	July	ABA Repeaters	39	16	41%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	239	179	75%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	84	40	48%
193	New York	February	ABA First-Timers	868	623	72%
194	New York	February	ABA Repeaters	1,370	560	41%
195	New York	July	ABA First-Timers	5,517	4,748	86%
196	New York	July	ABA Repeaters	990	272	27%
197	New York	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	6,385	5,371	84%
198	New York	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	2,360	832	35%
199	North Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	251	180	72%
200	North Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	264	152	58%
201	North Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	635	528	83%
202	North Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	147	40	27%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	886	708	80%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	411	192	47%
205	North Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	17	11	65%
206	North Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	20	7	35%
207	North Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	69	57	83%
208	North Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	13	3	23%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	86	68	79%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	33	10	30%
211	Ohio	February	ABA First-Timers	161	108	67%
212	Ohio	February	ABA Repeaters	209	90	43%
213	Ohio	July	ABA First-Timers	733	603	82%
214	Ohio	July	ABA Repeaters	146	44	30%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	894	711	80%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	355	134	38%
217	Oklahoma	February	ABA First-Timers	68	57	84%
218	Oklahoma	February	ABA Repeaters	55	31	56%
219	Oklahoma	July	ABA First-Timers	273	230	84%
220	Oklahoma	July	ABA Repeaters	35	8	23%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	341	287	84%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	90	39	43%
223	Oregon	February	ABA First-Timers	113	81	72%
224	Oregon	February	ABA Repeaters	80	32	40%
225	Oregon	July	ABA First-Timers	311	262	84%
226	Oregon	July	ABA Repeaters	49	13	27%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	424	343	81%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	129	45	35%
229	Pennsylvania	February	ABA First-Timers	221	166	75%
230	Pennsylvania	February	ABA Repeaters	284	138	49%
231	Pennsylvania	July	ABA First-Timers	1,092	880	81%
232	Pennsylvania	July	ABA Repeaters	175	47	27%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,313	1,046	80%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	459	185	40%
235	Rhode Island	February	ABA First-Timers	23	14	61%
236	Rhode Island	February	ABA Repeaters	22	8	36%
237	Rhode Island	July	ABA First-Timers	58	36	62%
238	Rhode Island	July	ABA Repeaters	14	7	50%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	81	50	62%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	36	15	42%
241	South Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	124	95	77%
242	South Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	94	45	48%
243	South Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	376	279	74%
244	South Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	68	24	35%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	500	374	75%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	162	69	43%
247	South Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	24	18	75%
248	South Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	15	8	53%
249	South Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	52	44	85%
250	South Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	13	8	62%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	76	62	82%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	28	16	57%
253	Tennessee	February	ABA First-Timers	77	60	78%
254	Tennessee	February	ABA Repeaters	142	53	37%
255	Tennessee	July	ABA First-Timers	523	426	81%
256	Tennessee	July	ABA Repeaters	92	28	30%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	600	486	81%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	234	81	35%
259	Texas	February	ABA First-Timers	465	331	71%
260	Texas	February	ABA Repeaters	620	281	45%
261	Texas	July	ABA First-Timers	2,253	1,772	79%
262	Texas	July	ABA Repeaters	489	179	37%
263	Texas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,718	2,103	77%
264	Texas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,109	460	41%
265	Utah	February	ABA First-Timers	57	46	81%
266	Utah	February	ABA Repeaters	42	23	55%
267	Utah	July	ABA First-Timers	205	179	87%
268	Utah	July	ABA Repeaters	23	8	35%
269	Utah	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	262	225	86%
270	Utah	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	65	31	48%
271	Vermont	February	ABA First-Timers	24	15	63%
272	Vermont	February	ABA Repeaters	12	6	50%
273	Vermont	July	ABA First-Timers	62	39	63%
274	Vermont	July	ABA Repeaters	4	2	50%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	86	54	63%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	16	8	50%
277	Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	134	92	69%
278	Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	137	79	58%
279	Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	566	453	80%
280	Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	67	26	39%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	700	545	78%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	204	105	51%
283	Washington	February	ABA First-Timers	126	81	64%
284	Washington	February	ABA Repeaters	130	61	47%
285	Washington	July	ABA First-Timers	486	383	79%
286	Washington	July	ABA Repeaters	73	29	40%
287	Washington	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	612	464	76%
289	Washington	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	203	90	44%
290	West Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	13	4	31%
291	West Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	61	30	49%
292	West Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	146	105	72%
293	West Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	22	8	36%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	159	109	69%
295	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	83	38	46%
296	Wisconsin	February	ABA First-Timers	32	18	56%
297	Wisconsin	February	ABA Repeaters	27	12	44%
298	Wisconsin	July	ABA First-Timers	81	69	85%
299	Wisconsin	July	ABA Repeaters	21	3	14%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	113	87	77%
301	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	48	15	31%
302	Wyoming	February	ABA First-Timers	12	6	50%
303	Wyoming	February	ABA Repeaters	12	6	50%
304	Wyoming	July	ABA First-Timers	52	40	77%
305	Wyoming	July	ABA Repeaters	7	3	43%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	64	46	72%
307	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	19	9	47%
308	Guam	February	ABA First-Timers	5	2	40%
309	Guam	February	ABA Repeaters	0	0	-
310	Guam	July	ABA First-Timers	3	2	67%
311	Guam	July	ABA Repeaters	2	1	50%
312	Guam	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	8	4	50%
313	Guam	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	2	1	50%
314	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
315	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
316	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	2	1	50%
317	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
318	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	3	2	67%
319	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
320	Palau *	February	ABA First-Timers	0	0	—
321	Palau *	February	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
322	Palau	July	ABA First-Timers	2	1	50%
323	Palau	July	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
324	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2	1	50%
325	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	0	0	—
326	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	141	41	29%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	275	94	34%
328	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA Repeaters	334	121	36%
329	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA First-Timers	279	92	33%
330	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA Repeaters	475	162	34%
331	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	554	186	34%
332	Virgin Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	4	2	50%
333	Virgin Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	4	1	25%
334	Virgin Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	9	4	44%
335	Virgin Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	13	6	46%
337	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	5	2	40%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA Repeaters	7,186	4,544	63%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA First-Timers	9,877	4,090	41%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA Repeaters	31,974	25,233	79%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA First-Timers	7,407	2,237	30%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	39,160	29,777	76%
343	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	17,284	6,327	37%

NOTE: First-time and repeat test taker data supplied by the jurisdictions in this chart are based on those examinees’ testing experience in the reporting jurisdiction only and do not account for possible previous attempts at the bar examination in other jurisdictions. It is therefore possible that examinees counted as first-time test takers in this chart have previously taken the bar examination one or more times in another jurisdiction.

* No February examination† Examinations in Puerto Rico are administered in March and September.

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