2021 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters from ABA-Approved Law Schools

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.

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Administration:

ABA First-Timers/ Repeaters:

ID	Jurisdiction	Administration	ABA First-Timers/ Repeaters	Taking	Passing	% Passing
1	Alabama	February	ABA First-Timers	66	55	83%
2	Alaska	February	ABA First-Timers	32	26	81%
3	Arizona	February	ABA First-Timers	150	110	73%
4	Arkansas	February	ABA First-Timers	51	39	76%
5	California	February	ABA First-Timers	505	317	63%
6	Colorado	February	ABA First-Timers	197	123	62%
7	Connecticut	February	ABA First-Timers	81	49	60%
8	Delaware *	February	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
9	District of Columbia	February	ABA First-Timers	266	158	59%
10	Florida	February	ABA First-Timers	657	410	62%
11	Georgia	February	ABA First-Timers	138	88	64%
12	Hawaii	February	ABA First-Timers	67	49	73%
13	Idaho	February	ABA First-Timers	37	30	81%
14	Illinois	February	ABA First-Timers	262	155	59%
15	Indiana	February	ABA First-Timers	82	53	65%
16	Iowa	February	ABA First-Timers	58	37	64%
17	Kansas	February	ABA First-Timers	15	10	67%
18	Kentucky	February	ABA First-Timers	55	44	80%
19	Louisiana	February	ABA First-Timers	140	82	59%
20	Maine	February	ABA First-Timers	60	38	63%
21	Maryland	February	ABA First-Timers	179	106	59%
22	Massachusetts	February	ABA First-Timers	188	124	66%
23	Michigan	February	ABA First-Timers	156	98	63%
24	Minnesota	February	ABA First-Timers	91	61	67%
25	Mississippi	February	ABA First-Timers	47	31	66%
26	Missouri	February	ABA First-Timers	112	85	76%
27	Montana	February	ABA First-Timers	41	29	71%
28	Nebraska	February	ABA First-Timers	30	22	73%
29	Nevada	February	ABA First-Timers	181	120	66%
30	New Hampshire	February	ABA First-Timers	22	15	68%
31	New Jersey	February	ABA First-Timers	279	172	62%
32	New Mexico	February	ABA First-Timers	34	26	76%
33	New York	February	ABA First-Timers	539	408	76%
34	North Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	284	202	71%
35	North Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	14	9	64%
36	Ohio	February	ABA First-Timers	181	120	66%
37	Oklahoma	February	ABA First-Timers	52	41	79%
38	Oregon	February	ABA First-Timers	90	64	71%
39	Pennsylvania	February	ABA First-Timers	229	148	65%
40	Rhode Island	February	ABA First-Timers	22	14	64%
41	South Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	132	95	72%
42	South Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	12	7	58%
43	Tennessee	February	ABA First-Timers	153	98	64%
44	Texas	February	ABA First-Timers	567	422	74%
45	Texas	February exam #2	ABA First-Timers	64	27	42%
46	Utah	February	ABA First-Timers	56	46	82%
47	Vermont	February	ABA First-Timers	55	34	62%
48	Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	97	64	66%
49	Washington	February	ABA First-Timers	123	95	77%
50	West Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	16	7	44%
51	Wisconsin	February	ABA First-Timers	35	27	77%
52	Wyoming	February	ABA First-Timers	10	9	90%
53	Guam	February	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
54	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
55	Palau	February	ABA First-Timers	3	3	100%
56	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	192	51	27%
57	Virgin Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	6	6	100%
58	Alabama	February	ABA Repeaters	51	27	53%
59	Alaska	February	ABA Repeaters	10	2	20%
60	Arizona	February	ABA Repeaters	104	33	32%
61	Arkansas	February	ABA Repeaters	46	19	41%
62	California	February	ABA Repeaters	782	278	36%
63	Colorado	February	ABA Repeaters	107	38	36%
64	Connecticut	February	ABA Repeaters	83	36	43%
65	Delaware *	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
66	District of Columbia	February	ABA Repeaters	319	122	38%
67	Florida	February	ABA Repeaters	879	313	36%
68	Georgia	February	ABA Repeaters	268	77	29%
69	Hawaii	February	ABA Repeaters	27	19	70%
70	Idaho	February	ABA Repeaters	34	14	41%
71	Illinois	February	ABA Repeaters	396	131	33%
72	Indiana	February	ABA Repeaters	64	19	30%
73	Iowa	February	ABA Repeaters	25	13	52%
74	Kansas	February	ABA Repeaters	15	8	53%
75	Kentucky	February	ABA Repeaters	61	23	38%
76	Louisiana	February	ABA Repeaters	84	37	44%
77	Maine	February	ABA Repeaters	19	9	47%
78	Maryland	February	ABA Repeaters	189	54	29%
79	Massachusetts	February	ABA Repeaters	169	58	34%
80	Michigan	February	ABA Repeaters	156	53	34%
81	Minnesota	February	ABA Repeaters	95	45	47%
82	Mississippi	February	ABA Repeaters	19	7	37%
83	Missouri	February	ABA Repeaters	88	39	44%
84	Montana	February	ABA Repeaters	10	5	50%
85	Nebraska	February	ABA Repeaters	21	9	43%
86	Nevada	February	ABA Repeaters	65	31	48%
87	New Hampshire	February	ABA Repeaters	13	5	38%
88	New Jersey	February	ABA Repeaters	317	85	27%
89	New Mexico	February	ABA Repeaters	19	12	63%
90	New York	February	ABA Repeaters	733	276	38%
91	North Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	151	59	39%
92	North Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	6	2	33%
93	Ohio	February	ABA Repeaters	176	76	43%
94	Oklahoma	February	ABA Repeaters	46	32	70%
95	Oregon	February	ABA Repeaters	34	15	44%
96	Pennsylvania	February	ABA Repeaters	251	99	39%
97	Rhode Island	February	ABA Repeaters	11	7	64%
98	South Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	96	47	49%
99	South Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	13	7	54%
100	Tennessee	February	ABA Repeaters	104	33	32%
101	Texas	February	ABA Repeaters	346	175	51%
102	Texas	February exam #2	ABA Repeaters	83	39	47%
103	Utah	February	ABA Repeaters	26	11	42%
104	Vermont	February	ABA Repeaters	12	4	33%
105	Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	70	29	41%
106	Washington	February	ABA Repeaters	31	15	48%
107	West Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	47	23	49%
108	Wisconsin	February	ABA Repeaters	21	6	29%
109	Wyoming	February	ABA Repeaters	11	9	82%
110	Guam	February	ABA Repeaters	5	1	20%
111	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
112	Palau	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
113	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA Repeaters	468	160	34%
114	Virgin Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	5	1	20%
115	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA Repeaters	7,281	2,747	38%
116	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA First-Timers	7,213	4,761	66%
117	Alabama	July	ABA First-Timers	272	216	79%
118	Alaska	July	ABA First-Timers	50	35	70%
119	Arizona	July	ABA First-Timers	411	324	79%
120	Arkansas	July	ABA First-Timers	197	149	76%
121	California	July	ABA First-Timers	3,814	3,008	79%
122	Colorado	July	ABA First-Timers	658	525	80%
123	Connecticut	July	ABA First-Timers	259	200	77%
124	Delaware	July	ABA First-Timers	351	250	71%
125	District of Columbia	July	ABA First-Timers	1,592	1,339	84%
126	Florida	July	ABA First-Timers	2,281	1,635	72%
127	Georgia	July	ABA First-Timers	900	724	80%
128	Hawaii	July	ABA First-Timers	149	111	74%
129	Idaho	July	ABA First-Timers	145	102	70%
130	Illinois	July	ABA First-Timers	1,549	1,239	80%
131	Indiana	July	ABA First-Timers	357	280	78%
132	Iowa	July	ABA First-Timers	178	137	77%
133	Kansas	July	ABA First-Timers	147	116	79%
134	Kentucky	July	ABA First-Timers	281	215	77%
135	Louisiana	July	ABA First-Timers	481	378	79%
136	Maine	July	ABA First-Timers	137	87	64%
137	Maryland	July	ABA First-Timers	668	527	79%
138	Massachusetts	July	ABA First-Timers	1,195	989	83%
139	Michigan	July	ABA First-Timers	519	388	75%
140	Minnesota	July	ABA First-Timers	484	396	82%
141	Mississippi	July	ABA First-Timers	104	81	78%
142	Missouri	July	ABA First-Timers	546	456	84%
143	Montana	July	ABA First-Timers	89	70	79%
144	Nebraska	July	ABA First-Timers	165	120	73%
145	Nevada	July	ABA First-Timers	248	164	66%
146	New Hampshire	July	ABA First-Timers	73	51	70%
147	New Jersey	July	ABA First-Timers	863	615	71%
148	New Mexico	July	ABA First-Timers	149	114	77%
149	New York	July	ABA First-Timers	5,354	4,671	87%
150	North Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	674	566	84%
151	North Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	51	39	76%
152	Ohio	July	ABA First-Timers	824	678	82%
153	Oklahoma	July	ABA First-Timers	305	239	78%
154	Oregon	July	ABA First-Timers	340	285	84%
155	Pennsylvania	July	ABA First-Timers	1,059	818	77%
156	Rhode Island	July	ABA First-Timers	63	49	78%
157	South Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	327	244	75%
158	South Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	59	43	73%
159	Tennessee	July	ABA First-Timers	550	402	73%
160	Texas	July	ABA First-Timers	2,556	2,022	79%
161	Utah	July	ABA First-Timers	205	188	92%
162	Vermont	July	ABA First-Timers	70	44	63%
163	Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	546	438	80%
164	Washington	July	ABA First-Timers	553	464	84%
165	West Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	105	66	63%
166	Wisconsin	July	ABA First-Timers	87	68	78%
167	Wyoming	July	ABA First-Timers	65	47	72%
168	Guam	July	ABA First-Timers	5	3	60%
169	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	2	2	100%
170	Palau ‡	July	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
171	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA First-Timers	268	104	39%
172	Virgin Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	6	6	100%
173	Alabama	July	ABA Repeaters	33	7	21%
174	Alaska	July	ABA Repeaters	12	1	8%
175	Arizona	July	ABA Repeaters	113	21	19%
176	Arkansas	July	ABA Repeaters	29	10	34%
177	California	July	ABA Repeaters	839	219	26%
178	Colorado	July	ABA Repeaters	74	17	23%
179	Connecticut	July	ABA Repeaters	77	14	18%
180	Delaware	July	ABA Repeaters	65	27	42%
181	District of Columbia	July	ABA Repeaters	477	248	52%
182	Florida	July	ABA Repeaters	647	137	21%
183	Georgia	July	ABA Repeaters	258	39	15%
184	Hawaii	July	ABA Repeaters	26	13	50%
185	Idaho	July	ABA Repeaters	23	7	30%
186	Illinois	July	ABA Repeaters	339	61	18%
187	Indiana	July	ABA Repeaters	75	20	27%
188	Iowa	July	ABA Repeaters	25	7	28%
189	Kansas	July	ABA Repeaters	13	5	38%
190	Kentucky	July	ABA Repeaters	28	8	29%
191	Louisiana	July	ABA Repeaters	99	31	31%
192	Maine	July	ABA Repeaters	20	5	25%
193	Maryland	July	ABA Repeaters	177	57	32%
194	Massachusetts	July	ABA Repeaters	116	38	33%
195	Michigan	July	ABA Repeaters	127	27	21%
196	Minnesota	July	ABA Repeaters	81	19	23%
197	Mississippi	July	ABA Repeaters	25	11	44%
198	Missouri	July	ABA Repeaters	71	15	21%
199	Montana	July	ABA Repeaters	14	6	43%
200	Nebraska	July	ABA Repeaters	9	5	56%
201	Nevada	July	ABA Repeaters	28	7	25%
202	New Hampshire	July	ABA Repeaters	6	—	—
203	New Jersey	July	ABA Repeaters	276	47	17%
204	New Mexico	July	ABA Repeaters	19	5	26%
205	New York	July	ABA Repeaters	738	156	21%
206	North Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	143	48	34%
207	North Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	13	3	23%
208	Ohio	July	ABA Repeaters	135	30	22%
209	Oklahoma	July	ABA Repeaters	27	5	19%
210	Oregon	July	ABA Repeaters	29	9	31%
211	Pennsylvania	July	ABA Repeaters	179	45	25%
212	Rhode Island	July	ABA Repeaters	4	1	25%
213	South Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	73	17	23%
214	South Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	11	10	91%
215	Tennessee	July	ABA Repeaters	87	22	25%
216	Texas	July	ABA Repeaters	439	108	25%
217	Utah	July	ABA Repeaters	19	5	26%
218	Vermont	July	ABA Repeaters	11	1	9%
219	Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	62	23	37%
220	Washington	July	ABA Repeaters	28	4	14%
221	West Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	28	10	36%
222	Wisconsin	July	ABA Repeaters	22	9	41%
223	Wyoming	July	ABA Repeaters	2	1	50%
224	Guam	July	ABA Repeaters	5	3	60%
225	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
226	Palau ‡	July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
227	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA Repeaters	215	62	29%
228	Virgin Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	5	1	20%
229	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA Repeaters	6,496	1,707	26%
230	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA First-Timers	33,386	26,527	79%
231	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	338	271	80%
232	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	82	61	74%
233	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	561	434	77%
234	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	248	188	76%
235	California	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4,319	3,325	77%
236	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	855	648	76%
237	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	340	249	73%
238	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	351	250	71%
239	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,858	1,497	81%
240	Florida	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,938	2,045	70%
241	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,038	812	78%
242	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	216	160	74%
243	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	182	132	73%
244	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,811	1,394	77%
245	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	439	333	76%
246	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	236	174	74%
247	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	162	126	78%
248	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	336	259	77%
249	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	621	460	74%
250	Maine	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	197	125	63%
251	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	847	633	75%
252	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,383	1,113	80%
253	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	675	486	72%
254	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	575	457	79%
255	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	151	112	74%
256	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	658	541	82%
257	Montana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	130	99	76%
258	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	195	142	73%
259	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	429	284	66%
260	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	95	66	69%
261	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,142	787	69%
262	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	183	140	77%
263	New York	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	5,893	5,079	86%
264	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	958	768	80%
265	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	65	48	74%
266	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,005	798	79%
267	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	357	280	78%
268	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	430	349	81%
269	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,288	966	75%
270	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	85	63	74%
271	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	459	339	74%
272	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	71	50	70%
273	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	703	500	71%
274	Texas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	3,187	2,471	78%
275	Utah	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	261	234	90%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	125	78	62%
277	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	643	502	78%
278	Washington	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	676	559	83%
279	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	121	73	60%
280	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	122	95	78%
281	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	75	56	75%
282	Guam	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	6	4	67%
283	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	3	3	100%
284	Palau ‡	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	3	3	100%
285	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	460	155	34%
286	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	12	12	100%
287	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	84	34	40%
288	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	22	3	14%
289	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	217	54	25%
290	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	75	29	39%
291	California	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,621	497	31%
292	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	181	55	30%
293	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	160	50	31%
294	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	65	27	42%
295	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	796	370	46%
296	Florida	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,526	450	29%
297	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	526	116	22%
298	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	53	32	60%
299	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	57	21	37%
300	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	735	192	26%
301	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	139	39	28%
302	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	50	20	40%
303	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	28	13	46%
304	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	89	31	35%
305	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	183	68	37%
306	Maine	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	39	14	36%
307	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	366	111	30%
308	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	285	96	34%
309	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	283	80	28%
310	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	176	64	36%
311	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	44	18	41%
312	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	159	54	34%
313	Montana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	24	11	46%
314	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	30	14	47%
315	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	93	38	41%
316	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	19	5	26%
317	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	593	132	22%
318	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	38	17	45%
319	New York	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,471	432	29%
320	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	294	107	36%
321	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	19	5	26%
322	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	311	106	34%
323	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	73	37	51%
324	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	63	24	38%
325	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	430	144	33%
326	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	15	8	53%
327	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	169	64	38%
328	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	24	17	71%
329	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	191	55	29%
330	Texas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	868	322	36%
331	Utah	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	45	16	36%
332	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	23	5	22%
333	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	132	52	39%
334	Washington	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	59	19	32%
335	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	75	33	44%
336	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	43	15	35%
337	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	13	10	77%
338	Guam	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	10	4	40%
339	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
340	Palau ‡	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
341	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	683	222	33%
342	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	10	2	20%
343	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	13,777	4,454	32%
344	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	40,599	31,288	77%