2022 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	45	36	80%
2	Alabama	February	ABA Repeaters	74	33	45%
3	Alabama	July	ABA First-Timers	323	271	84%
4	Alabama	July	ABA Repeaters	45	9	20%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	368	307	83%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	119	42	35%
7	Alaska	February	ABA First-Timers	27	18	67%
8	Alaska	February	ABA Repeaters	15	6	40%
9	Alaska	July	ABA First-Timers	46	28	61%
10	Alaska	July	ABA Repeaters	12	2	17%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	73	46	63%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	27	8	30%
13	Arizona	February	ABA First-Timers	107	63	59%
14	Arizona	February	ABA Repeaters	97	30	31%
15	Arizona	July	ABA First-Timers	421	310	74%
16	Arizona	July	ABA Repeaters	91	10	11%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	528	373	71%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	188	40	21%
19	Arkansas	February	ABA First-Timers	37	24	65%
20	Arkansas	February	ABA Repeaters	56	32	57%
21	Arkansas	July	ABA First-Timers	191	143	75%
22	Arkansas	July	ABA Repeaters	25	8	32%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	228	167	73%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	40	49%	21%
25	California	February	ABA First-Timers	422	220	52%
26	California	February	ABA Repeaters	988	317	32%
27	California	July	ABA First-Timers	3,879	2,883	74%
28	California	July	ABA Repeaters	860	230	27%
29	California	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4,301	3,103	72%
30	California	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,848	547	30%
31	Colorado	February	ABA First-Timers	130	89	68%
32	Colorado	February	ABA Repeaters	112	36	32%
33	Colorado	July	ABA First-Timers	622	469	75%
34	Colorado	July	ABA Repeaters	77	21	27%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	752	558	74%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	189	57	30%
37	Connecticut	February	ABA First-Timers	46	29	63%
38	Connecticut	February	ABA Repeaters	66	27	41%
39	Connecticut	July	ABA First-Timers	276	201	73%
40	Connecticut	July	ABA Repeaters	36	11	31%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	322	230	71%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	102	38	37%
43	Delaware *	February	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
44	Delaware *	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
45	Delaware	July	ABA First-Timers	181	116	64%
46	Delaware	July	ABA Repeaters	78	21	27%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	181	116	64%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	78	21	27%
49	District of Columbia	February	ABA First-Timers	113	72	64%
50	District of Columbia	February	ABA Repeaters	155	48	31%
51	District of Columbia	July	ABA First-Timers	1,354	1,096	81%
52	District of Columbia	July	ABA Repeaters	154	42	27%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,467	1,168	80%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	309	90	29%
55	Florida	February	ABA First-Timers	688	425	62%
56	Florida	February	ABA Repeaters	656	172	26%
57	Florida	July	ABA First-Timers	2,221	1,431	64%
58	Florida	July	ABA Repeaters	568	122	21%
59	Florida	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,909	1,856	64%
60	Florida	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,224	294	24%
61	Georgia	February	ABA First-Timers	113	83	73%
62	Georgia	February	ABA Repeaters	267	92	34%
63	Georgia	July	ABA First-Timers	761	602	79%
64	Georgia	July	ABA Repeaters	219	50	23%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	874	685	78%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	486	142	29%
67	Hawaii	February	ABA First-Timers	67	54	81%
68	Hawaii	February	ABA Repeaters	32	12	38%
69	Hawaii	July	ABA First-Timers	126	89	71%
70	Hawaii	July	ABA Repeaters	29	8	28%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	193	143	74%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	61	20	33%
73	Idaho	February	ABA First-Timers	47	27	57%
74	Idaho	February	ABA Repeaters	37	14	38%
75	Idaho	July	ABA First-Timers	143	104	73%
76	Idaho	July	ABA Repeaters	33	10	30%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	190	131	69%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	70	24	34%
79	Illinois	February	ABA First-Timers	254	142	56%
80	Illinois	February	ABA Repeaters	406	150	37%
81	Illinois	July	ABA First-Timers	1,675	1,305	78%
82	Illinois	July	ABA Repeaters	286	57	20%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,929	1,447	75%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	692	207	30%
85	Indiana	February	ABA First-Timers	83	59	71%
86	Indiana	February	ABA Repeaters	78	29	37%
87	Indiana	July	ABA First-Timers	376	285	76%
88	Indiana	July	ABA Repeaters	72	20	28%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	459	344	75%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	150	49	33%
91	Iowa	February	ABA First-Timers	27	22	81%
92	Iowa	February	ABA Repeaters	29	14	48%
93	Iowa	July	ABA First-Timers	169	141	83%
94	Iowa	July	ABA Repeaters	16	5	31%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	196	163	83%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	45	19	42%
97	Kansas	February	ABA First-Timers	23	18	78%
98	Kansas	February	ABA Repeaters	21	12	57%
99	Kansas	July	ABA First-Timers	140	113	81%
100	Kansas	July	ABA Repeaters	12	1	8%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	163	131	80%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	33	13	39%
103	Kentucky	February	ABA First-Timers	48	25	52%
104	Kentucky	February	ABA Repeaters	60	23	38%
105	Kentucky	July	ABA First-Timers	225	167	74%
106	Kentucky	July	ABA Repeaters	49	20	41%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	273	192	70%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	109	43	39%
109	Louisiana	February	ABA First-Timers	66	37	56%
110	Louisiana	February	ABA Repeaters	59	15	25%
111	Louisiana	July	ABA First-Timers	416	316	76%
112	Louisiana	July	ABA Repeaters	66	24	36%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	482	353	73%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	125	39	31%
115	Maine	February	ABA First-Timers	33	17	52%
116	Maine	February	ABA Repeaters	30	8	27%
117	Maine	July	ABA First-Timers	149	113	76%
118	Maine	July	ABA Repeaters	21	5	24%
119	Maine	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	182	130	71%
120	Maine	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	51	13	25%
121	Maryland	February	ABA First-Timers	153	89	58%
122	Maryland	February	ABA Repeaters	176	48	27%
123	Maryland	July	ABA First-Timers	845	669	79%
124	Maryland	July	ABA Repeaters	137	28	20%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	998	758	76%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	313	76	24%
127	Massachusetts	February	ABA First-Timers	133	91	68%
128	Massachusetts	February	ABA Repeaters	171	62	36%
129	Massachusetts	July	ABA First-Timers	1,214	1,000	82%
130	Massachusetts	July	ABA Repeaters	121	34	28%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,347	1,091	81%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	292	96	33%
133	Michigan	February	ABA First-Timers	108	71	66%
134	Michigan	February	ABA Repeaters	184	85	46%
135	Michigan	July	ABA First-Timers	457	349	76%
136	Michigan	July	ABA Repeaters	131	39	30%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	565	420	74%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	315	124	39%
139	Minnesota	February	ABA First-Timers	72	56	78%
140	Minnesota	February	ABA Repeaters	102	53	52%
141	Minnesota	July	ABA First-Timers	516	453	88%
142	Minnesota	July	ABA Repeaters	58	21	36%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	588	509	87%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	160	74	46%
145	Mississippi	February	ABA First-Timers	35	26	74%
146	Mississippi	February	ABA Repeaters	19	6	32%
147	Mississippi	July	ABA First-Timers	122	92	75%
148	Mississippi	July	ABA Repeaters	15	5	33%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	157	118	75%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	34	11	32%
151	Missouri	February	ABA First-Timers	111	74	67%
152	Missouri	February	ABA Repeaters	104	56	54%
153	Missouri	July	ABA First-Timers	532	435	82%
154	Missouri	July	ABA Repeaters	76	10	13%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	643	509	79%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	180	66	37%
157	Montana	February	ABA First-Timers	31	17	55%
158	Montana	February	ABA Repeaters	20	12	60%
159	Montana	July	ABA First-Timers	105	86	82%
160	Montana	July	ABA Repeaters	10	2	20%
161	Montana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	136	103	76%
162	Montana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	30	14	47%
163	Nebraska	February	ABA First-Timers	12	8	67%
164	Nebraska	February	ABA Repeaters	34	20	59%
165	Nebraska	July	ABA First-Timers	197	161	82%
166	Nebraska	July	ABA Repeaters	8	3	38%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	209	169	81%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	42	23	55%
169	Nevada	February	ABA First-Timers	157	94	60%
170	Nevada	February	ABA Repeaters	43	25	58%
171	Nevada	July	ABA First-Timers	254	158	62%
172	Nevada	July	ABA Repeaters	47	12	26%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	411	252	61%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	90	37	41%
175	New Hampshire	February	ABA First-Timers	14	5	36%
176	New Hampshire	February	ABA Repeaters	14	2	14%
177	New Hampshire	July	ABA First-Timers	78	52	67%
178	New Hampshire	July	ABA Repeaters	13	5	38%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	92	57	62%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	27	7	26%
181	New Jersey	February	ABA First-Timers	207	141	68%
182	New Jersey	February	ABA Repeaters	294	108	37%
183	New Jersey	July	ABA First-Timers	716	504	70%
184	New Jersey	July	ABA Repeaters	206	45	22%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	923	645	70%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	500	153	31%
187	New Mexico	February	ABA First-Timers	32	25	78%
188	New Mexico	February	ABA Repeaters	35	22	63%
189	New Mexico	July	ABA First-Timers	117	92	79%
190	New Mexico	July	ABA Repeaters	21	11	52%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	149	117	79%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	56	33	59%
193	New York	February	ABA First-Timers	717	492	69%
194	New York	February	ABA Repeaters	872	301	35%
195	New York	July	ABA First-Timers	5,557	4,696	85%
196	New York	July	ABA Repeaters	736	186	25%
197	New York	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	6,274	5,188	83%
198	New York	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,608	487	30%
199	North Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	207	127	61%
200	North Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	138	45	33%
201	North Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	690	521	76%
202	North Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	145	47	32%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	897	648	72%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	283	92	33%
205	North Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	13	11	85%
206	North Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	12	6	50%
207	North Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	57	37	65%
208	North Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	9	2	22%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	70	48	69%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	21	8	38%
211	Ohio	February	ABA First-Timers	128	86	67%
212	Ohio	February	ABA Repeaters	169	56	33%
213	Ohio	July	ABA First-Timers	844	679	80%
214	Ohio	July	ABA Repeaters	122	23	19%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	972	765	79%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	291	79	27%
217	Oklahoma	February	ABA First-Timers	74	37	50%
218	Oklahoma	February	ABA Repeaters	67	29	43%
219	Oklahoma	July	ABA First-Timers	314	228	73%
220	Oklahoma	July	ABA Repeaters	62	18	29%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	388	265	68%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	129	47	36%
223	Oregon	February	ABA First-Timers	78	57	73%
224	Oregon	February	ABA Repeaters	51	32	63%
225	Oregon	July	ABA First-Timers	366	286	78%
226	Oregon	July	ABA Repeaters	30	9	30%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	444	343	77%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	81	41	51%
229	Pennsylvania	February	ABA First-Timers	120	67	56%
230	Pennsylvania	February	ABA Repeaters	215	58	27%
231	Pennsylvania	July	ABA First-Timers	1,261	947	75%
232	Pennsylvania	July	ABA Repeaters	227	61	27%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,381	1,014	73%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	442	119	27%
235	Rhode Island	February	ABA First-Timers	26	13	50%
236	Rhode Island	February	ABA Repeaters	9	1	11%
237	Rhode Island	July	ABA First-Timers	77	47	61%
238	Rhode Island	July	ABA Repeaters	11	6	55%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	103	60	58%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	20	7	35%
241	South Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	97	71	73%
242	South Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	89	34	38%
243	South Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	298	231	78%
244	South Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	64	18	28%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	395	302	76%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	153	52	34%
247	South Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	16	13	81%
248	South Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	17	5	29%
249	South Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	66	52	79%
250	South Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	13	3	23%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	82	65	79%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	30	8	27%
253	Tennessee	February	ABA First-Timers	95	53	56%
254	Tennessee	February	ABA Repeaters	120	43	36%
255	Tennessee	July	ABA First-Timers	544	406	75%
256	Tennessee	July	ABA Repeaters	84	19	23%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	639	459	72%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	204	62	30%
259	Texas	February	ABA First-Timers	429	264	62%
260	Texas	February	ABA Repeaters	503	231	46%
261	Texas	July	ABA First-Timers	2,447	1,902	78%
262	Texas	July	ABA Repeaters	479	118	25%
263	Texas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,876	2,166	75%
264	Texas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	982	349	36%
265	Utah	February	ABA First-Timers	56	48	86%
266	Utah	February	ABA Repeaters	16	4	25%
267	Utah	July	ABA First-Timers	260	232	89%
268	Utah	July	ABA Repeaters	20	3	15%
269	Utah	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	316	280	89%
270	Utah	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	36	7	19%
271	Vermont	February	ABA First-Timers	28	16	57%
272	Vermont	February	ABA Repeaters	17	6	35%
273	Vermont	July	ABA First-Timers	50	29	58%
274	Vermont	July	ABA Repeaters	9	0	0%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	78	45	58%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	26	6	23%
277	Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	88	63	72%
278	Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	102	53	52%
279	Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	468	371	79%
280	Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	64	30	47%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	556	434	78%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	166	83	50%
283	Washington	February	ABA First-Timers	76	55	72%
284	Washington	February	ABA Repeaters	82	32	39%
285	Washington	July	ABA First-Timers	528	428	81%
286	Washington	July	ABA Repeaters	57	19	33%
287	Washington	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	604	483	80%
289	Washington	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	139	51	37%
290	West Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	26	19	73%
291	West Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	37	16	43%
292	West Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	105	66	63%
293	West Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	17	3	18%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	131	85	65%
295	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	54	19	35%
296	Wisconsin	February	ABA First-Timers	36	21	58%
297	Wisconsin	February	ABA Repeaters	15	4	27%
298	Wisconsin	July	ABA First-Timers	74	56	76%
299	Wisconsin	July	ABA Repeaters	17	5	29%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	110	77	70%
301	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	32	9	28%
302	Wyoming	February	ABA First-Timers	9	5	56%
303	Wyoming	February	ABA Repeaters	5	4	80%
304	Wyoming	July	ABA First-Timers	49	30	61%
305	Wyoming	July	ABA Repeaters	7	1	14%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	58	35	60%
307	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	12	5	42%
308	Guam	February	ABA First-Timers	6	4	67%
309	Guam	February	ABA Repeaters	2	1	50%
310	Guam	July	ABA First-Timers	5	3	60%
311	Guam	July	ABA Repeaters	3	1	33%
312	Guam	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	11	7	64%
313	Guam	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	5	2	40%
314	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
315	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
316	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	July	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
317	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
318	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
319	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
320	Palau *	February	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
321	Palau *	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
322	Palau	July	ABA First-Timers	4	4	100%
323	Palau	July	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
324	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4	4	100%
325	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
326	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	94	26	28%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	270	129	48%
328	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA Repeaters	299	155	52%
329	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA First-Timers	243	111	46%
330	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA Repeaters	393	181	46%
331	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	513	240	47%
332	Virgin Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	6	5	83%
333	Virgin Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	1	0	0%
334	Virgin Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	3	2	67%
335	Virgin Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	5	3	60%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	9	7	78%
337	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	6	3	50%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA Repeaters	7,244	2,660	37%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA First-Timers	5,867	3,711	63%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA Repeaters	6,017	1,578	26%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA First-Timers	33,213	25,642	77%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	13,261	4,238	32%
343	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	39,080	29,353	75%