2023 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	53	30	57%
2	Alabama	February	ABA Repeaters	72	30	42%
3	Alabama	July	ABA First-Timers	280	237	85%
4	Alabama	July	ABA Repeaters	41	10	24%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	333	267	80%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	113	40	35%
7	Alaska	February	ABA First-Timers	22	17	77%
8	Alaska	February	ABA Repeaters	13	10	77%
9	Alaska	July	ABA First-Timers	43	28	65%
10	Alaska	July	ABA Repeaters	7	1	14%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	65	45	69%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	20	11	55%
13	Arizona	February	ABA First-Timers	108	65	60%
14	Arizona	February	ABA Repeaters	118	28	24%
15	Arizona	July	ABA First-Timers	368	288	78%
16	Arizona	July	ABA Repeaters	90	28	31%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	476	353	74%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	208	56	27%
19	Arkansas	February	ABA First-Timers	44	26	59%
20	Arkansas	February	ABA Repeaters	55	22	40%
21	Arkansas	July	ABA First-Timers	187	152	81%
22	Arkansas	July	ABA Repeaters	52	15	29%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	231	178	77%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	107	37	35%
25	California	February	ABA First-Timers	353	171	48%
26	California	February	ABA Repeaters	1,339	484	36%
27	California	July	ABA First-Timers	3,872	2,885	75%
28	California	July	ABA Repeaters	965	327	34%
29	California	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4,225	3,056	72%
30	California	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	2,304	811	35%
31	Colorado	February	ABA First-Timers	103	60	58%
32	Colorado	February	ABA Repeaters	148	65	44%
33	Colorado	July	ABA First-Timers	610	494	81%
34	Colorado	July	ABA Repeaters	90	33	37%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	713	554	78%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	238	98	41%
37	Connecticut	February	ABA First-Timers	49	29	59%
38	Connecticut	February	ABA Repeaters	87	24	28%
39	Connecticut	July	ABA First-Timers	290	199	69%
40	Connecticut	July	ABA Repeaters	68	12	18%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	339	228	67%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	155	36	23%
43	Delaware *	February	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
44	Delaware *	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
45	Delaware	July	ABA First-Timers	182	125	69%
46	Delaware	July	ABA Repeaters	79	42	53%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	182	125	69%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	79	42	53%
49	District of Columbia	February	ABA First-Timers	191	118	62%
50	District of Columbia	February	ABA Repeaters	224	89	40%
51	District of Columbia	July	ABA First-Timers	1,858	1,591	86%
52	District of Columbia	July	ABA Repeaters	181	69	38%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,049	1,709	83%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	405	158	39%
55	Florida	February	ABA First-Timers	672	368	55%
56	Florida	February	ABA Repeaters	812	207	25%
57	Florida	July	ABA First-Timers	2,156	1,542	72%
58	Florida	July	ABA Repeaters	707	209	30%
59	Florida	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,828	1,910	68%
60	Florida	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,519	416	27%
61	Georgia	February	ABA First-Timers	118	68	58%
62	Georgia	February	ABA Repeaters	265	105	40%
63	Georgia	July	ABA First-Timers	753	609	81%
64	Georgia	July	ABA Repeaters	175	58	33%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	871	677	78%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	440	163	37%
67	Hawaii	February	ABA First-Timers	60	35	58%
68	Hawaii	February	ABA Repeaters	40	19	48%
69	Hawaii	July	ABA First-Timers	114	85	75%
70	Hawaii	July	ABA Repeaters	28	5	18%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	174	120	69%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	68	24	35%
73	Idaho	February	ABA First-Timers	26	14	54%
74	Idaho	February	ABA Repeaters	46	9	20%
75	Idaho	July	ABA First-Timers	93	71	76%
76	Idaho	July	ABA Repeaters	40	16	40%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	119	85	71%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	86	25	29%
79	Illinois	February	ABA First-Timers	212	139	66%
80	Illinois	February	ABA Repeaters	489	171	35%
81	Illinois	July	ABA First-Timers	1,625	1,299	80%
82	Illinois	July	ABA Repeaters	324	87	27%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,837	1,438	78%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	813	258	32%
85	Indiana	February	ABA First-Timers	65	40	62%
86	Indiana	February	ABA Repeaters	104	44	42%
87	Indiana	July	ABA First-Timers	341	262	77%
88	Indiana	July	ABA Repeaters	67	22	33%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	406	302	74%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	171	66	39%
91	Iowa	February	ABA First-Timers	23	16	70%
92	Iowa	February	ABA Repeaters	26	9	35%
93	Iowa	July	ABA First-Timers	165	146	88%
94	Iowa	July	ABA Repeaters	11	5	45%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	188	162	86%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	37	14	38%
97	Kansas	February	ABA First-Timers	24	15	63%
98	Kansas	February	ABA Repeaters	21	8	38%
99	Kansas	July	ABA First-Timers	138	110	80%
100	Kansas	July	ABA Repeaters	16	9	56%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	162	125	77%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	37	17	46%
103	Kentucky	February	ABA First-Timers	48	25	52%
104	Kentucky	February	ABA Repeaters	67	35	52%
105	Kentucky	July	ABA First-Timers	267	213	80%
106	Kentucky	July	ABA Repeaters	48	25	52%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	315	238	76%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	115	60	52%
109	Louisiana	February	ABA First-Timers	72	35	49%
110	Louisiana	February	ABA Repeaters	116	44	38%
111	Louisiana	July	ABA First-Timers	420	315	75%
112	Louisiana	July	ABA Repeaters	78	31	40%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	492	350	71%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	194	75	39%
115	Maine	February	ABA First-Timers	38	20	53%
116	Maine	February	ABA Repeaters	30	5	17%
117	Maine	July	ABA First-Timers	125	97	78%
118	Maine	July	ABA Repeaters	25	5	20%
119	Maine	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	163	117	72%
120	Maine	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	55	10	18%
121	Maryland	February	ABA First-Timers	110	56	51%
122	Maryland	February	ABA Repeaters	226	58	26%
123	Maryland	July	ABA First-Timers	596	431	72%
124	Maryland	July	ABA Repeaters	183	45	25%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	706	487	69%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	409	103	25%
127	Massachusetts	February	ABA First-Timers	156	96	62%
128	Massachusetts	February	ABA Repeaters	222	77	35%
129	Massachusetts	July	ABA First-Timers	1,292	1,071	83%
130	Massachusetts	July	ABA Repeaters	180	53	29%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,448	1,167	81%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	402	130	32%
133	Michigan	February	ABA First-Timers	169	76	45%
134	Michigan	February	ABA Repeaters	168	42	25%
135	Michigan	July	ABA First-Timers	486	333	69%
136	Michigan	July	ABA Repeaters	163	26	16%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	655	409	62%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	331	68	21%
139	Minnesota	February	ABA First-Timers	81	50	62%
140	Minnesota	February	ABA Repeaters	84	24	29%
141	Minnesota	July	ABA First-Timers	463	396	86%
142	Minnesota	July	ABA Repeaters	78	29	37%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	544	446	82%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	162	53	33%
145	Mississippi	February	ABA First-Timers	31	15	48%
146	Mississippi	February	ABA Repeaters	25	6	24%
147	Mississippi	July	ABA First-Timers	121	96	79%
148	Mississippi	July	ABA Repeaters	29	13	45%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	152	111	73%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	54	19	35%
151	Missouri	February	ABA First-Timers	91	57	63%
152	Missouri	February	ABA Repeaters	115	44	38%
153	Missouri	July	ABA First-Timers	568	499	88%
154	Missouri	July	ABA Repeaters	79	31	39%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	659	556	84%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	194	75	39%
157	Montana	February	ABA First-Timers	18	13	72%
158	Montana	February	ABA Repeaters	21	10	48%
159	Montana	July	ABA First-Timers	96	84	88%
160	Montana	July	ABA Repeaters	14	6	43%
161	Montana	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	114	97	85%
162	Montana	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	35	16	46%
163	Nebraska	February	ABA First-Timers	31	13	42%
164	Nebraska	February	ABA Repeaters	35	14	40%
165	Nebraska	July	ABA First-Timers	182	134	74%
166	Nebraska	July	ABA Repeaters	22	8	36%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	213	147	69%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	57	22	39%
169	Nevada	February	ABA First-Timers	117	77	66%
170	Nevada	February	ABA Repeaters	75	28	37%
171	Nevada	July	ABA First-Timers	219	156	71%
172	Nevada	July	ABA Repeaters	56	21	38%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	336	233	69%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	131	49	37%
175	New Hampshire	February	ABA First-Timers	15	8	53%
176	New Hampshire	February	ABA Repeaters	15	7	47%
177	New Hampshire	July	ABA First-Timers	75	50	67%
178	New Hampshire	July	ABA Repeaters	7	3	43%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	90	58	64%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	22	10	45%
181	New Jersey	February	ABA First-Timers	146	63	43%
182	New Jersey	February	ABA Repeaters	319	92	29%
183	New Jersey	July	ABA First-Timers	713	502	70%
184	New Jersey	July	ABA Repeaters	222	68	31%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	859	565	66%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	541	160	30%
187	New Mexico	February	ABA First-Timers	32	23	72%
188	New Mexico	February	ABA Repeaters	45	11	24%
189	New Mexico	July	ABA First-Timers	121	102	84%
190	New Mexico	July	ABA Repeaters	49	19	39%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	153	125	82%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	94	30	32%
193	New York	February	ABA First-Timers	693	477	69%
194	New York	February	ABA Repeaters	1,137	371	33%
195	New York	July	ABA First-Timers	5,532	4,687	85%
196	New York	July	ABA Repeaters	875	281	32%
197	New York	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	6,225	5,164	83%
198	New York	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	2,012	652	32%
199	North Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	216	137	63%
200	North Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	200	58	29%
201	North Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	645	500	78%
202	North Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	140	41	29%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	861	637	74%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	340	99	29%
205	North Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	16	11	69%
206	North Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	23	10	43%
207	North Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	36	24	67%
208	North Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	7	2	29%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	52	35	67%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	30	12	40%
211	Ohio	February	ABA First-Timers	141	84	60%
212	Ohio	February	ABA Repeaters	212	67	32%
213	Ohio	July	ABA First-Timers	820	659	80%
214	Ohio	July	ABA Repeaters	144	48	33%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	961	743	77%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	356	115	32%
217	Oklahoma	February	ABA First-Timers	58	32	55%
218	Oklahoma	February	ABA Repeaters	102	27	26%
219	Oklahoma	July	ABA First-Timers	335	242	72%
220	Oklahoma	July	ABA Repeaters	67	32	48%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	393	274	70%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	169	59	35%
223	Oregon	February	ABA First-Timers	62	38	61%
224	Oregon	February	ABA Repeaters	88	23	26%
225	Oregon	July	ABA First-Timers	369	278	75%
226	Oregon	July	ABA Repeaters	52	16	31%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	431	316	73%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	140	39	28%
229	Pennsylvania	February	ABA First-Timers	208	114	55%
230	Pennsylvania	February	ABA Repeaters	328	122	37%
231	Pennsylvania	July	ABA First-Timers	1,151	906	79%
232	Pennsylvania	July	ABA Repeaters	218	72	33%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1,359	1,020	75%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	546	194	36%
235	Rhode Island	February	ABA First-Timers	8	6	75%
236	Rhode Island	February	ABA Repeaters	23	7	30%
237	Rhode Island	July	ABA First-Timers	63	48	76%
238	Rhode Island	July	ABA Repeaters	12	7	58%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	71	54	76%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	35	14	40%
241	South Carolina	February	ABA First-Timers	87	57	66%
242	South Carolina	February	ABA Repeaters	87	25	29%
243	South Carolina	July	ABA First-Timers	336	271	81%
244	South Carolina	July	ABA Repeaters	70	27	39%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	423	328	78%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	157	52	33%
247	South Dakota	February	ABA First-Timers	10	9	90%
248	South Dakota	February	ABA Repeaters	19	7	37%
249	South Dakota	July	ABA First-Timers	48	36	75%
250	South Dakota	July	ABA Repeaters	9	6	67%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	58	45	78%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	28	13	46%
253	Tennessee	February	ABA First-Timers	89	51	57%
254	Tennessee	February	ABA Repeaters	128	37	29%
255	Tennessee	July	ABA First-Timers	536	410	76%
256	Tennessee	July	ABA Repeaters	101	26	26%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	625	461	74%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	229	63	28%
259	Texas	February	ABA First-Timers	431	271	63%
260	Texas	February	ABA Repeaters	588	212	36%
261	Texas	July	ABA First-Timers	2,344	1,926	82%
262	Texas	July	ABA Repeaters	486	163	34%
263	Texas	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	2,775	2,197	79%
264	Texas	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	1,074	375	35%
265	Utah	February	ABA First-Timers	57	42	74%
266	Utah	February	ABA Repeaters	22	9	41%
267	Utah	July	ABA First-Timers	240	226	94%
268	Utah	July	ABA Repeaters	30	22	73%
269	Utah	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	297	268	90%
270	Utah	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	52	31	60%
271	Vermont	February	ABA First-Timers	23	16	70%
272	Vermont	February	ABA Repeaters	8	5	63%
273	Vermont	July	ABA First-Timers	42	28	67%
274	Vermont	July	ABA Repeaters	7	2	29%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	65	44	68%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	15	7	47%
277	Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	80	56	70%
278	Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	89	42	47%
279	Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	480	372	78%
280	Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	59	31	53%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	560	428	76%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	148	73	49%
283	Washington	February	ABA First-Timers	102	70	69%
284	Washington	February	ABA Repeaters	97	48	49%
285	Washington	July	ABA First-Timers	535	457	85%
286	Washington	July	ABA Repeaters	73	34	47%
287	Washington	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	637	527	83%
289	Washington	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	170	82	48%
290	West Virginia	February	ABA First-Timers	14	7	50%
291	West Virginia	February	ABA Repeaters	41	23	56%
292	West Virginia	July	ABA First-Timers	105	80	76%
293	West Virginia	July	ABA Repeaters	14	6	43%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	119	87	73%
295	West Virginia	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	55	29	53%
296	Wisconsin	February	ABA First-Timers	34	25	74%
297	Wisconsin	February	ABA Repeaters	32	6	19%
298	Wisconsin	July	ABA First-Timers	84	64	76%
299	Wisconsin	July	ABA Repeaters	28	10	36%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	118	89	75%
301	Wisconsin	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	60	16	27%
302	Wyoming	February	ABA First-Timers	12	7	58%
303	Wyoming	February	ABA Repeaters	17	8	47%
304	Wyoming	July	ABA First-Timers	40	34	85%
305	Wyoming	July	ABA Repeaters	9	5	56%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	52	41	79%
307	Wyoming	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	26	13	50%
308	Guam	February	ABA First-Timers	3	2	67%
309	Guam	February	ABA Repeaters	3	0	0%
310	Guam	July	ABA First-Timers	5	4	80%
311	Guam	July	ABA Repeaters	2	0	0%
312	Guam	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	8	6	75%
313	Guam	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	5	0	0%
314	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	2	1	50%
315	Northern Mariana Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
316	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	2	0	0%
317	Northern Mariana Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
318	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	4	1	25%
319	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
320	Palau *	February	ABA First-Timers	—	—	—
321	Palau *	February	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
322	Palau	July	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
323	Palau	July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
324	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	1	1	100%
325	Palau *	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	—	—	—
326	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	108	38	35%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA First-Timers	200	68	34%
328	Puerto Rico †	February	ABA Repeaters	251	135	54%
329	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA First-Timers	178	53	30%
330	Puerto Rico †	July	ABA Repeaters	359	173	48%
331	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	378	121	32%
332	Virgin Islands	February	ABA First-Timers	6	6	100%
333	Virgin Islands	February	ABA Repeaters	2	0	0%
334	Virgin Islands	July	ABA First-Timers	11	4	36%
335	Virgin Islands	July	ABA Repeaters	1	1	100%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	17	10	59%
337	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	3	1	33%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA Repeaters	5,738	3,395	59%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	ABA First-Timers	8,868	2,996	34%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA Repeaters	32,830	25,994	79%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	ABA First-Timers	6,756	2,216	33%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA Repeaters	38,568	29,389	76%
343	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	ABA First-Timers	15,624	5,212	33%