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Bar Pass Rate History

History of GSU College of Law
Passage Rates of the Georgia Bar Exam

Note: Table does not reflect changes in the bar exam over the years, such as the introduction of the MBE, which may have impacted GSU's pass rate.


February Exam

July Exam

TestDate

Overall Pass Rate

First-Time Pass Rate

Overall Pass Rate

First-Time Pass Rate

2009

80.6%   /  (25/31)

88.0%   /   (22/25)

 

 

2008

84.8%   /   (28/33)

92.3%   /   (24/26)

92.8%   /   (143/154)

94.5%  /  (138/146)

2007

84.6%    /   (33/39)

89.2%    /   (25/28)

96.3%  /  158/164

96.8%  /  154/159

2006

67.8%  /  (19/28)

73.3%  /  (11/15)

91.3%  /  147/161

93.4%  /  142/152

2005

75.8%  /  (22/29)

85.7%  /  (12/14)

91.5%  /  (152/166)

93.5%  /  (145/155)

2004

72.0%  /  (31/43)

81.8%  /  (27/33)

92.6%  /  (151/163)

93.0%  /  (147/158)

2003

80.9%  /  (34/42)

93.5%  /  (29/31)

89.9%  /  (116/129)

92.6%  /  (114/123)

2002

73.5%  /  (25/34)

83.3%  /  (20/24)

90.0%  /  (118/131)

93.6%  /  (118/126)

2001

78.7%  /  (37/47)

85.2%  /  (29/34)

93.3%  /  (113/121)

93.0%  /  (107/115)

2000

75.5% (37/49)

84.8% (28/33)

91.1% (124/136)

92.3% (121/131)

1999

64.2% (36/56)

70.5% (24/34)

91.6% (132/144)

93.4% (128/137)

1998

71.6% (38/53)

75.6% (28/37)

84.6% (94/111)

88.1% (89/101)

1997

88.5% (31/35)

88.2% (30/34)

84.6% (121/143)

86.8% (119/137)

1996

85.1% (23/27)

87.5% (14/16)

92.5% (125/135)

93.8% (123/131)

1995

71.4% (30/42)

80.0% (28/35)

91.8% (102/111)

95.2% (100/105)

1994

88.2% (60/68)

93.4% (57/61)

93.3% (99/106)

94.0% (95/101)

1993

92.7% (51/55)

96.0% (49/51)

96.2% (104/108)

98% (99/101)

1992

87.5% (42/48)

88.8% (40/45)

93.2% (110/118)

94.6% (106/112)

1991

88.8% (56/63)

92.7% (51/55)

92.5% (111/120)

93.6% (104/111)

1990

79.0% (34/43)

84.2% (32/38)

94.1% (81/86)

97.5% (79/81)

1989

90.6% (39/43)

95.9% (32/33)

90.1% (92/102)

92.1% (92/89)

1988

81.8% (63/77)

89.2% (58/65)

89% (73/82)

95% (63/66)

1987

75.6% (62/82)

83.5% (56/67)

81.3% (74/91)

88.7% (63/71)

1986

65.6% (42/64)

70.3% (38/54)

80.5% (54/67)

19.5% (13/67)

1985

76.1% (16/21)

73.6% (14/19)

91% (21/23)

91% (21/23)

1984

100% (6/6)

100% (6/6)