Law School

New York Bar Exam Pass Rates
For First-Time Takers
From New York State Law Schools*
(Pass rates are generally lower, and sometimes much lower, for all candidates)

Law School	July 2002	July 2001	July 2000	July 1999	July 1998
1. Cornell	97	96	94	91	94
1. NYU	97	96	94	94	97
3. Columbia	94	94	92	92	92
4. Fordham	89	93	85	86	89
5. Cardozo	83	86	75	74	80
5. St. John's	83	82	78	78	81
7. Brooklyn	80	82	74	78	85
8. Hofstra	79	77	63	74	80
9. Albany	77	77	75	76	81
NY State Average	76	79	75	75	78
10. Buffalo	73	71	73	73	75
11. NYLS	72	72	72	58	70
12. Pace	71	69	67	67	73
13. Syracuse	70	72	58	65	75
14. Touro	58	62	69	62	63
15. CUNY	50	69	74	64	65

*These pass rates are NOT official.
They were supplied by the law schools themselves and were published in the New York Law Journal.