Bar Exam Winners

Law schools ranked by bar exam performance in relation to incoming LSAT scores

Law School name	Bar Pass 2009	Avg State 2009	Bar Pass 2010	State Bar Pass 2010	LSAT	Bar pass ratio	Studentized Deviation
Louisiana State University	89.2	73.7	81	67.3	155	121%	1.77
Campbell University	90.8	76.8	95.3	82.6	154	117%	1.62
Stanford University Law School	94.2	76.5	97.4	81.4	167	121%	1.54
Wake Forest University	93.5	78.7	97.5	83.4	160	118%	1.49
University of California, Berkeley	91.6	73.2	87.7	78.1	162	119%	1.49
University of Southern California	90.8	73.2	89.6	78.1	166	119%	1.46
North Carolina Central University	81.6	77.3	82.5	83.1	143	102%	1.44
Widener University – Penn.	93.1	85.7	91.2	86.5	148	107%	1.4
University of Washington	87.5	74.4	84.7	74.4	160	116%	1.39
Nova Southeastern University	83.9	77.8	84.1	80.8	148	106%	1.35
University of Wyoming	90.9	80.1	75.8	73.3	151	108%	1.34
Willamette University School of Law	86.7	76.9	84.9	78.2	154	111%	1.33
Wayne State University Law School	89.4	86.9	95.9	82.1	153	110%	1.33
Marquette University Law School	100	90.8	100	91.8	154	110%	1.28
University of Arizona	92.9	79.8	91.5	82.5	161	114%	1.28
Faulkner University	89.6	86.4	93.4	89	148	104%	1.27
George Washington University	94	80.8	95.2	85.3	162	114%	1.27
University of California – Los Angeles	85.3	73.2	88.5	78.1	165	115%	1.26
Florida Coastal School of Law	78.8	77.8	83	80.8	146	102%	1.26
California Western School of Law	77.9	73.7	84.2	78.1	151	107%	1.26
University of North Carolina	89.8	77.6	89.8	82.6	159	112%	1.25
Duquesne University	87.7	85.7	95.7	86.7	151	106%	1.24
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles	82.9	73.2	85.5	78.1	158	111%	1.24
University of Virginia School of Law	94.3	82.3	98.1	85.3	166	115%	1.24
University of South Carolina School of Law	85.3	78.2	91	81.8	156	110%	1.24
Yale Law School	96.4	82.5	97.2	85.1	171	116%	1.24
Indiana University –Bloomington	94.6	84.8	93.9	86.7	156	110%	1.23
Florida International University	81.8	78.1	88	80.8	152	107%	1.22
Liberty University School of Law	75	79.5	94.7	84.6	148	103%	1.22
Capital University Law School	88	86	94.8	88.1	150	105%	1.22
University of South Dakota	96.9	89.9	94.9	95.2	149	104%	1.2
George Mason University	88.1	77.2	88.5	82.7	158	111%	1.2
University of San Francisco	78.3	73.2	86	78.1	155	109%	1.2
University of Arkansas School of Law	85	74.2	82	82.5	153	107%	1.19
William and Mary Law School	91.6	80.4	90.9	83.6	160	111%	1.19
University of California, Davis	88	73.2	79.9	78.1	160	111%	1.19
Pepperdine University	80	73.2	87.2	78.1	159	111%	1.17
University of Alabama	96.6	86.5	97.2	89	159	110%	1.17
University of Mississippi	91.1	84.9	90	88.1	151	105%	1.16
University of Memphis	88.2	82.4	93.1	88.1	153	106%	1.16
Vanderbilt University Law School	96.9	85.3	96.7	86.8	165	112%	1.15
Texas Tech University	93.4	85.5	86.6	84.5	153	106%	1.14
Seton Hall University School of Law	90.2	83.6	90.4	84.7	155	107%	1.14
Inter-American University	41.3	50.3	47.9	54.2	135	85%	1.14
University of Wisconsin Law School	100	90.8	99.3	91.8	158	109%	1.14
University of Miami School of Law	82.5	79.6	90.5	80.8	156	108%	1.13
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	80.2	73	81.5	76.9	156	108%	1.13
University of Georgia School of Law	95.1	85.8	98.9	88.8	162	111%	1.13
Mississippi College School of Law	79.8	85.3	94.3	88.2	147	100%	1.13
Southern Methodist University	89.5	85.5	93.7	84.5	156	108%	1.13
University of California – Hastings	84.9	73.2	81.1	78.1	160	110%	1.12
University of Colorado Law School	92.9	85.7	93.3	83.3	161	110%	1.11
South Texas College of Law	86.8	85.5	89.2	84.5	151	104%	1.11
Phoenix School of Law	69.1	80.1	96.9	84	148	101%	1.11
University of Florida	85.7	77.8	88.7	81.5	160	110%	1.1
University of Toledo College of Law	88.8	86.2	88.8	87.1	150	102%	1.1
Villanova University School of Law	93.8	85.4	93.1	86.4	159	109%	1.09
Baylor University School of Law	95	85.5	93	85	162	110%	1.09
University of Nebraska	90.9	86.9	92.9	88.6	153	105%	1.09
Duke University School of Law	94.2	81.8	93	85.8	168	112%	1.08
University of Pennsylvania	95.7	86.1	98.3	88.2	166	111%	1.08
Creighton University School of Law	91.4	88.4	89.5	87.5	151	103%	1.08
University of Richmond	82.7	77.1	90.6	82.7	159	108%	1.07
University of Akron	89.7	86	90.7	88.1	152	104%	1.07
Florida State University	86.5	77.8	86.9	80.8	161	109%	1.07
Samford University	92.4	86.5	94.2	92.3	153	104%	1.07
Quinnipiac University	89.7	85.6	93.1	88.3	154	105%	1.07
Michigan State University	93.5	87.6	84.2	83.9	152	104%	1.07
Mercer University	87.3	86.3	95.8	89.3	153	104%	1.07
University of Maryland	85.1	78.2	90.1	85.5	157	107%	1.06
University of Oregon School of Law	82.5	76.9	83.8	78.5	157	107%	1.06
Harvard Law School	98.2	85.4	97.3	89.7	171	112%	1.06
University of Oklahoma	95.1	86.8	96.3	92.8	157	107%	1.05
Southern Illinois University	90.8	91	95.4	91.1	151	102%	1.05
Chicago-Kent College of Law	95.2	90.9	96.3	90.9	155	105%	1.04
University of Missouri â Kansas City School of Law	94.7	91.8	97.6	92.3	154	104%	1.04
University of North Dakota	85.3	87	87.3	87	148	99%	1.03
University of Baltimore	81.9	78.2	84.7	85.5	151	102%	1.03
University of Houston Law Center	91.3	85.5	91.3	84.5	159	107%	1.03
Roger Williams University	88.4	83.4	81.3	86.6	149	100%	1.02
Georgia State University	94.1	86.3	94.2	89.3	159	107%	1.02
Hamline University School of Law	88.8	89.6	91.6	91.2	149	100%	1.02
Georgetown University Law Center	91	81.4	93.7	85.9	168	110%	1.02
New York University School of Law	96.9	86.5	97.2	89	169	111%	1.02
Saint Louis University	95.2	91.7	94.2	92.3	153	103%	1
Temple University	95.1	85.7	89.1	86.7	159	107%	1
Notre Dame Law School	87.6	83.8	96.3	86.2	162	108%	0.99
University of New Mexico	94.8	90.6	92.1	91.6	153	103%	0.99
Cornell Law School	90.5	84.5	99.2	89	166	109%	0.99
Santa Clara University	81.5	73.2	78.5	78.1	158	106%	0.98
University of Pittsburgh	91.9	85.7	90.6	86.7	158	106%	0.98
University of the Pacific	77.4	73.2	79.8	78.1	155	104%	0.98
Seattle University School of Law	75.6	74.4	79	74.4	155	104%	0.98
University of Tennessee	88.5	82.4	89.7	88.1	156	105%	0.98
Columbia University School of Law	96.1	86.5	96.7	89	170	110%	0.98
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School	82.7	86.3	88.7	88.6	148	98%	0.98
Widener University – Delaware	85.9	85.7	86.1	86.7	150	100%	0.97
Northeastern University	95.1	89.8	93.7	92.3	155	104%	0.97
University of Tulsa	88.2	86.6	92.3	91.4	152	101%	0.97
St. Mary’s University School of Law	83.6	85.5	87.2	84.5	151	100%	0.96
Arizona State University	83.3	79.8	89.5	84	158	106%	0.96
Stetson University College of Law	81.1	77.8	82	80.8	154	103%	0.96
University of Minnesota Law School	92.1	87.4	96.2	90.8	159	106%	0.95
University of Kentucky	82.6	85.9	93.7	83.1	157	104%	0.94
Ohio State University	94.4	86.1	90.3	88.1	160	106%	0.94
St. John’s University School of Law	91.3	86.5	90.6	89	156	104%	0.94
University of Michigan	94.4	84.6	92.1	86.9	168	109%	0.94
University of Texas School of Law	93	84.4	88.9	84.5	164	108%	0.94
Drake University Law School	95.7	92.9	90.3	90.4	153	101%	0.93
Boston University School of Law	96.3	88.5	95.8	90.8	163	107%	0.93
Indiana University â Indianapolis	82.7	82.7	83.8	84.4	151	100%	0.93
University of Louisville	85.6	85.9	88	83.1	155	103%	0.92
University of Dayton	80.6	86.1	91.6	88.3	150	99%	0.92
Brigham Young University	88.8	84.2	91.2	85.6	161	106%	0.91
University of Montana	94	88.6	88.1	92.5	153	101%	0.9
University of Connecticut	88.9	85.9	92.3	88.3	158	104%	0.9
American University	84.1	80.8	88.8	85.5	158	104%	0.89
St. Thomas University	73.6	77.8	79	80.8	148	96%	0.89
University of Iowa College of Law	93.3	89.6	93.1	89.7	158	104%	0.89
Chapman University School of Law	77.6	73.2	76.6	78.3	155	102%	0.89
University of Maine School of Law	82.4	82.5	91.5	90.7	153	100%	0.88
University of Chicago Law School	91.5	86	95.2	87.6	168	108%	0.88
Loyola University Chicago	93.1	90.9	94.3	90.9	157	103%	0.88
University of Hawaii	88.2	85.9	86.5	88.5	153	100%	0.87
Loyola University New Orleans	70.2	73.7	67.4	67.3	150	98%	0.87
Suffolk University Law School	88.1	89.8	92.8	92.3	152	99%	0.87
University of Idaho College of Law	83.7	83.2	77.2	80.2	151	98%	0.87
Texas Wesleyan University	89.6	85.5	77.8	84.5	151	98%	0.87
Northern Kentucky University	85.7	86	84.6	85.9	152	99%	0.86
Whittier Law School	65.6	74	82.6	78.1	150	97%	0.85
Appalachian School of Law	74.6	80.8	79.4	84.2	146	93%	0.85
Cleveland State University	83.1	86.2	90.3	88.1	153	99%	0.84
Lewis & Clark Law School	78.5	76.9	80.5	78.6	157	102%	0.84
New England Law \| Boston	85.8	89.4	91.5	91.9	151	98%	0.84
Regent University School of Law	76.2	78.7	81.7	84.4	150	97%	0.84
University of St. Thomas, Minn.	90.9	89.6	89.8	91.2	154	100%	0.83
Northern Illinois University	79.7	90.9	96.1	90.9	150	97%	0.83
University of Detroit Mercy	85.3	86.8	71.4	82.1	146	93%	0.82
Syracuse University College of Law	87.5	86.4	84.8	87.6	153	99%	0.82
Tulane University Law School	80.7	77.9	79.5	76.8	160	104%	0.82
Boston College Law School	95.5	88.6	94	92.3	163	105%	0.82
Fordham University School of Law	89.8	86.5	94.1	89	163	105%	0.82
Ohio Northern University	79.2	86	85.1	86	149	96%	0.82
University of San Diego	76.5	74.2	80.7	78.5	159	103%	0.82
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law	89.5	86.5	92	89	160	103%	0.82
Emory University School of Law	91.8	86.3	93.5	89.3	166	106%	0.81
Washburn University School of Law	86.7	87.1	88	89.8	153	99%	0.81
Washington and Lee University	85.4	80.8	85.6	84.4	161	104%	0.8
West Virginia University	80.6	81.5	75.5	80	151	97%	0.79
New York Law School	81.1	86.5	91.3	89	153	98%	0.78
William Mitchell College of Law	85.7	89.6	90.3	91.1	152	97%	0.78
Washington University	91.7	88.5	91.2	88.5	162	103%	0.77
DePaul University College of Law	92.4	90.9	89.1	90.9	156	100%	0.76
Gonzaga University School of Law	71.2	76.8	79.9	76.9	154	98%	0.75
University of Kansas	79.4	87.3	95.1	89.2	155	99%	0.74
University of Denver	87.7	85.7	80.4	83.3	156	99%	0.74
University of Illinois College of Law	95.5	90.5	91.2	90.8	163	103%	0.73
Northwestern University	90.6	89.2	96	90.3	166	104%	0.73
University of Cincinnati	90.6	86.4	83.6	88	157	100%	0.73
University of Missouri	92.1	91.8	91.9	92.3	157	100%	0.73
Rutgers University – Newark	81.5	83.6	84.5	84.7	155	99%	0.73
University of Utah	89	88.9	86.5	87.3	157	100%	0.72
John Marshall Law School	85.1	90.9	87.9	90.9	151	95%	0.72
Oklahoma City University	83.7	86.5	81.4	91	149	93%	0.71
Pace University School of Law	84.3	86.5	83.3	89	152	96%	0.7
Charleston School of Law	77.5	78.2	73.5	81.8	151	94%	0.68
Barry University	70.5	77.8	76.5	80.8	149	93%	0.68
Catholic University of America	77.4	79.3	84.1	85.3	156	98%	0.68
Brooklyn Law School	88	86.5	89.1	89	162	101%	0.66
Valparaiso University School of Law	77.1	85.5	77.7	86.6	147	90%	0.65
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	77.4	86.3	70.6	84.5	144	87%	0.65
Rutgers-Camden	80	83.6	84.5	84.7	157	98%	0.63
City University of New York	80.4	86.5	84.1	89	152	94%	0.61
Albany Law School	82.9	86.5	81.5	88.9	152	94%	0.61
Ave Maria School of Law	70	83.6	77.2	83.7	147	88%	0.56
Case Western Reserve University	77.5	85.2	89	88	157	96%	0.55
Pennsylvania State University	82.4	85.5	80.9	86.1	157	95%	0.51
University of the District of Columbia	60.9	76.9	80	82.1	149	88%	0.48
Vermont Law School	64.3	81	90.4	86.9	153	92%	0.48
Golden Gate University	64.2	73.2	71.6	78.1	151	90%	0.46
Touro College	75.8	86.5	77.4	88.6	149	87%	0.44
Hofstra University School of Law	76.5	86.5	86.5	89	156	93%	0.43
Western New England College	82.3	87.9	75.6	89.8	151	89%	0.43
University at Buffalo Law School	79.3	86.5	81.2	89	155	91%	0.4
Southwestern Law School	61.2	73.2	69.7	78.1	152	86%	0.28
Florida A&M University	52.5	77.8	65.7	80.8	144	74%	0.08
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	48.2	74.6	75.1	79.8	149	79%	0.07
Texas Southern University	67.9	85.5	59.6	84.5	145	75%	0.05
Western State University	51.1	73.9	67.3	78.2	148	78%	0.03
Howard University School of Law	63.8	80.7	63.8	85.7	151	77%	-0.14
University of La Verne	34.7	74.3	60.6	78.7	150	62%	-0.79