Nationwide bar exam pass rates are fallingBar Exam Failures Are on the Rise,
Law.com. California's has always been one of the toughest bar examinations to pass. Just 44 percent passed the test in 2004, the latest year that numbers were available from the
National Conference of Bar Examiners. But nationwide, some 28,110 people failed the test in 2004, for a 64 percent pass rate. By comparison, 65 percent passed in 2000 and 70 percent passed in 1995.
What is the reason for a lower pass rate nationwide?
**More desirable states impose tougher standards, for example some "sunbelt" states wanted to make it hard for semi-retired lawyers to move into their states.
**there are more students graduating from unaccredited law schools, especially in California.
**Law schools don't see their job as preparing students for the bar exam.Indeed, the situation has become such a concern that law schools have begun implementing for-credit bar review courses into their curricula.
**Did the law.com article mention anywhere
minority students' taking and failing the exam? NO
Since 1995, the number of people failing the test has ballooned by 28 percent, while the number of law graduates taking the bar exam has increased by 6.4 percent, according to the NCBE. In 2004, some 77,246 people sat for the bar exam, compared to 72,591 in 1995;
Nebraska stats here.
Nebraska State Bar Examination Passing Rates: 1981 and ten year summary (1995-2004) of overall and first time passing
Nebraska 1981 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Overall 89% 90% 90% 86% 84% 88% 81% 82% 76% 79% 77%
First-Time 90% 92% 94% 88% 86% 89% 85% 84% 81% 84% 86%
Statistics for February and July 2004 Nebraska State Bar Examinations
- Feb 33%
- July 83%
- total 77%
- ABA lawschool graduates 77%
- Taking test 1st time feb 55%
- Taking test 1st time jul 88%
- repeating test feb 19%
- repeating test jul 33%
Nationwide bar exam pass rates are fallingBar Exam Failures Are on the Rise, Law.com. California's has always been one of the toughest bar examinations to pass. Just 44 percent passed the test in 2004, the latest year that numbers were available from the National Conference of Bar Examiners. But nationwide, some 28,110 people failed the test in 2004, for a 64 percent pass rate. By comparison, 65 percent passed in 2000 and 70 percent passed in 1995.
What is the reason for a lower pass rate nationwide?
**More desirable states impose tougher standards, for example some "sunbelt" states wanted to make it hard for semi-retired lawyers to move into their states.
**there are more students graduating from unaccredited law schools, especially in California.
**Law schools don't see their job as preparing students for the bar exam.Indeed, the situation has become such a concern that law schools have begun implementing for-credit bar review courses into their curricula.
**Did the law.com article mention anywhere minority students' taking and failing the exam? NO
Since 1995, the number of people failing the test has ballooned by 28 percent, while the number of law graduates taking the bar exam has increased by 6.4 percent, according to the NCBE. In 2004, some 77,246 people sat for the bar exam, compared to 72,591 in 1995; Nebraska stats here.
Nebraska State Bar Examination Passing Rates: 1981 and ten year summary (1995-2004) of overall and first time passing
Nebraska 1981 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Overall 89% 90% 90% 86% 84% 88% 81% 82% 76% 79% 77%
First-Time 90% 92% 94% 88% 86% 89% 85% 84% 81% 84% 86%
Statistics for February and July 2004 Nebraska State Bar Examinations
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