Alumni of the School of Law who sat for the bar exam for the first time this July achieved a pass rate of 86 percent in Oregon and 100 percent pass rates in both Washington and Idaho.
“I’m thrilled that Oregon Law graduates performed well on the recent bar exam and wish to extend congratulations to each of our successful applicants to the bar,” said Marcilynn Burke, Dean and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law. “With the help of faculty, administrators, and staff who invested in our students and supported them right up and through the exam, our graduates worked incredibly hard and outperformed statewide statistics.”
July 2019 and 2018 Bar Pass Results in Oregon
| JULY 2019 | OREGON LAW | STATEWIDE: OREGON |
|---|---|---|
| First-Time Applicants | 86% | 84% |
| All Applicants | 84% | 75% |
| july 2018 | oregon law | STATEWIDE: OREGON |
|---|---|---|
| First-Time Applicants | 83% | 78% |
| All Applicants | 79% | 73% |
July 2019 and 2018 Bar Pass Results in Washington
| JULY 2019 | oregon law | STATEWIDE: washington |
|---|---|---|
| First-Time JD Applicants | 100% | 78.7% |
| All JD Applicants | 87.5% | 73.3% |
| July 2018 | oregon law | STATEWIDE: washington |
|---|---|---|
| First-Time JD Applicants | 100% | 79.1% |
| All JD Applicants | 83.3% | 72.4% |
By School of Law Communications