Bar Passage

Typically, a William & Mary graduating class enjoys a strong pass rate for all bar exams taken in a year. Students generally take exams in more than 25 jurisdictions annually.  William & Mary fared very well on 2021 bar exams across the country, achieving an overall bar passage rate of 93.82% in 27 jurisdictions and 100% bar passage rate in many jurisdictions. 

The pass rates for first-time exam takers where five or more students from the Class of 2021 sat for the exam were:

VA
NC
DC
NY
MD
DE 
MA
93%    100%    100%    95%      90%    100%    100%

More information regarding taking the bar exam is found in the How to... section.