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.