When you finish with law school you can sit back, give a great big sigh of relief, and have a great rest of your life. Right? Wrong! You have to pass the bar exam. The bar is the monster underneath your bed every night from the day you get to law school until, well, until you get your results.
Pass rates vary by state. Some states have reputations for having very difficult exams and some states’ exams are a piece of cake. But looking at the pass rates by state doesn’t give you all of the information you need to know. What if the state has a low pass rate because the law students were low quality? Robert Anderson, an Associate Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, compared average LSAT scores for each state to the pass rate for the state to compile a ranking of states with the most difficult pass rates. In essence, he is comparing quality of the students (as defined by LSATs) to actual pass rates. His computations were a little more complex than that – if you want more information, contact us.
Want to know how afraid you should be?
States With the Most Difficult Bar Exams (most difficult is #1)
Rank State Bar Exam Avg. LSAT
1 California 160.92
2 Arkansas 155.21
3 Washington 158.45
4 Louisiana 154.86
5 Nevada 158.41
6 Virginia 163.10
7 Oregon 159.21
8 West Virginia 153.43
9 Vermont 155.04
10 Maryland 160.40
We kind of play favorites with Connecticut; so here is the ranking for you, our fine friends:
33 out of 48 Connecticut 157.68
And for those of you who get to take the “cupcake” tests. We congratulate you! But we still think you ought to study a little.
States with the Easiest Bar Exams (easiest is #1)
Rank State Bar Exam Avg. LSAT
1 South Dakota 150.00
2 Wisconsin 159.12
3 Nebraska 155.39
4 Iowa 156.56
5 Montana 155.00
6 Wyoming 153.68
7 Michigan 152.00
8 Oklahoma 154.96
9 New Mexico 156.45
10 Missouri 157.56
If you want more details regarding the study (or if your state ranking wasn't shown and you want to know where you stand) just ask! We’ll be happy to share more information with you.
Pass rates vary by state. Some states have reputations for having very difficult exams and some states’ exams are a piece of cake. But looking at the pass rates by state doesn’t give you all of the information you need to know. What if the state has a low pass rate because the law students were low quality? Robert Anderson, an Associate Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, compared average LSAT scores for each state to the pass rate for the state to compile a ranking of states with the most difficult pass rates. In essence, he is comparing quality of the students (as defined by LSATs) to actual pass rates. His computations were a little more complex than that – if you want more information, contact us.
Want to know how afraid you should be?
States With the Most Difficult Bar Exams (most difficult is #1)
Rank State Bar Exam Avg. LSAT
1 California 160.92
2 Arkansas 155.21
3 Washington 158.45
4 Louisiana 154.86
5 Nevada 158.41
6 Virginia 163.10
7 Oregon 159.21
8 West Virginia 153.43
9 Vermont 155.04
10 Maryland 160.40
We kind of play favorites with Connecticut; so here is the ranking for you, our fine friends:
33 out of 48 Connecticut 157.68
And for those of you who get to take the “cupcake” tests. We congratulate you! But we still think you ought to study a little.
States with the Easiest Bar Exams (easiest is #1)
Rank State Bar Exam Avg. LSAT
1 South Dakota 150.00
2 Wisconsin 159.12
3 Nebraska 155.39
4 Iowa 156.56
5 Montana 155.00
6 Wyoming 153.68
7 Michigan 152.00
8 Oklahoma 154.96
9 New Mexico 156.45
10 Missouri 157.56
If you want more details regarding the study (or if your state ranking wasn't shown and you want to know where you stand) just ask! We’ll be happy to share more information with you.
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