Pass Rates
Student Standings
California has some of the toughest bar exams (i.e., the California Bar Exam and the First Year Law Students Examination) in the country. St. Francis students and graduates do exceptionally well on these exams, often out-performing students and graduates from other state-accredited law schools.
Our cumulative pass rate on the California General Bar Exam, through the July 2024 exam, is 73.0%.
Our cumulative pass rate on the First Year Law Students Exam, through the June 2021 exam, is 78.16%.
California General Bar Exam
All Takers
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
July 2016 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% |
February 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
July 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
February 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
July 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
February 2019 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
July 2019 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
February 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
October 2020 | 11 | 5 | 45% |
February 2021 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
July 2021 | 9 | 6 | 66.67% |
February 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
July 2022 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
February 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
July 2023 | 7 | 3 | 42% |
February 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
First Timers
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
July 2016 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% |
February 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
July 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
February 2018 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
July 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
February 2019 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
July 2019 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
February 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
October 2020 | 6 | 3 | 50% |
February 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
July 2021 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
February 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
July 2022 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
February 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
July 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
February 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Repeaters
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
July 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
February 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
July 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
February 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
July 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
February 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
July 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
February 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
October 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
February 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
July 2021 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
July 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
February 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
July 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
February 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
First Year Law Students Exam
(Data for the FYLSE is only available through October 2021 as the program is now accredited by the California Bar and students are not required to take the FYLSE.)
All Takers
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
October 2012 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
June 2013 | 3 | 2 | 66.67% |
October 2013 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
June 2014 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
October 2014 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
June 2015 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
October 2015 | 12 | 8 | 66.67% |
June 2016 | 14 | 8 | 57% |
October 2016 | 9 | 6 | 66.67% |
June 2017 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
October 2017 | 10 | 7 | 70% |
June 2018 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
October 2018 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
June 2019 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
October 2019 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
June 2020 | 7 | 4 | 57% |
November 2020 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
June 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
October 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
First Timers
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
October 2012 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
June 2013 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
October 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
June 2014 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
October 2014 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
June 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
October 2015 | 8 | 7 | 87.5% |
June 2016 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
October 2016 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
June 2017 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
June 2018 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
October 2018 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
June 2019 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
October 2019 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
June 2020 | 7 | 4 | 57% |
November 2020 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
June 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
October 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Repeaters
Exam Date | Took | Passed | %Passed |
---|---|---|---|
October 2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
June 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
October 2013 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
June 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
October 2014 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
June 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
October 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
June 2016 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
October 2016 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
June 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
October 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
June 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
October 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
June 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
October 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
June 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
November 2020 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
June 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
October 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
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