Bar Exam Pass Rates


Percentage of our graduates who passed the Kansas Bar examination on their first attempt in July 2008. Our passage rate was significantly higher than the state average of 89%.

The first-time bar passage rate for graduates taking the Iowa Bar exam in July was 100%.

Washburn Law faculty take an active role in preparing students for the bar exam:

  First-Time
WU Takers
All WU
Takers
Overall
Pass Rate
July 2008      
Kansas 92.3% 91.5% 86.0%
Missouri 83.3% 75.8% 90.7%
February 2008      
Kansas 81.5% 77.8% 87.0%
Missouri 94.4% 81.0% 76.7%
July 2007      
Kansas 92.2% 89.2% 88.0%
Missouri 90.9% 83.3% 88.6%