Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: (It s Not Just About New York and California)

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1 Year Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: (It s Not Just About New York and California) Excerpts from National Conference of Bar Examiners, Bar Admission Statistics , Prepared by Laurel Terry (LTerry@psu.edu) April 30, 2013 * Total Taking Total Passing Pass Rate Percent Taking (excluding NY & CA) Passing (excluding NY & CA) Pass Rate Percent (excluding NY & CA) Number of States in which foreigneducated candidates took a Bar Exam The number of states in which foreign-educated applicants sat for a bar exam grew more than 50 between 1992 and 2012 [19 29] In the last ten years ( ), in states other than New York and California, the number of foreign-educated applicants more than tripled [ ]. * This is an Updated and Corrected Version of what was included as Appendix B in the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Report of the Special Committee on International Issues (July 15, 2009) and Item #2 of Laurel Terry s Supporting Materials for the presentation entitled Globalization Comes to Main Street: U.S. Impact of Global Regulatory Trends at the National Conference of Bar Examiners meeting held April 20, 2012 in Savannah. For the years and , California reported 0 foreign-educated applicants. Foreigneducated applicants may have been included in California s Non-ABA-Approved-Law School columns.

2 2012 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School a Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California 9,178 b,c 5,578 b,c 61 2,041 b,c 395 b,c Colorado 1,439 1, Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida 4,713 3, Georgia 1,804 1, Hawaii Idaho Illinois 3,484 2, Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 1, Maine Maryland 2,157 1, Massachusetts 2,632 2, Michigan 1, Minnesota Mississippi Missouri 1, a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (1,011 taking, 555 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (72 taking, 12 passing) are not included in either the ABAapproved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2013

3 Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School a Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 4,674 3, New Mexico New York 11,038 8, ,675 1, North Carolina 1,666 1, North Dakota Ohio 1,599 1, Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 2,737 2, Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 3,964 2, Utah Vermont Virginia 2,003 1, Washington 1, West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam N. Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico 1, Virgin Islands TOTALS 72,747 51, , ,916 1, a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school Statistics 11

4 2011 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School a Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California 8,874 b,c 5,423 b,c 61 2,210 b,c 377 b,c Colorado 1,421 1, Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida 4,577 3, Georgia 1,561 1, Hawaii Idaho Illinois 3,337 2, Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 1, Maine Maryland 2,044 1, Massachusetts 2,378 1, Michigan 1,346 1, Minnesota Mississippi Missouri a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (910 taking, 548 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (57 taking, 6 passing) are not included in either the ABAapproved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2012

5 Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School a Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 4,639 3, New Mexico New York 10,611 8, ,427 1, North Carolina 1,493 1, North Dakota Ohio 1,560 1, Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 2,798 2, Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 3,862 3, Utah Vermont Virginia 1,975 1, Washington 1, West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam N. Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico 1, Virgin Islands TOTALS 70,382 52, , ,620 1, a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school Statistics 11

6 2010 Statistics a Outside the USA Jurisdiction Alabama California 8,692 b,c b,c 60 2,337 b,c b,c Colorado 1, Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida 3, Georgia 1, Hawaii , Kansas , Maine Maryland 1,957 1, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 1, Minnesota Missouri Montana a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (962 taking, 539 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (66 taking, 9 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2011

7 continued a Outside the USA Jurisdiction New Jersey 3, New Mexico , , North Carolina Ohio 1,595 1, Oregon ,632 1, South Carolina Tennessee Texas 3, Utah Vermont Virginia 2, Washington 1, West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam , ,710 51,252 3, ,761 1, a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school Statistics 11

8 2009 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School c Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California 8,732 a,b 5,280 a,b 60 2,330 a,b 382 a,b Colorado 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware District of Columbia Florida 4,077 2, Georgia 1,565 1, Hawaii Idaho Illinois 3,641 3, Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 1, Maine Maryland 1,836 1, Massachusetts 2,356 1, Michigan 1,256 1, Minnesota 1, Mississippi Missouri 1, Montana Nebraska a California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (924 taking, 477 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. b Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (24 taking, 2 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-aba-approved categories. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, February 2010

9 Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School c Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 3,942 3, New Mexico New York 10,544 8, ,526 1, North Carolina 1,541 1, North Dakota Ohio 1,551 1, Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 2,553 1, Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 3,874 3, Utah Vermont Virginia 1,943 1, Washington 1, West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam N. Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands TOTALS 68,887 50, , ,723 1, c See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school Statistics 11

10 2008 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2008 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama Alaska Arizona 1, Arkansas California 9,161 a 5,913 a 65 2,393 a,b 488 a,b Colorado 1,376 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware District of Columbia Florida 4,175 2, Georgia 1,760 1, Hawaii Idaho Illinois 3,804 3, Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 1, Maine Maryland 1,890 1, Massachusetts 2,366 2, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Mississippi Missouri 1, Montana Nebraska a California does not recognize attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (1,021 taking, 612 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. b California s non-aba-approved law school applicants include 67 applicants taking and 8 applicants passing who did not earn J.D. degrees. These applicants were admitted under California s four-year qualification rule, which allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, May 2009

11 Persons Taking and Passing the 2008 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Law School Non-ABA-Approved Law School Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 4,076 3, New Mexico New York 10,355 8, ,386 1, North Carolina 1,496 1, North Dakota Ohio 1,617 1, Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 2,563 1, Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 3,785 2, Utah Vermont Virginia 1,912 1, Washington 1,412 1, West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam N. Mariana Islands Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands TOTALS 70,172 53, , ,427 2, Statistics 11

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