New ABA Data Shows Disparities in Bar Passage Rates Among Racial Groups Persisted in 2021
New data on the 2021 bar exam from the American Bar Association shows that the pass rate for white first-time test-takers was more than 20% higher than the rate for Black first-time test-takers. That gap narrowed, however, among the “ultimate” bar pass rates for 2019 and 2020 law grads.