Florida’s Bar Exam passage rate for first-time test takers fell to 56.3 percent in February 2024, a decline from 71.6 percent in July 2023, with FIU leading with an 82.6 percent pass rate among state law schools.

Florida’s Bar Exam passage rate fell by 15.3 percentage points for the February 2024 testing cycle, reported at 56.3 percent on Monday for first-time test takers, a decrease from 71.6 percent in July 2023.

For the test cycle, conducted between February 27-28 in Tampa, 593 individuals sat for the full Bar examination for the first time. Of these, 334 successfully passed, resulting in a passage rate of 56.3 percent among the first-time test takers.

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