For the fifth year in a row, graduates of Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law have exceeded the California ABA-accredited law school average pass rate on the state’s bar examination.  The Fowler School of Law is one of only seven law schools in the state to have exceeded the state average pass rate in each of the past five years.

The Fowler School of Law’s first-time pass rate was 71.2%, more than two points above the state average pass rate from ABA-accredited law schools, and almost 25 points above the overall state average.  Of 118 Fowler Law alumni applicants, 84 passed. Three repeaters also passed.

“This is an exceptional accomplishment, especially when recognizing the fact that the overall California pass rate, at 46.6%, was the lowest in 29 years,” said Mario Mainero, professor of academic achievement and director of bar services in the Fowler School of Law. “The California ABA-accredited law school pass rate was 68%, and the out-of-state ABA-accredited law school pass rate was 59%, both historical lows.”