With 97% Bar Passage Rate, Minnesota Law Once Again Finishes Top in State

Minnesota Law grads once again had the highest bar passage rate in the state, with 97% of first-time test takers passing the Minnesota Bar exam.

This result is significantly above the 88% statewide average passage rate on the exam.

The 2022 results slightly exceed last year’s rate (96%) and are the Law School's second highest pass rate since the introduction of the Uniform Bar Examination in 2014.  

In addition, 100% of Minnesota Law takers on their second or more attempts passed the exam in this administration.

"I know that all of us are deeply committed to the success of our graduates," Dean Garry W. Jenkins said in a message to faculty and staff announcing the highly impressive results. "Other state results are rolling in, and they, too, are extraordinarily strong. Special thanks and appreciation to Kim Ronning, our outstanding Director of Academic and Bar Success, and to all the staff and faculty who supported our students through the bar exam and taught them so well during their years at Minnesota Law. And, of course, congratulations to our many successful exam takers!"