FAMU’s July first-try bar passage rate slightly up

The FAMU College of Law's first-try bar passage rate rose between July 2010 and July 2011. The school’s first-try test takers posted a 65.3 percent passage rate on the most recent exam, up from 62.5 percent one year ago.

Many FAMU law students take the bar exam two to three times before passing. The law school’s overall passage rate is close to 80 percent. A 75 percent overall bar passage rate meets the requirements of the American Bar Association.