Exam Pass Rates

All states

Iowa bar exam pass rate

91%First-time bar pass rate

91% of first-time takers passed the July 2026 Iowa bar exam, per the NCBE table last updated October 30, 2026.1

The details

All takers
84% overall pass rate for all 190 examinees, July 2026.1
Exam
July 20261

The sources we read do not say: first-time takers, ultimate pass rate.

Exam type Legacy UBE. Results released September 4. NCBE does not report the number of first-time takers.

Sources

  1. Bar Exam Results by Jurisdiction, National Conference of Bar Examiners, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.