Exam Pass Rates

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New Jersey bar exam pass rate

40%First-time bar pass rate

40% of first-time takers passed the February 2026 New Jersey bar exam, per NCBE. July 2026 results were not yet posted.1

The details

All takers
30% overall pass rate for all 405 examinees, February 2026.1
Exam
February 20261

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

NCBE showed no July 2026 New Jersey results as of October 30, 2026. February 2026 results were released May 15.

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.