This Year's Bar Exam Pass Rates: Seoul National University Leads with 82%, Followed by Korea University and Yonsei University

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] In the 11th Bar Examination, Seoul National University Law School recorded the highest pass rate among law schools nationwide, with a rate in the 82% range.

According to the '11th Bar Examination Law School Statistics' released by the Ministry of Justice on the 10th, 192 candidates took the exam at Seoul National University Law School, and 158 passed. The pass rate was 82.2%, the highest among the 25 law schools nationwide.

Korea University and Yonsei University ranked 2nd and 3rd with pass rates in the 70% range. At Korea University Law School, 156 candidates applied and 120 passed (76.9%), while at Yonsei University Law School, 155 candidates applied and 110 passed (70.9%). Sungkyunkwan University (66.4%), Kyung Hee University (64.4%), Ewha Womans University (63.4%), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (61.6%), and Hanyang University (60.8%) followed with pass rates in the 60% range.

The average pass rate for all candidates was 53.6%, and 12 law schools had pass rates below the average. Wonkwang University had the lowest pass rate among the 25 law schools, with 39 out of 151 candidates passing (25.8%). Other law schools such as Chungbuk National University (31.9%), Jeju National University (33.8%), Kangwon National University (34.8%), Dong-A University (39.4%), and Jeonbuk National University (39.7%) also showed pass rates in the 30% range, indicating that regional law schools were weaker in pass rates compared to metropolitan area law schools.

A total of 3,191 candidates took the 11th Bar Examination held in January, and 1,712 candidates (with a total score of 896.8 points or higher) passed.

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