UBALT LAW GRADUATES ACHIEVE 90% FIRST-TIME PASS RATE ON MARYLAND'S FIRST NEXTGEN BAR EXAM

BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 13 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:

Pass rate rose 18% from July 2025, marking strongest performance relative to the statewide average since 2011.

University of Baltimore School of Law graduates achieved a 90% first-time pass rate on the July 2026 Maryland bar examination, exceeding both the statewide and national first-time pass rates as Maryland administered the new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam for the first time.

According to results released October 9, 148 of 165 (90%) UBalt Law J.D. graduates taking the exam for the first time passed, compared with 85% statewide and 85% nationally among NextGen jurisdictions reporting results.

The results also demonstrated progress among graduates ...