We're number one!!

I received this in an email. In three of the last four years, our school was tops in the state when it came to bar passage rates. That says much about the teaching here.

The results of the July Michigan Bar exam were received today. I am very pleased to announce that 25 of 26 members of the Ave Maria School of Law Class of 2006 passed the Michigan Bar, which is a pass rate of 96%. Please join me in congratulating these graduates for their outstanding performance.

Listed below for your review are the results of all Michigan law schools on the July exam. This is the third time in the last four years in which our graduates have earned top honors among Michigan law schools on the Michigan bar exam.

First-Time Takers

Ave Maria School of Law: 96% Pass

Michigan State University: 94% Pass

University of Michigan: 93% Pass

Wayne State University: 93% Pass

University of Detroit Mercy: 92% Pass

Thomas M. Cooley: 80% Pass

All First-Time Takers in State: 91% Pass