Texas A&M System
Texas A&M Law graduates are building a nice foundation for its new law school building.
Texas A&M-Fort Worth School of Law’s bar scores have been noted with pride fit for an Aggie.
The Aggies said on Tuesday that they ranked No. 1 in the state in pass rates among those who took the test in 2023. Moreover, the school’s 94.63% first-time bar pass rate stands as the highest rate in the state for the last decade.
Insert one of those Aggie “Whoops” here.
“I was ecstatic, but not surprised, that the students’ hard work paid off in such an impressive way. They exceeded my expectations,” said John Murphy, instructional professor and director of Academic Support & Bar Passage, in a statement. “We've been working hard to become the leading Texas school in bar success — even while not ‘teaching to the test.’
“That work is bearing fruit and is merely one aspect of the law school's mission to be the best law school in Texas by every metric.”
Since 2020, the law school has been among the top two highest-scoring law schools in Texas for first-time bar pass rates. The law school also produced the highest individual scorer on the bar exam twice in the last four years.
Texas A&M Law’s success on the bar exam, among other factors, has contributed to significant improvements in employment outcomes for graduates. The law school’s Class of 2022 ranked first in the nation for "gold-standard" jobs — with a placement rate of better than 98%.
“The level of commitment our faculty and students show cannot be understated. They have truly raised the bar,” said Robert B. Ahdieh, dean of Texas A&M Law and vice president for Professional Schools & Programs. “We are all thrilled with the outcomes, but these results reflect a bigger story of how our graduates not only gain a high-quality legal education but are also poised to compete with the best across our state and the nation. We look forward to seeing how their success will shape our local and national community.”
Texas A&M-Fort Worth broke ground on a new law school building in June, the first of a planned campus of three buildings scheduled to be erected in southeast downtown.