wjevo LIST: Top-performing law schools in 2024 Bar exams
MANILAwjevo, Philippines — The Ateneo de Manila University emerged as the country's top-performing law school in the 2024 Bar Examinations, leading both the first-time takers and overall performance categories among schools with over 100 examinees, the Supreme Court announced Friday, December 13.
The Supreme Court recognized outstanding law schools across four size-based classifications in two categories: first-time takers and overall performance (including repeaters). This classification system aims to provide a fair comparison among institutions based on their number of examinees.
Among schools with more than 100 first-time examinees, Ateneo posted a 96.36% passing rate, with 159 out of 165 candidates succeeding. It was followed by the University of the Philippines (93.09%), San Beda University (91.54%), the University of Santo Tomas - Manila (88.72%), and the University of San Carlos (85.45%) in Cebu.
In the overall category for large schools, Ateneo maintained its dominance with a 96.02% passing rate (169 out of 176 examinees), while UP placed second with 90.51% (229 out of 253 examinees).
new casino games freeFor schools with more than 100 test-takers, the complete rankings are:
Ateneo de Manila University (96.02%, 169/176) University of the Philippines (90.51%, 229/253) San Beda University (89.73%, 131/146) University of Santo Tomas - Manila (80.35%, 139/173) University of San Carlos (79.05%, 117/148)For schools with 51-100 examinees:
Ateneo de Davao University (94.55%, 52/55) Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (83.58%, 56/67) Polytechnic University of the Philippines (75.95%, 60/79) Saint Louis University (74.60%, 47/63) University of Cebu (74.32%, 55/74)For schools with 11-50 examinees:
West Visayas State University (92.31%, 12/13) University of Makati (90.91%, 20/22) University of Asia and the Pacific (87.50%, 21/24) Angeles University Foundation School of Law (84.38%, 27/32) Notre Dame of Marbel University (78.57%, 11/14)For schools with 1-10 examinees:
North Eastern Mindanao State University (100%, 4/4), Saint Columban College (100%, 5/5) and Our Lady of Mercy College (100%, 1/1) Mariano Marcos State University (90%, 9/10) Batangas State University (71.43%, 5/7) Manila Adventist College (44.44%, 4/9) Tomas Claudio College (40%, 4/10) and St. Mary's College of Tagum, Inc. (40%, 2/5)Out of 142 law schools that participated in the 2024 Bar Examinations, 130 produced successful examinees.
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The Supreme Court announced that 3,962 test-takers successfully hurdled the 2024 Bar Examinations, representing a 37.84% passing rate.
University of the Philippines' Kyle Christian Gorrero Tutor emerged as the bar topnotcher this year with an average score of 85.77%. wjevo