By contrast, in the last recession, in 1991, the passage rate was 72 percent.

The goal was to find a test that would correlate with first year grades rather than bar passage rates.

Statewide, the average passage rate was 83.8 percent.

The Idaho bar examination passage rate was 81.4 percent for first-time takers in 2009.

This passage rate for first-time takers was the highest among all schools in the state.

In that class, 56 percent of those who took the July 1986 examination passed, while the statewide passage rate was 66 percent.

The passage rate exceeded 60 percent in all but two of the state's 21 counties.

In recent years, graduates of Campbell have maintained up to 100% bar passage rates in many other states.

The graduating class of 2009 achieved an 83% bar passage rate and as of February 15, 2010 nearly 90% were employed.

The examination consists of two written tests followed by one oral test; the overall passage rate is 2.8%.