Regent Law Posts 97% First-Time Virginia Bar Passage

October 13, 2025

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (October 13, 2025) – Regent University School of Law achieved a 97.06% first-time bar passage rate on the July 2025 Virginia Bar Exam—the second-highest in the Commonwealth, just behind the University of Virginia and well above the average pass rate of 89% among Virginia law schools. These recent bar results continue Regent Law’s record of strong outcomes and steady growth.

“These results reflect the diligence of our graduates and the steadfast investment of our faculty in preparing students not only for professional excellence but for lives of service to God and neighbor,” said S. Ernie Walton, Interim Dean of Regent Law. “We praise God for this extraordinary outcome and for the opportunity to see our alumni answer His calling on their lives.”

Regent Law’s success builds on its growing national reputation as the fastest-rising law school in the country (U.S. News & World Report, 2022–26), tied for the best law school in the nation for Human Rights Law, and the No. 1 law school for first-time Virginia bar passage last year.

For more information about Regent University School of Law, visit www.regent.edu/law.

About Regent Law

Regent Law equips students to serve as purpose-driven, practice-ready attorneys grounded in timeless legal principles. More than 3,800 alumni practice in all 50 states and over 20 countries, including 38 currently serving as judges. In 2024, Regent ranked #94 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report—the fastest-rising law school in the nation from 2022 to 2026. Regent Law also achieved the highest first-time bar passage rate in Virginia on the 2024 exam and ranked 39th in the nation for first-time bar passage overall. Additional honors include a tie for 2nd in the nation for professor accessibility and 9th for teaching quality according to Princeton Review. It offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in three-year and part-time formats, an online M.A. in Law, an online M.A. in Financial Planning & Law, an on-campus and online LL.M. in Human Rights, an on-campus and online LL.M. in American Legal Studies, and an online B.A. in Law.

About Regent University

Founded in 1977, Regent University is America’s premier Christian university, with over 13,000 students studying on its 100-acre campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and online worldwide. The university offers associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 150 areas of study, including business, communication and the arts, counseling, cybersecurity, divinity, education, government, law, leadership, nursing, healthcare, and psychology. Regent University has been ranked the #1 Best Online Bachelor’s Program In Virginia for 13 years in a row (U.S. News & World Report, 2025) and the #1 Best Christian College in America (Bible College Online, 2025).

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