The new stats are out for first time takers of the July 2017 exam. The California ABA school average for first time takers was 70%:
| Rank | School | Passing percent |
| 1 | Stanford | 96% |
| 2 | UC Berkeley | 89% |
| 3 | UCLA | 88% |
| 3 | USC | 88% |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 83% |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 79% |
| 6 | UC Davis | 79% |
| 8 | San Diego | 78% |
| 9 | Loyola | 73% |
| 10 | Cal Western | 65% |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 65% |
| 12 | Chapman | 64% |
| 13 | McGeorge | 62% |
| 14 | Hastings | 61% |
| 15 | Southwestern | 57% |
| 16 | Western State | 56% |
| 17 | San Francisco | 54% |
| 18 | Golden Gate | 51% |
| 19 | La Verne | 41% |
| 20 | Whittier | 38% |
| 21 | Thomas Jefferson | 30% |