Regent Law Achieves Highest First-Time Bar Passage Rate in Virginia for 2024
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (Apr. 15, 2025) – Regent University School of Law is proud to announce that its graduates achieved the highest first-time bar passage rate among all Virginia law schools on the 2024 Virginia Bar Exam.
This distinction reflects Regent Law’s enduring commitment to academic rigor, practical training, and personalized support for every student called to the legal profession.
According to data released by the American Bar Association, Regent Law graduates led the Commonwealth with a first-time bar passage rate of 89.74%, outperforming every other law school in Virginia.
“We are incredibly proud of our students for this extraordinary achievement,” said Brad Lingo, Dean of Regent University School of Law. “This success demonstrates not only the resilience and discipline of our students but also the faithful work and support of our faculty and staff.”
“We’re not just celebrating a number,” added Associate Dean Ernie Walton, “but what that number represents—student success brought about by hard work and a faculty who walked with them every step of the way.”
Regent Law continues to gain national attention for its momentum and outcomes. Just last week, the school ranked 94th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–26 Best Law School Rankings, cracking the Top 100 for the first time in school history and earning recognition as the nation’s fastest-rising law school over the past four years.
For more information about Regent University School of Law, visit www.regent.edu/law.
About Regent Law
More than 3,800 Regent Law graduates practice law in all 50 states and over 20 countries, including 38 currently sitting judges. The School of Law ranked 16th nationwide for first-time bar passage in 2023. 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 more than 13,000 students studying on its 70-acre campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and online around the world. 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 Accredited Online College in the United States (Study.com, 2020), the #1 Safest College Campus in Virginia (YourLocalSecurity, 2021), and the #1 Best Online Bachelor’s Program in Virginia for 13 years in a row (U.S. News & World Report, 2025).
To support the Royals Rise capital campaign for campus expansion, visit www.regent.edu/royalsrise.
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