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LIST: Top-performing law schools in 2025 Bar exams
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) maintained its dominance in the 2025 Bar Examinations, topping the rankings for overall performance and first-time candidates among law schools with more than 100 examinees, with an overall passing rate of 96.52% and 98.11% for first-timers.
The University of the Philippines (UP) followed ADMU in the large candidate category, placing second with a 94.63% overall passing rate and 96.83% for first-time takers.
Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) achieved a perfect 100% passing rate in the 51 to 100 examinees category.
The Supreme Court announced that a total of 5,594 out of 11,426 examinees passed the 2025 Bar Exams, resulting in an overall passing rate of 48.98%.
Rankings were categorized by the number of examinees and separated between overall performance and first-time candidates.
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Jhenroniel Rhey Timola Sanchez from the University of the Philippines topped the 2025 Bar Examinations with a score of 92.70%.
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A total of 5,594 law graduates successfully passed the 2025 Bar Examinations, with a 48.98% passing rate.
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Jhenroniel Rhey Timola Sanchez, a UP Law graduate, has topped the 2025 Bar Examinations with a remarkable score of 92.70%.
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