Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law back in compliance with ABA standard
The Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law is no longer on probation, has returned to compliance and remains an accredited law school, according to a Jan. 26 post on the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar’s website.
“Following consideration of the record in the matter and the law school’s response to the council’s August 2025 decision letter, the council concluded that the information provided by the law school is sufficient to demonstrate compliance with Standard 316,” according to the post.
In August, the council found that the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law’s noncompliance was “sufficiently serious that it raises concerns about the quality of the student learning experience provided.”
The council then placed the school on probation in September for not meeting the bar passage standard requiring at least 75% of a law school’s graduates who take the bar exam to pass it within two years of graduation.
For 2022 graduates—the most recent numbers available—Inter American’s ultimate bar pass rate was 69.18%, according to information provided to the ABA for its Standard 509 Information Report. The school has previously had low bar pass rates: 65.84% in 2021 and 62.11% in 2020, the report shows.
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