THE Ateneo de Davao University Law School (AdDU LS) ranked first among the 46 qualified Legal Education Institutions (LEIs), according to the Legal Education Board’s (LEB) Comprehensive Bar Performance Analysis.
The AdDU Law School was placed first with 88.9 percent based on its overall performance in the Bar examination from 2013 to 2024. It was then followed by the University of the Philippines College of Law with 88.74 percent, Ateneo de Manila University with 87.70 percent, San Beda University with 84.54 percent, and in fifth was the University of San Carlos-Cebu City with 83.64 percent.
University of Santo Tomas placed sixth with 80.09 percent; the University of Cebu with 71.14 percent, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan with 70.097 percent, St. Louis University-Baguio City with 70.76 percent; and in tenth place is the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with a rate of 70.46 percent.
“Congratulations to Dean Manny P. Quibod and the Ateneo de Davao University Law School, as well as our incredible faculty and staff on this momentous achievement!” AdDU wrote in their Facebook post on June 20, 2025.
AdDU also placed first with a rating of 90.50 percent out of the 59 qualified LEIs from 2015 to 2019.
In terms of subjects, AdDU Law School placed first in labor law and social legislation with 76.68 percent, first in civil law with 66.91 percent, second in taxation law with 60.50 percent, second in criminal law with 71.43 percent, second in legal ethics & practical exercises with 84.51 percent, third in remedial law with 61.35 percent, fourth in political and international law with 65.23 percent, fifth in Mercantile law with 68.66 percent.
The LEB Bar Performance Analysis is a data-driven examination of the LEIs in the Philippines and focuses on the comparative study of pre-pandemic and post-pandemic performance trends in order to assess the impact of pandemic-related adjustments on the results of the Bar Exam.
Under the analysis, LEIs are ranked based on the institutional average passing rates (IAPR). Through Republic Act No. 7662, otherwise known as the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993, the LED was created to “reform and uplift” the standard legal education in the Philippines. RGP