The University of Miami School of Law had the top passage rate for February's Florida Bar exam, edging out the usually dominant Florida International University.

Of 36 UM law graduates who sat for the bar in February, 29 passed, or 80.6 percent. FIU's College of Law, which had topped the list for three bar exams in a row, had a passage rate of 78.9 percent.

University of Florida Levin College of Law came in third with a 66.7 percent passage rate, followed by Florida State University College of Law at 59.1 percent and Ave Maria School of Law with 57.9 percent.