Statistics

July 2020 MBE

July 2020 MBE Mean Score: 146.1

Line graph of July MBE national mean scaled scores, 2016-2020. 2016 = 140.3; 2017 = 141.7; 2018 = 139.5; 2019 = 141.1; 2020 = 146.1. Mean scaled scores for September and October exams also taking place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been determined yet.

5,678 July 2020 MBE Examinees

Bar graph of July MBE national examinee counts, 2016-2020. 2016 = 46,518; 2017 = 46,627; 2018 = 45,274; 2019 = 45,334; 2020 = 5,678. Examinee counts for September and October exams also taking place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been determined yet.

August 2020 MPRE

August 2020 MPRE MEAN SCORE: 98.6
(SCORE SCALE 50-150)

12,688 August 2020 MPRE EXAMINEES

A chart showing the number of MPRE examinees 2016-2020. In March 2016-2020 there were 19,823; 20,260; 20,346; 19,138; and 17,000 examinees. In August 2016-2020 there were 16,480; 17,326; 16,651; 17,066; and 12,688 examinees. In November 2016-2019 there were 19,821; 20,798; 20,580; and 22,165 examinees.

Annual Bar Examination and Admission Statistics

NCBE collects statistics from all U.S. jurisdictions on the February and July administrations of the bar examination and on annual admissions. These statistics, along with national score distributions, examinee counts, and mean scaled scores for the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), and scores earned and transferred by jurisdiction for the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), are published annually in the Spring issue of the Bar Examiner.