Statistics

February 2020 MBE

February 2020 MBE Mean Score: 132.6

This graph shows the February MBE national mean scaled scores from 2016 through 2020. The score declined from 135.0 in 2016 to 134.1 in 2017 and to 132.8 in 2018. It then rose to 134.0 in 2019 before falling again to 132.6 in 2020.

19,122 February 2020 MBE Examinees

This bar graph shows the number of February MBE examinees from 2016 through 2020. The number declined from 23,324 in 2016 to 22,269 in 2017 and to 21,111 in 2018. It then rose slightly to 21,316 in 2019 before falling again to 19,122 in 2020.

March 2020 MPRE

MARCH 2020 MPRE MEAN SCORE: 95.8
(SCORE SCALE 50-150)

17,000 MARCH 2020 MPRE 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.