This article originally appeared in The Bar Examiner print edition, Spring 2023 (Vol. 93, No. 1), pp. 5-6.
February 2024 MBE
February 2024 MBE Examinees: 19,496
Number of February MBE Examinees, 2020–2024
February 2024 MBE Mean Score: 131.8
February MBE Mean Scaled Scores, 2020–2024
First-Time and Repeat February MBE Examinees, 2020–2024
First-time and repeat examinee percentages are an approximation based on NCBE Number and biographic data.
* The first-time and repeat MBE-based test taker information calculated by NCBE is an approximation based on the NCBE Number and biographic data, which has not been used consistently in all jurisdictions across time. Prior to 2022, approximately 10% of examinees were unable to be tracked with certainty by NCBE as either first-time or repeat takers due to a lack of sufficient biographic information. As of 2022, all jurisdictions have provided the necessary information for a sufficient number of administrations to allow for adequate tracking.
† Because information about first-time and repeat test takers is based on whether an examinee has previously taken the MBE, attempts made by examinees who sat for an exam during the July 2020 exam cycle but did not take the full, in-person MBE are not reflected in the determination of status. As a result, it is likely that first-timer values for February 2021 are somewhat inflated and those of repeaters are depressed.
MBE Standard Deviations
|
February |
|
| 2020 | 15.6 |
|
2021 |
16.5 |
|
2022 |
15.4 |
|
2023 |
15.1 |
|
2024 |
15.5 |
MBE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 0 to 200. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 3/19/24.
2023 UBE Statistics
- 8,039 candidates were admitted by transferred UBE score (see chart).
- 45,458 UBE scores were earned, and 10,054 UBE scores were transferred (see chart).
- Minimum passing scores for the UBE ranged from 260 to 272 in the 41 jurisdictions
that administered it, with 270 being the most common score (see chart). - The UBE mean scaled score for February and July was 260.9 and 281.8, respectively (see chart).
March 2024 MPRE
March 2024 MPRE Examinees: 21,029
Number of MPRE Examinees, 2020–2024
The values in this chart reflect valid scores available electronically as of 4/25/24.
March 2024 MPRE Mean Scores: 97.1
(score scale 50–150)
MPRE Mean Scores, 2020–2024
MPRE Standard Deviations
| Year | March | August | November |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| 2022 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 19.3 |
| 2023 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 18.8 |
| 2024 | 19.6 |
MPRE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 50 to 150. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 4/25/24.Comparability of results may be limited due to fluctuations in examinee counts.
NCBE 2024 Annual Bar Admissions Conference
May 2–5, 2024, Chicago, Illinois
The 2024 NCBE Annual Bar Admissions Conference drew 401 attendees representing 56 jurisdictions, including 51 justices from jurisdictions’ highest courts and 103 first-time conference attendees.
Among the attendees were 39 speakers who presented at 18 sessions (3 plenary sessions, and 15 breakout sessions) over the course of the conference.
For coverage of the conference, stay tuned for the Summer issue of the Bar Examiner.
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