33 UBE* Jurisdictions
27 jurisdictions currently administer the UBE. 6 jurisdictions will begin administering the UBE at a future administration (Massachusetts, July 2018; North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, February 2019; Illinois, July 2019; and Maryland, to be determined).
*The Uniform Bar Examination results in a portable score that can be used to apply for admission in other UBE jurisdictions. For the most current list of UBE jurisdictions, visit: http://www.ncbex.org/exams/ube/
Number of UBE Scores Earned by Year
Number of UBE Scores Earned and Transferred
2018 Annual Bar Admissions Conference
April 19–22, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 2018 NCBE Annual Bar Admissions Conference drew 366 attendees representing 54 jurisdictions, including 33 state Supreme Court justices and 96 first-time conference attendees. Among the attendees were 51 speakers who presented at 22 sessions over the course of the conference.
February 2018 MBE
21,111 February 2018 MBE Examinees
Number of MBE Examinees 2016–2018
February 2018 MBE Mean Score 132.8
MBE Mean Score 2016–2018
Standard Deviations
| February | July | |
| 2016 | 15.0 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 14.7 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 16.0 | — |
MBE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 0 to 200. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 6/22/18.
March 2018 MPRE
20,346 March 2018 MPRE Examinees
Number of MPRE Examinees 2016–2018
March 2018 MPRE Mean Score 94.7
MPRE Mean Score 2016–2018
Standard Deviations
| March | August | November | |
| 2016 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.3 |
| 2017 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | 17.9 | — | — |
MPRE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 50 to 150. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 6/22/18 on both standard and alternative forms of the MPRE.
