This article originally appeared in The Bar Examiner print edition, Summer 2026 (Vol. 95, No. 2), p. 5.

March 2026 MPRE

March 2026 MPRE Examinees: 19,651

Number of MPRE Examinees, 2022–2026

Number of MPRE examinees, 2022–2025, split between March, August, and November subtotals. 2022: 19,206 (March), 18,219 (August), 19,584 (November); 2023: 20,184 (March), 19,005 (August), 21,275 (November); 2024: 21,029 (March), 18,094 (August),19,736 (November); 2025: 20,239 (March), 20,109 (August), 20,606 (November);: 2026: 19,651 (March).

March 2026 MPRE Mean Score: 97.4

MPRE Mean Scaled Scores, 2022–2026

MPRE mean scores, 2021–2025, split between exam administrations. 2021: 99.0 (March), 96.2 (August), 97.5 (November); 2022: 95.6 (March), 96.0 (August), 97.2 (November); 2023: 94.9 (March), 96.9 (August), 98.0 (November/October); 2024: 97.1 (March), 97.0 (August), 95.6 (November); 2025: 93.9 (March)

MPRE Standard Deviations

Year March August November
2022 18.6 18.5 19.3
2023 19.2 19.7 18.8
2024 19.6 18.6 18.6
2025 19.2 18.3 18.4
2026 18.6    

MPRE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 50 to 150. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 4/23/26.Comparability of results may be limited due to fluctuations in examinee counts.

2026 Annual Bar Admissions Conference

April 30–May 3, 2026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Graphics alt text: icons representing stats listed in paragraph text: The 2026 NCBE Annual Bar Admissions Conference drew 360 attendees representing all 58 US jurisdictions, including 58 justices from jurisdictions’ highest courts and 82 first-time conference attendees.

Among the attendees were 41 speakers who presented at 18 sessions (3 plenary sessions and 15 breakout sessions) over the course of the conference.The 2026 NCBE Annual Bar Admissions Conference drew 360 attendees representing 55 US jurisdictions, including 58 justices from jurisdictions’ highest courts and 82 first-time conference attendees.

Among the attendees were 41 speakers who presented at 18 sessions (3 plenary sessions and 15 breakout sessions) over the course of the conference.

For details about the conference sessions and speakers, click here.

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