This article originally appeared in The Bar Examiner print edition, Summer/Fall 2021 (Vol. 90, Nos. 2-3), pp. 8-9.
July 2021 Bar Exam: In-Person vs. Remote Administrations
To address ongoing concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, NCBE announced on February 2, 2021, that it would again offer jurisdictions the option to administer the bar exam remotely in July 2021.
In-Person Exam
25 jurisdictions decided to administer in-person exams
Remote Exam
30 jurisdictions decided to administer remote exams
July 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction
March & August 2021 MPRE
March MPRE Examinees:18,078 August MPRE Examinees:18,615
March MPRE Mean Score 99.0
August MPRE Mean Score 96.0 (score scale 50–150)
Note: Comparability of results may be limited due to fluctuations in examinee counts.
MPRE Standard Deviations
|
|
March |
August |
November/October |
|
2017 |
17.1 |
18.0 |
17.4 |
|
2018 |
17.9 |
17.8 |
18.2 |
|
2019 |
17.9 |
17.5 |
18.3 |
|
2020 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
18.8 |
|
2021 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
|
MPRE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 50 to 150. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 4/21/21 for the March MPRE and 10/12/21 for the August MPRE.
July 2021 MBE
45,872 July 2021 MBE Examinees
July 2021 MBE Mean Score 140.4
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the July 2020 MBE was administered on three separate dates: July 29, September 10, and October 1. The results shown are for in-person examinees only; approximately 29,000 additional examinees sat for a remotely administered exam using NCBE materials in October 2020. Comparability to other years’ results may be limited due to the lower examinee count.
MBE Standard Deviations
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|
July |
|
2017 |
16.8 |
|
2018 |
16.6 |
|
2019 |
16.9 |
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2020 |
15.8 (July), 15.0 (Sept.), 17.8 (Oct.) |
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2021 |
17.8 |
MBE scores are reported on a scale ranging from 0 to 200. The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 8/19/21.
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