NCBE Releases National Mean for August 2025 MPRE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 26, 2025—The national mean scaled score for the August 2025 MPRE was 96.3, approximately 0.7 points lower than the August 2024 mean of 97.0. The August 2025 mean reflects the performance of 20,109 examinees, 2,015 more than the August 2024 examinee count of 18,094. The MPRE is a two-hour, […]
NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2025 MBE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 28, 2025—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the July 2025 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 142.4, an increase of about 0.6 points compared to the July 2024 mean of 141.8, and the highest July MBE mean since 2013 excluding the summer […]
Mississippi Supreme Court Orders Adoption of NextGen UBE
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 18, 2025—The Supreme Court of Mississippi has issued an order adopting the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE). Mississippi’s first administration date has not yet been finalized. Forty-five US jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The NextGen UBE is being developed by the National Conference […]
New Hampshire to Administer NextGen UBE Beginning in July 2028
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 10, 2025—New Hampshire has announced that it will administer the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE) beginning in July 2028. Forty-four US jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the new exam, with 10 jurisdictions first administering the NextGen UBE in 2026, 13 in 2027, and 21 in 2028. […]
Pennsylvania Adopts NextGen UBE; First Administration Set for July 2028
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 7, 2025—The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has issued an order adopting the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE) beginning in July 2028. Forty-three US jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. According to a press release issued by the Pennsylvania Court, “By implementing NextGen, the Court ensures that Pennsylvania […]
Alabama to Administer NextGen UBE Beginning in July 2028
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 1, 2025—Alabama has announced that it intends to administer the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE) beginning in July 2028. Forty-two jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the NextGen exam. The NextGen UBE is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops bar […]
