NCBE Publishes Results of NextGen Field Test Research
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org MADISON, WISCONSIN, October 16, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published a research brief summarizing the results of field testing conducted in January 2024, part of ongoing implementation research for the NextGen bar exam. The new exam will have its first administration in July 2026. Results of the first stage of NextGen implementation […]
NCBE Releases National Mean for August 2024 MPRE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 20, 2024—The national mean scaled score for the August 2024 MPRE was 97.0, 0.1 points higher than the August 2023 mean of 96.9. The August 2024 mean reflects the performance of 18,094 examinees, 911 fewer than the August 2023 examinee count of 19,005. The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered […]
West Virginia and North Dakota Adopt NextGen Bar Exam Beginning in July 2027
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 17, 2024—West Virginia and North Dakota have announced that they will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. Twenty-five jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The NextGen bar exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops […]
NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2024 MBE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 29, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the July 2024 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 141.8, an increase of about 1.3 points compared to the July 2023 mean of 140.5 and the highest July MBE mean since 2013, excluding the summer and […]
Indiana to Administer NextGen Bar Exam; First Administration Scheduled for July 2028
Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 1, 2024—The Indiana Supreme Court will implement the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. 23 jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The new exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops bar exam content […]
Georgia Adopts NextGen Bar Exam Starting in July 2028, Will Include a Georgia Law Component
Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Media resources: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 31, 2024—Georgia law school graduates are busy taking the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) today, but four years from now, candidates for admission to the bar in Georgia will sit for a new exam: Georgia has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. A total of 22 […]
