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 […]

Florida Adopts NextGen Bar Exam Starting in July 2028, Will Include a Florida Law Component

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Media resources: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 18, 2024—The Florida Supreme Court has approved a recommendation from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners to adopt the NextGen bar exam starting in July 2028. Florida currently administers a two-day bar exam to aspiring attorneys, with day one dedicated to Florida law and day two consisting of […]