MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 2, 2024— The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the February 2024 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 131.8, an increase of more than 0.6 points compared to the February 2023 mean of 131.1. The MBE, one of three sections that make up the […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 15, 2024 — The Supreme Court of Washington announced plans to adopt the NextGen bar exam, bringing the total number of jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam to seventeen. Washington will first administer the NextGen exam in July 2026. The Supreme Court of Washington has also modified its rules to […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 14, 2024 — Two states announced plans this week to adopt the NextGen bar exam, bringing the total number of jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam to sixteen. Minnesota intends to first administer the exam in July 2027, and Colorado will hold its first administration in July 2028. “The NextGen exam furthers our […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 23, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published its 2023 Year in Review, now available on the NCBE website. The Year in Review highlights the work of NCBE’s volunteers and staff in fulfilling its mission and provides a data-filled snapshot of the work NCBE undertakes in its commitment to serving the […]

Connecticut Will Administer NextGen Exam in July 2026 Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 22, 2024 — Kansas has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam, joining thirteen other jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam. Kansas will first administer the NextGen exam in July 2028. The new exam is being developed by the […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 20, 2024 — 4,124 participants from 88 law schools in 41 jurisdictions recently participated in a nationwide field test for the NextGen bar exam, providing exam developers and psychometric experts at the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) with key data and feedback on new question types that will appear on the exam.  The […]