NCBE Statement on SCOTUS Decisions and the Bar Exam
NCBE has released the following statement regarding the timeline by which new US Supreme Court decisions might be reflected on the bar exam: NCBE-developed MBE, MPT, and MEE questions typically are drafted, revised, and finalized over an approximately three-year period, including pre-testing of MBE items on a live exam prior to administration as scored items. […]
NCBE Releases National Mean for November 2022 MPRE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, December 21, 2022—The national mean scaled score for the November 2022 MPRE was 97.2, 0.3 points lower than the November 2021 mean of 97.5. The November 2022 mean reflects the performance of 19,584 examinees, 220 fewer than the November 2021 examinee count of 19,804. The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination […]
NCBE Releases National Mean for August 2022 MPRE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 20, 2022— The national mean scaled score for the August 2022 MPRE was 96.0. This mean reflects the performance of 18,210 examinees, 405 fewer than the August 2021 examinee count of 18,615. The August 2021 mean was also 96.0. The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered three times per […]
National Mean of 140.3 for July 2022 MBE
Average Scores on Multistate Bar Exam Remain Consistent with Previous Years MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 13, 2022—The national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score for July 2022 was 140.3, consistent with results from recent years’ July administrations. The July 2022 mean was 0.1 point lower than the July 2021 mean of 140.4 and 0.8 […]
MPRE Registration to Open Earlier for 2023 and Future Administrations
MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 24, 2022—Candidates will be able to register for upcoming administrations of the MPRE earlier than they could previously. Registration for the March 2023 MPRE will open on August 31, 2022, and registration for the August and November 2023 administrations is scheduled to open later this year. Previously, registration opened in early December […]
Law Professor Timothy Davis Elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners
MADISON, WISCONSIN, June 9, 2022 — The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that law professor Timothy Davis has been elected to its Board of Trustees. NCBE develops the licensing tests used by most states for admission to the bar. Davis is the John W. and Ruth H. Turnage Professor of Law at […]
