Statistics

July 2022 MBE

July 2022 MBE Mean Score: 140.3

Bar graph of July MBE national examinee counts, 2018-2022. 2018 = 45,274; 2019 = 45,334; 2020 = 5,678 (July), 1,811 (Sept.), 417 (Oct.); 2021 = 45,872; 2022 = 44,705.

44,705 July 2022 MBE Examinees

Line graph of July MBE national mean scaled scores, 2018-2022. 2018 = 139.5; 2019 = 141.1; 2020 = 146.1 (July), 142.7 (Sept.), 137.2 (Oct.); 2021 = 140.4; 2022 = 140.3.

November 2022 MPRE

November 2022 MPRE MEAN SCORE: 97.2
(SCORE SCALE 50-150)

A chart showing MPRE mean scores 2018-2022. In March 2018-2022 the mean score was 94.7, 93.8, 95.8, 99.0, and 95.6. In August 2018-2022 the mean score was 93.0, 93.4, 98.6, 96.0, and 96.0. In October/November 2018-2022 the mean score was 95.5, 97.0, 98.8, 97.5, and 97.2. The chart includes the following note: Comparability of results may be limited due to fluctuations in examinee counts.

19,584 November 2022 MPRE EXAMINEES

Annual Bar Examination and Admission Statistics

NCBE collects statistics from all U.S. jurisdictions on the February and July administrations of the bar examination and on annual admissions. These statistics, along with national score distributions, examinee counts, and mean scaled scores for the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), and scores earned and transferred by jurisdiction for the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), are published annually in the Spring issue of the Bar Examiner.