Bar Exam Results by Jurisdiction

July 2024 Bar Exam

Table last updated December 18, 2024, 9:01 a.m. (CDT)

The table below lists percentage pass rates for the July 2024 bar exam as reported by each jurisdiction following release of their exam results. Jurisdiction announcements, when available, are accessible by clicking on the jurisdiction name. The prior two administrations' results (February 2024 and July 2023) are shown further below. Detailed annual statistics submitted by jurisdictions are published each spring on the Statistics page of the Bar Examiner website. 

JURISDICTIONOVERALL PASS RATEFIRST-TIMER PASS RATEREPEATER PASS RATENumber of ExamineesPassing ScoreUBEResults Release Date
Alabama57%79%15%561260YesSeptember 27
Alaska64%78%24%66270YesOctober 24
Arizona69%77%30%505270YesOctober 10
Arkansas72%78%39%261270YesSeptember 5
California54%  8,2911,390NoNovember 8
Colorado80%87%22%744270YesSeptember 26
Connecticut63%73%29%411266YesOctober 4
Delaware67%75%38%199143NoOctober 3
District of Columbia79%85%34%2,520266YesNovember 1
Florida65%77%21%2,892136NoSeptember 23
Georgia70%81%29%1,181270NoOctober 4
Hawaii68%77%26%156133NoSeptember 18
Idaho71%78%13%121270YesSeptember 11
Illinois72%81%26%2,276266YesOctober 1
Indiana73%82%29%466264Yes September 6
Iowa84%87%50%189266Yes September 6
Kansas76%81%39%156266YesSeptember 6
Kentucky77%80%41%366266YesOctober 4
Louisiana66%75%16%535See jurisdictionNoOctober 4
Maine73%80%35%164270YesSeptember 26
Maryland63%74%26%838266YesOctober 25
Massachusetts76%84%25%1,717270YesOctober 17
Michigan64%77%19%769268YesOctober 16
Minnesota84%88%44%650260YesSeptember 27
Mississippi80%82%67%151132No September 19
Missouri80%85%38%640260YesSeptember 11
Montana81%85%44%100266Yes September 20
Nebraska79%85%16%229270YesSeptember 6
Nevada65%73%30%35975NoOctober 7
New Hampshire75%78%56%115270Yes September 27
New Jersey65%76%28%1,038266YesOctober 8
New Mexico69%83%28%196260Yes September 5
New York69%79%27%10,392266YesOctober 23
North Carolina74%81%41%882270YesSeptember 4
North Dakota69%71%56%68260YesSeptember 5
Ohio75%83%29%1,075270YesOctober 25
Oklahoma77%85%51%407260Yes September 13
Oregon74%75%48%421270YesSeptember 19
Pennsylvania77%83%33%1,497270YesOctober 11
Rhode Island67%69%38%102270YesOctober 18
South Carolina72%76%40%410266YesOctober 18
South Dakota74%80%43%80See jurisdictionNoSeptember 6
Tennessee72%81%23%759270YesOctober 11
Texas 75%83%30%3,323270 YesOctober 7
Utah88%90%57%336260Yes September 12
Vermont53%59%30%49270YesSeptember 17
Virginia74%77%46%558140NoOctober 11
Washington73%82%26%734266YesSeptember 13
West Virginia72%81%16%132270YesSeptember 3
Wisconsin62%76%26%120258No September 3
Wyoming65%68%40%52270Yes September 21
Guam58%86%20%12132.5NoNovember 4
Northern Mariana IslandsN/AN/AN/A1260NoSeptember 10
PalauN/AN/AN/A6See jurisdictionNo September 16
Puerto Rico    See jurisdictionNo 
Virgin IslandsN/AN/AN/A5266YesOctober 1

February 2024 Bar Exam

Table last updated May 23, 2024, 8:42 a.m. (CDT)

The table below lists percentage pass rates for the February 2024 bar exam as reported by each jurisdiction following release of their exam results. Jurisdiction announcements, when available, are accessible by clicking on the jurisdiction name. The prior administration results (July 2023) are shown further below. Detailed annual statistics submitted by jurisdictions are published each spring on the Statistics page of the Bar Examiner website. For information on the national February 2024 MBE mean, visit our Resources/News section.

JURISDICTIONOVERALL PASS RATEFIRST-TIMER PASS RATEREPEATER PASS RATENumber of ExamineesPassing ScoreUBEResults Release Date
Alabama32%52%20%280260YesApril 26
Alaska42%48%31%45270YesMay 3
Arizona46%62%25%238270YesApril 12
Arkansas50%63%44%82270YesApril 11
California34%45%29%3,9441,390NoMay 3
Colorado59%73%46%254270YesApril 25
Connecticut37%55%26%187266YesApril 26
Delaware47%65%34%110143NoApril 25
District of Columbia45%52%37%667266YesApril 19
Florida41%56%29%1,328136NoApril 15
Georgia52%70%38%501270NoApril 26
Hawaii57%70%41%87133NoApril 16
Idaho54%78%35%41270YesApril 17
Illinois44%54%38%738266YesApril 8
Indiana41%55%32%182264Yes April 5
Iowa53%68%36%47266Yes April 5
Kansas55%72%39%60266YesApril 1
Kentucky46%53%42%87266YesApril 12
Louisiana49%61%42%192See jurisdictionNoApril 26
Maine35%44%27%51270YesApril 11
Maryland36%41%33%377266YesApril 19
Massachusetts49%65%40%527270YesApril 19
Michigan37%50%30%343268YesMay 1
Minnesota49%63%37%172260YesApril 19
Mississippi54%74%16%54132No April 18
Missouri49%62%36%184260YesApril 10
Montana60%61%58%30266Yes April 17
Nebraska50%71%39%50270YesApril 3
Nevada49%60%23%21575NoMay 1
New Hampshire43%64%29%35270Yes April 26
New Jersey32%44%28%432266YesMay 10
New Mexico56%74%45%85260Yes April 4
New York42%59%33%3,962266YesApril 24
North Carolina55%74%34%427270YesApril 3
North Dakota61%63%58%28260YesApril 9
Ohio49%63%39%370270YesApril 26
Oklahoma40%52%34%172264Yes April 12
Oregon50%52%47%146270YesApril 26
Pennsylvania48%63%39%461270YesApril 12
Rhode Island58%   270YesApril 26
South Carolina58%72%42%180266YesApril 26
South Dakota48%63%27%27See jurisdictionNoApril 8
Tennessee40%50%33%262270YesApril 12
Texas 48%61%37%1,113270 YesApril 15
Utah66%69%56%92260Yes April 12
Vermont54%56%50%24270YesApril 10
Virginia66%73%54%248140NoApril 19
Washington47%57%37%304270YesApril 12
West Virginia45%50%41%49270YesApril 2
Wisconsin36%57%16%61258No April 2
Wyoming50%40%71%22270Yes April 11
GuamN/AN/AN/A9132.5No 
Northern Mariana Islands100%100%0%2260NoApril 22
Palau (no February exam)N/AN/AN/AN/ASee jurisdictionNo N/A
Puerto Rico    See jurisdictionNo 
Virgin Islands    266Yes 

July 2023 Bar Exam

Table last updated April 4, 2024, 10:42 am (CDT)

The table below lists percentage pass rates for the July 2023 bar exam as reported by each jurisdiction following release of their exam results. Jurisdiction announcements, when available, are accessible by clicking on the jurisdiction name. Detailed annual statistics submitted by jurisdictions are published each spring on the Statistics page of the Bar Examiner website. For information on the national July 2023 MBE mean, visit our Resources/News section.

JURISDICTIONOVERALL PASS RATEFIRST-TIMER PASS RATEREPEATER PASS RATENumber of ExamineesPassing ScoreUBEResults Release Date
Alabama54%78%11%483260YesSeptember 29
Alaska58%64%25%52270YesOctober 26
Arizona 68%78%31%464270YesOctober 13
Arkansas70%81%29%239270YesSeptember 7
California52%65%24%7,5551,390NoNovember 9
Colorado74%80%35%719270YesSeptember 28
Connecticut56%67%16%377266YesSeptember 29
Delaware64%68%53%262143NoOctober 5
District of Columbia78%84%34%2,190266YesOctober 24
Florida61%72%30%3,385136NoSeptember 18
Georgia70%79%30%1,049270NoOctober 13
Hawaii63%75%18%142133NoOctober 16
Idaho66%76%40%137270YesSeptember 13
Illinois70%79%27%1998266YesSeptember 29
Indiana70%77%33%408264Yes September 11
Iowa86%88%45%176266Yes September 1
Kansas77%80%56%154266YesSeptember 5
Kentucky76%80%52%315266YesSeptember 29
Louisiana70%75%40%502See jurisdictionNoOctober 6
Maine68%78%20%150270YesSeptember 21
Maryland59%71%24%808266YesOctober 13
Massachusetts73%82%25%1,578270YesOctober 10
Michigan55%68%16%651268YesOctober 24
Minnesota79%86%37%541260YesOctober 2
Mississippi73%79%45%150132No September 27
Missouri81%88%37%663260YesSeptember 13
Montana82%88%43%110266Yes September 22
Nebraska70%74%36%204270YesSeptember 1
Nevada63%71%36%28075NoOctober 6
New Hampshire63%65%43%84270Yes September 29
New Jersey61%70%31%935266YesOctober 11
New Mexico71%84%39%170260Yes September 1
New York66%76%29%9,779266YesOctober 19
North Carolina69%78%29%785270YesAugust 29
North Dakota60%67%29%43260YesSeptember 7
Ohio73%80%33%966270YesOctober 27
Oklahoma68%72%48%402264Yes September 8
Oregon69%75%30%426270YesSeptember 22
Pennsylvania71%79%33%1,373272YesOctober 6
Rhode Island73%76%58%75270YesOctober 27
South Carolina73%81%39%406266YesOctober 20
South Dakota74%75%67%57See jurisdictionNoAugust 31
Tennessee67%76%29%713270YesOctober 6
Texas 71%81%31%3,007270 YesOctober 13
Utah92%94%73%270260Yes September 14
Vermont58%64%30%57270YesSeptember 15
Virginia75%77%53%545140NoOctober 12
Washington70%78%33%699270YesSeptember 8
West Virginia72%76%43%119270YesAugust 28
Wisconsin58%69%35%142258No August 28
Wyoming80%85%56%49270Yes September 21
Guam57%80%0%7132.5No 
Northern Mariana Islands0%0%N/A2260NoSeptember 19
Palau20%50%0%5See jurisdictionNo September 12
Puerto Rico44%54%30%431See jurisdictionNoNovember 30
Virgin Islands42%36%100%12266YesOctober 3