February 2023 Bar Exam Results Release Dates by State
Wondering when the February 2023 bar exam results will be released in your state? In this post, we tell you:
- When examinees find out their bar exam results;
- How examinees find out their bar exam results;
- Statistics and pass lists for the bar exam;
- A passing score for the bar exam;
- Whether you will see your bar exam score;
- Whether your bar exam will be regraded or whether there is an appeals process; and
- Where you can find more information about the bar exam.
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February 2023 Bar Exam Results Release Dates by State
We have all of the information regarding the February 2023 bar exam results by state, posted below. Note that this post is not to be used as a substitute for anything posted by the state board of bar examiner’s for your state. Nor is it to be used as legal advice. This is a compilation of information that we have found online and is offered for convenience only on when the February 2023 bar exam results will be released. Check with your jurisdiction for official information.
If you see that any of our information is incorrect, out of date, or missing, please post in the comments below or contact us so we can keep this post as updated as possible.
Click on your state below to find out when you find out bar exam results, how you find out bar exam results, bar exam statistics, what a passing score is, and whether you will see your score.
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Alabama
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: eight to nine weeks, after the administration of the bar examination. Results of the examination are generally announced by the Board of Governors, after the examination. The list of passing applicants will be posted on the website. Alabama’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21, 2023. 92/297 (30.9%) of takers passed.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 99/282, a 35.1% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 292/526, a 55.5% passage rate. Statistics can be found here.
Passing score: 260/400 (130 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? We’ve heard from Alabama takers that all applicants, whether pass or fail, see their score summary a couple of days after the exam via mail. The score summary lists their UBE, MBE, MEE and MPT scores. It breaks down the MEE into each essay, advising what topic the essay question tested and your score from 0-6. The same goes for the MPT.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Alaska
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 12-13 weeks (results typically released within 90 days) If you fail the Alaska bar exam, here’s our step-by-step guide on how to move forward! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this free guide. Alaska’s February 2023 results will be released on May 4, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Results of the examination are generally announced by the Board of Governors, about 90 days after the examination. All applicants are notified of the results by e-mail the day the results are released, and by U.S. mail. After that, the list of passing applicants will be posted on the website.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees: 24/43 passed, a 56% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 30/59, a 51% overall pass rate. See recent results here.
Passing Score: 270/400 (140 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No, if you passed, you will not see your score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Likely not, although the website does not say. (If anyone has any other information, please contact us or state it in the comments below!)
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Arizona
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 9 weeks. If you failed the Arizona bar exam, start planning on how to pass next time with this post! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: A list will be posted on the Arizona Court webpage. A letter will be mailed the same day that results are posted.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees: 94/208, a 45.2% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 322/517, a 62.3% overall pass rate. See statistics here.
Passing Score: 273/400 (136.5 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? Yes. The names of successful applicants will be posted to the Attorney Admissions and Supreme Court website on the date of public release, the same day results letters are mailed.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? After switching to the UBE, appeals are no longer offered in Arizona.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Arkansas
When Examnee Find Out: For both February & July results: 5 weeks! If you take the July bar exam, you should find out in early September. February takers find out in early April. Arkansas’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 6, 2023. 48% of takers passed. Arkansas’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 6, 2023. 48% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The names of successful applicants will be posted to the Announcements page on the Arkansas courts website. If you failed the Arkansas bar exam, please see this post on what to do. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 60% overall pass rate. For July 2022: 70% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No, if you passed you will not see your score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
California
When Examinees Find Out: 12-15 weeks.
How Examinees Find Out: When results are posted online, you will need your applicant and file numbers to log in and see your results. It will show only whether your name is on the pass list. The state bar’s home page address is admissions.calbar.ca.gov.
If admittance tickets are lost, a duplicate can be printed from the Admission Status Screen. Telephonic requests for applicant numbers for the purpose of accessing the pass list through the state bar’s home page cannot be accommodated.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees: 1056/3113, a 33.9% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 3940/7543, a 52.2% overall pass rate. Past statistics are available here.
Passing Score: 1390
Will I See My Score? No, if you passed. Essay and Performance Test answers of applicants who are unsuccessful on the California Bar Examination will be mailed to the address of record approximately four to six weeks following the release of results.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. A “regrade” process is built into the grading process. To pass the examination in the first phase of grading an applicant must have a total scale score (after one reading) of at least 1440 out of 2000 possible points. Those with total scale scores after one reading below 1390 fail the examination. If the applicant’s total scale score is at least 1390 but less than 1440 after one reading, all of the applicant’s answers are read a second time by a different set of graders. If the applicant’s averaged total scale score after two readings is 1440 or higher, the applicant passes the examination. Applicants with no grading discrepancies of more than 10 raw points between first and second read grades on any question with averaged total scale scores of less than 1440 fail the examination. Applicants with grading discrepancies more than 10 raw points between first and second read grades on any question whose averaged total scale score is less than 1440 will have those answers referred to the Team member supervising the grading of that particular question for resolution of the discrepancy (Phase III). The Team member will assign a resolution grade to the answer and the resolution grade will replace the averaged grade for that question. If the applicant’s total scale score after resolution grading is 1440 or higher, that applicant passes the examination. If the applicant’s total scale score after resolution grading is less than 1440, the applicant fails the examination.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here. To read more about how the California Bar Exam is scored, click here.
Colorado
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results, it takes approximately 9 weeks to find out results. If you failed the Colorado bar exam, you need to analyze your approach. Find out how here! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Colorado’s February 2023 results will be released on April 27, 2023. Colorado’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 27, 2023. 48% of takers passed. Statistics will be released on May 4, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access the Colorado Supreme Court’s home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list. The home page address is www.coloradosupremecourt.com/BLE/ExamResults.htm. Applicants will receive a message when those results are available in the application account.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees: 127/251, a 50.6% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 493/709, a 69.5% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 276/400, (138 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes, notice of scores will be posted to the CiviCore Application Account. It will not appear on the pass list, however.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Connecticut
When Examiness Find Out: It takes approximately 10 weeks for the February bar exam results to be released and 9 weeks for July bar exam results to be released. If you fail the Connecticut bar exam, you’re not alone! Here are our thoughts on how to pass next time! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Connecticut’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access the Connecticut Bar examinee home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list. The home page address is www.jud.ct.gov/cbec/results.htm
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees: 56/126, a 44% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 213/336, a 63%% overall pass rate. Past results can be found here.
Passing Score: 266/400 (132 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No, if you passed you will not see your score on the pass list.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? All applicants with total scores between 254 and 263 have their Written Examination answers reread. Unless the applicant clearly demonstrates that a clerical error has been made or that the Committee’s grading procedures have been violated, there is no review of the applicant’s answers or scores once the results of the bar examination are released.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Delaware
When Examinees Find Out: Typically 11 weeks after the exam date. Delaware does not administer a February bar exam.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access the Delaware bar examinee home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list. The home page address is www.courts.delaware.gov/BBE/2015barresults.aspx
Statistics and Pass List: Delaware does not administer a February bar exam. For July 2022 bar examinees: 137/259, a 52.9% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 290/400, (145 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? If you passed, you will not see your score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It appears as though no regrade or appeals are offered. (If you have different information, please let us know in the comments below so we can update this post!)
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Florida
When Examinees Find Out: Pass/Fail results will be available on the Supreme Court’s website and individual scores will be sent by U.S. mail. For both February & July results take about 6-8 weeks. If you fail the Florida bar exam, there’s still hope! You might just need to adjust your approach. Let us show you how! Florida’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 11, 2023. 48% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: When the Supreme Court of Florida releases the General Bar Examination results, the Supreme Court posts the results on the Supreme Court’s website for 30 days. Immediately upon posting the information, the court sends a tweet from its authorized Twitter account @flcourts. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners also mail results. To find your pass/fail results online, you must know your applicant file number. This number is found at the top right corner of all board correspondence.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 bar examinees, 599/1348, a 44% overall pass rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 1432/2225, a 64.4% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 272/400, (136 out of a 200-point scale) You can pass the examination either by the Individual or Overall method. If you did not pass both Part A and Part B individually but did pass the “Overall” examination, meaning the average of your scores from Part A and Part B was at least 136, then you did successfully complete the General Bar Examination.
Will I See My Score? Yes. Individual scores are mailed to examinees the same day pass/fail results are posted on the Internet. This individual mailing of scores goes to your current mailing address listed with the board.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? All essay papers of applicants who took Part A and whose Part A or Overall scores were near the pass/fail line, were automatically regraded by an independent reader. There are no provisions for additional regrades of the essay portion of the examination once the examination scores are approved by the Supreme Court and released to applicants. Part A results will be hand-scored upon written request to verify the accuracy of the reported score, at no charge.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results, it takes about 13 weeks. For July examinees, the results are released generally in late October. February results are generally released in late May. Georgia’s February 2023 bar exam results will be released by May 12, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will receive notification of their results under the Admission Documents tab on the User Home Page. Results are also posted online.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 245/488, a 50.2% pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 718/1101, a 65.2% overall pass rate. Click here for past results.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes, if you pass you will receive your score with an MBE and total essay score breakdown.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Scaled MBE and scaled essay/MPT scores are combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a passing score (270 required). Applicant must receive MBE scaled score of 115 to have essays graded. A combined score of 265-269 will result in the regrading of essays and MPTs.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 10-12 weeks. If you fail the Hawai’i bar exam, here’s how to recover! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: The Board of Law Examiners posts a list of bar exam passers on their webpage.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 67% overall pass rate. For July 2022: 63% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 268/400 (134 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? You will see your score and score breakdown if you failed. This includes your raw and scaled score. (If anyone knows if you can see your score when you pass too, please comments below!)
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It appears as though no regrade or appeals are offered. (If you have different information, please let us know in the comments below so we can update this post!)
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 6 weeks. If you failed the Idaho bar exam, plan your next steps forward with our help! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Idaho’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 19, 2023. 35.5% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: A list of the successful applicants will be available on the website after 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time on the release date. Results will also be available by telephone after 9:00 a.m. Callers will be given either a pass or fail response by telephone.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022: 50.5% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 64.3%% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 272/400 (136 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No. Idaho does not release essay scores for successful applicants. After results are released, MBE scores may be obtained by sending a written request to the Idaho State Bar.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For July examinees, the Board does not give guidance anymore on when results will be posted. In prior years, Illinois has stated that results would be posted online during the first two weeks of October for July examinees (and the first two weeks of April for February examinees). However, that is no longer stated on the Illinois website. If you fail the Illinois bar exam, get back on the right track by following our step-by-step guide. Illinois’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 3, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: The notices are individually posted to exam takers on their user accounts at www.ilbaradmissions.org.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 43% overall pass rate. For July 2022: 68% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 266/400, (133 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Applicants receive individual e-mails regarding their results.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Indiana
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 8-9 weeks. Indiana’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 5, 2023. 50% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access information on the Indiana Board of Law Examiners’ home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 161 took the exam, with a 55% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 68% overall pass rate. Recent bar exam statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 264/400 (132 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Pursuant to Indiana Supreme Court Admission and Discipline Rule 14: All applicants who have achieved a combined scaled score of 255 to 263 shall be eligible to appeal. The eligible examinees must make a written request to appeal on forms provided by the Board within fourteen (14) days of the date of mailing by the Board of the eligible examinee’s results. No response other than the written request to appeal is permitted. In the appeals process, all of an eligible examinee’s responses shall be subject to review by the Appeals Reviewers. Multistate Bar Examination scores will also be available to the Appeals Reviewers. Eligible examinees that are deemed to have passed after review shall be treated as having passed that administration of the Indiana Bar Examination. No change in score shall be effectuated. The determination by the Appeals Reviewers whether to treat an appealing applicant as having passed the bar examination shall be final, subject to general principles of procedural due process.
For more information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: Within 6 weeks. Iowa’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 7, 2023. 51% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access information on the Iowa Board of Law Examiners’ home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list. Those who have failed the bar examination will have their numbers, but not their names posted. Additionally, letters confirming results are being mailed to each individual.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 36/56, a 65% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 146/185, an 79% overall pass rate. Past statistics are available here.
Passing Score: 266/400 (133 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes. Individuals will receive their scores through the mail.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? An applicant whose combined scores are at least 260 but less than 266, will have an automatic review of the applicant’s written answers in the MEE and MPT components of the bar examination prior to the release of results. The board will not review any examination with a combined scaled score that does not fall within that range and will not conduct any review after the release of the bar examination results. A petition to the Supreme Court may be filed in extraordinary circumstances. See Rule 31.11.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 6 weeks. If you failed the Kansas bar exam, see the post to see how to analyze your approach! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Kansas’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 3, 2023. 51% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants will be able to access information on the Kansas Board of Law Examiners’ home page to determine if their names appear on the pass list. The list, which lists the examinee’s number, provides information for all applicants that have passed and failed. Official results are mailed to applicants.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 68% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 75% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 266/400 (133 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? If you passed, we do not believe you will see your score. If you have other information, let us know.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 9 weeks. If you fail the Kentucky bar exam, give yourself some time to grieve. Then, see how to move forward by planning a new approach! Kentucky’s February 2023 results have been released!
How Examinees Find Out: A list of the successful applicants will be posted on the Kentucky Office of Bar Admission’s website by applicant number sometime during the afternoon of the release date. A public pass list with applicant names is posted on the law examiner’s homepage. Official results will be emailed to the last known email address in the Office of Bar Admissions’ records. Applicants may also log in to their online Synergy account to see a pass/fail status.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 45% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 187.274, a 68% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 264/400 (132 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? If you passed, we do not believe you will see your score. If you have other information, let us know.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is an Automatic Re-grade that occurs before the final results are released to applicants. Applicants’ answers are only re-graded when an applicant’s average score initially falls in a range between 73.00 and 74.99. During the re-grade process, the examiner/grader can only raise the score, if warranted, or leave it as is, but may not lower the score. There is no appeal process after the final results have been released. Kentucky Supreme Court rules do not have provisions for appealing bar examination scores (In Re: Alfred Wade Boykin, III). Therefore, applicants may not appeal their score or request another re-grade of their answers. Once the results are released, the scores are final and not subject to change.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For February examinees, 5-6 weeks. For July examinees, 8-9 weeks. Louisiana’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Results will be posted at the Supreme Court of Louisiana’s website and also on the walls of the Supreme Court. Bar examination results are disclosed to no one until they are posted by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Individual results are mailed to each examinee. Committee staff will not provide individual examination results via telephone.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 53/129, a 41.1% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 340/487, a 69.8% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: Applicants who earn a total weighted score of 650 out of a possible 900 will pass the examination. The multi-part written examination consists of nine separate examinations. Examinations 1 – 5 are “Code” examinations; examinations 6 – 9 are “Non-Code” examinations. Nine subjects are tested on the examination. Each subject is worth 100 raw points. Code subjects carry twice the weight of Non-Code subjects. The five Code subjects are Code I, Code II, Code III, La. Code of Civil Procedure and Torts. The four Non-Code subjects are Business Entities and Negotiable Instruments, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, and Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure. The formula for calculating an applicant’s score will be: Total Score = (1.20 x sum of 5 Code scores) + (0.75 x sum of 4 Non-Code scores)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
For More Information: For the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For July and February examinees, results will be mailed to the address on file within 75 days of the exam, and also posted online that same day. If you fail Maine’s bar exam, plan your next steps with the help of this post. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Maine’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 13, 2023. 36% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The Board will mail the results directly to applicants. Results must be mailed within 75 days of the examination. Results will be posted on the state’s website, BY APPLICANT NUMBER, on the day the result letters are mailed. Results will be posted BY NAME three days after results are mailed. MBAR 10(h).
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022: 30/60, a 60% overall passage rate. For July 2022 bar examinees: 70% overall passage rate.
Passing Score: 270/400, (135 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: It takes 8-9 weeks for February examinees, 13-14 weeks for July examinees. Maryland’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: The State Board of Law Examiners expects to post here, www.courts.state.md.us/ble/examresults.html, an UNOFFICIAL listing (in both PDF and Word) by applicant seat number of pass/fail results for the Maryland General Bar Examination. The tentative date is still unknown. The State Board of Law Examiners sends OFFICIAL results to each examinee by regular mail in accordance with Maryland Bar Admission Rule 8(a).
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 137/338, a 40.5% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 697/1003, a 69% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 406 (135.3 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. The Board’s regrading policy is a procedure utilized by the Board BEFORE the examination results are released. Once the initial grading and regrading are concluded and the examination results are released, THERE IS NO FURTHER REGRADE PROCEDURE AND NO APPEAL IS PERMITTED.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For February examinees, approximately 8 weeks. For July examinees, approximately 12 weeks. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Massachusetts’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 19, 2023. 199/494 (40.3%) of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) will not release score information over the telephone. Results will be mailed via US postal service to applicants at the address listed on their application or their change of address request. The results of the previous bar examination are posted here.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 174/396, a 43.9% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 73.4% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is an automatic regrade built into the process. Thus, if, after initial grading, an examinee’s Total Scaled Score is greater than 264 but less than 270, each of that examinee’s essay answers are automatically read by a different grader (“Re-Read”). The final score for each essay question will be the average number of points assigned by the two grading’s, rounded to 1 decimal place. Essays are not subject to any further readings.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: To read an in-depth analysis of when Michigan Bar Exam results are usually released (as well as to be notified as soon as they are), go here!
How Examinees Find Out: The Board of Law Examiners will post results by seat number on its website the same day the results are mailed to examinees. Results are not given out over the telephone. The Board of Law Examiner’s posts the list of passers by name approximately five days after they are mailed to applicants and posted by seat number.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 53% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 66% overall pass rate (before appeals). Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 268/400 (134 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes. Results indicating the applicant’s score will be mailed to the applicant on the same date results are posted on the Board of Law Examiner’s website.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Appeals are no longer offered.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
Wondering when Michigan results will be released? Read our post here!
When Examinees Find Out: It takes approximately six weeks for February examinees, 10 weeks for July examinees. If you fail the Minnesota Bar Exam, get a jump start on passing next time using our helpful tips here! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Minnesota’s February 2021 bar exam results will be released on April 19, 2021. Minnesota’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 17, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Individual examinees are sent an announcement of whether they passed the bar exam or not via their Applicant Portal. The state office does not provide a list to the public of who passed each bar exam.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 174/278, a 62.6% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 83% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 260/400 (130 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Per the Minnesota website, “A failing score on the bar examination is a final decision of the Board and does not afford the applicant the appeal and hearing rights set forth in Rule 15.” If you would like to discuss how the essay questions are graded, you may schedule an appointment to meet with the Director after you have received a copy of your essay answers and the Representative Good Answers for your exam have been posted (generally 3-4 weeks after final results are posted). Please note: the Director will not discuss your individual answers – your meeting will be an overview of what types of things the graders are looking for in answers.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: seven to eight weeks. If you fail the Mississippi bar exam, here’s our guide to make sure you pass next time. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Mississippi’s February 2023 bar exam results have been released
How Examinees Find Out: A list of the successful and unsuccessful applicants will be available on the website: courts.ms.gov/baradmissions/baradmissions.html
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: Statistics not available. For July 2022 examinees: 71% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 264/400, (132 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Each applicant failing to achieve a passing grade on the examination shall be provided with a report showing his or her score on the MBE, on each of the MSE examinations, and on each question on the MEE and MPT, at no cost to the applicant. An applicant receiving a passing grade on the examination may request in writing, a report showing his or her score on the MBE and his or her combined score. A request for such a report shall be accompanied by a report fee of $25.00 (money order, certified check, or cash only).
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? A regrade is automatically given to applicants scoring between a 129 and 131.9. A failing applicant may petition for a review of his examination, excluding the MBE. Such a petition must be filed not later than forty-five days after the date on which the Board has mailed the examination results to the applicant. A Petition for Review shall be verified under oath by the applicant shall designate the specific questions claimed to have been substantially misgraded. Requests for review shall be limited to particular questions on the MSE examinations and on the MEE and MPT on which the applicant received a raw score of less than 75.0% of the maximum raw score points assigned to that question. The applicant shall attach to his Petition for Review a separate Memorandum setting forth, for each examination designated in that petition, the grounds for his request for review. The Memorandum shall particularize how the grade awarded is unjustified by the merits of the answers. The Petition for Review will be received by a committee of not less than three members of the Board, who reviews all papers on which the applicant alleges error in grading.
A failing applicant who has filed a Petition for Review shall have the right to appeal from the order of the Board denying his Petition to the Chancery Court of Hinds County within 30 days of entry of such order of denial. The Board must within 30 days after the appeal is filed in Hinds County Chancery Court, or within such further time as the court may grant, file with the court and serve upon the applicant an answer. The Board shall therewith forward to the Court applicant’s Petition together with copies of examination questions (excluding the MBE), model answers, or other analyses used in grading the examination, and the original of the applicant’s answer. To read more, click here.
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Missouri
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 7 weeks. If you failed the Missouri bar exam, you are not alone. Find out how to move forward here. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Missouri’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 12, 2023. 47.1% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: A list of the names of applicants who passed the exam AND have satisfied all other requirements of Rule 8 for admission is posted in the Announcements section on the web at www.mble.org on the day that results are released.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 136/234, a 58.1% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 450/629, a 71.5% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 260/400 (130 out of a 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? A “Report of Exam Scaled Scores” setting out the applicant’s scaled essay, scaled MBE and total UBE score is posted to the homepage of all applicants.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Appeals are not offered. Prior to release, the results of the examination is subjected to numerous rounds of verification and proofing to ensure that all scores are mathematically correct and accurately reported to the applicant. In addition, all MEE and MPT answers of any applicant whose preliminary total scaled score is within a set range are automatically re-graded PRIOR to the release of exam results. The regrading is “blind” in that the graders do not know what scores were assigned originally. Further, it is not disclosed to applicants or to the graders what the set score range is that prompts regrading. The range is set sufficiently wide, however, to encompass any applicant whose pass/fail status realistically could be changed by re-grading. Post-results appeals are not available and no exceptions are made to this policy. Further, Applicants may not review their MEE, MPT or MBE answers. MBE answers are machine-scored by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Applicants may request MBE score verification by making a written request to the Missouri examiners.
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When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 7-8 weeks. If you failed the Montana bar exam, don’t lose hope! Strategize for the future with this blog post. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Montana’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 3, 2023. 59% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The State Bar of Montana mails the Montana bar exam results to the exam takers approximately seven weeks after administering the exam. The State Bar posts a list of each bar exam’s passers, on its website.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 57% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 76.5% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? The State Bar provides those that fail the bar exam with copies of their MEE and MPT exams and their MBE score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. The Board of Bar Examiners’ pass/fail decisions are final and not subject to additional substantive review once the report is filed with the Bar Admissions Administrator. Successful applicants may not review their examination results.montanabar.org/page/AdmissionInfo
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When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 6-7 weeks. If you fail the Nebraska bar exam, develop a new review approach with our handy guide! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Nebraska’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on March 29, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: The Court shall notify, in writing, each applicant whether he or she has passed or failed the examination. All applicants who are approved by the Court will be admitted to practice upon taking the oath prescribed by law.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 61% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 80% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Written notification is provided for each applicant on the status of whether he or she passed the exam. However, it is unclear whether the score is made known to the applicant. (If you are in Nebraska, let us know whether you see your score if you passed, in the comments below!)
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No appeal is available. Note that within 10 days after the examination results have been announced, any applicant who fails may personally inspect his or her paper in the presence of the director or person designated by the director.
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When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 8 weeks. Nevada’s February 2023 bar exam results will be released on May 5, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Results will be posted online, and official results will be mailed the following day. To find out if one has passed or failed, he or she may visit the website (www.nvbar.org) or call the office after 3 pm Pacific Time on the Grade Release Date.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 59% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 56% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 75 (140 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Your scores and the formula will be sent to you only if you failed the exam. Those who passed the exam will not receive their essay scores but will receive their MBE scaled score. Only through written request/not over the phone, scaled scores are provided.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. Both appeals and re-grading are not offered.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 10 weeks. If you fail the New Hampshire bar exam, you are not alone! Figure out how to move forward with our post here. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. New Hampshire’s February 2023 bar exam results
How Examinees Find Out: Results are simply posted on the website. It does not appear that individual notices are sent out. (If you know how the information is relayed, please post in the comments below!)
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: Statistics currently unavailable. For July 2022 examinees: Statistics currently unavailable.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? New Hampshire publicly posts the name of all individuals who pass the New Hampshire bar exam to the website. Individual scores are thereafter privately mailed.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? We do not believe appeals are offered. (If you are in New Hampshire, please let us know in the comments below!)
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When Examinees Find Out: There is no projected date for the release of the New Jersey bar examination results. Typically, it is some time in May for February examinees, and sometime in November for July examinees. If you fail the New Jersey bar exam, we can help you figure out what went wrong and how to fix it! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: A list of the names of applicants who passed the bar examination is posted on the state bar’s website. Results are also sent to applicants.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 246/495, a 49.7% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 543/908, a 59.8% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: The NCBE lists 266/400 as a passing score (133 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes, you will.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Regrading is offered. However, appeals are not offered. Any combined score between 260 and 271.9 will be regraded. The regrading process is detailed here.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 6-8 weeks. If you fail the New Mexico bar exam, here’s our step-by-step guide to get you back on the right path! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. New Mexico’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on March 31, 2023. 44% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners publishes a list of applicants by name, whom were successful on the written and MBE portions of the regular bar examination and have successfully taken the MPRE section, and the Board certifies to the Court that these applicants have met all requirements for admission to the New Mexico State Bar. They also mail letters the day results are posted online.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: a 70% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 75% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 260/400, (130 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? New Mexico mails letters the day results are released online to individual applicants.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is a regrading process for applicants who receive within six (6) points below the minimum passing score. There is not an appeals process. Any applicant who has failed the bar examination but is otherwise qualified for admission may, within thirty (30) days of notice to the applicant of examination results, upon written request, cause the board (or member or secretary thereof) to review the mathematical accuracy of the scoring of the applicant’s examination. There shall be no right to hearing or appeal with regard to the grade that an applicant received for answers to exam questions.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically it is sometime in May for February examinees, and sometime in November for July examinees. If you are wondering what you should do if you fail the New York bar exam, check out this post. We also tell you how to dissect your New York Bar Exam score report here. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. New York’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21. 2023. 1465/3660 (40%) of takers passed. New Yorks February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 21, 2023. 1465/3660 (40%) of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Candidates receive electronic notification of their examination results. The day the results are released, a private results lookup screen will also be available online for all applicants to view their results. The next day, a list of all successful applicants will be posted on this website and on the website of the New York Law Journal.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 1378/3068, a 45% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 6350/9609, an 66.1% overall pass rate. See past results here.
Passing Score: 266/400 (133 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is a regrading process but there is no opportunity to appeal. The MPT and MEE answers for each applicant who receives a total weighted scaled score of 262 to 265 following the initial grading of his or her examination shall be re-graded by graders other than the initial graders prior to the release of results. The applicant’s scores shall then be recomputed to arrive at a final UBE score. There is no appeal from a final score. The initial score prior to re-grading shall not be made available to the applicant.
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We have an in-depth post on when results will be released here .
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 4 weeks. North Carolina’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on March 29, 2023. 47% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Result letters are mailed out to all applicants. Requirements include, but are not limited to: passing the North Carolina Bar Examination and passing the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). Note: There are a number of people who were successful on the bar examination but have not yet taken or passed the MPRE. These people are not on the pass list. If you failed the North Carolina bar exam, check out this post on what to do next.
Statistics and Pass List: February 2022 examinees: 50% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 68% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 268/400 (134 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes. Scores are posted to the NC online portal.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It is the Board’s policy that essay examination questions will not be re-graded after the examination results are released.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 5-7 weeks. Failed the North Dakota bar exam? Here’s the way to plan moving forward! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. North Dakota’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 4, 2023. 54% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: An email is sent the day results are released, linking to an examinee’s result.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 17/25, a 68% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 39/66, a 59% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 260/400, (130 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? Yes. If you passed, you will see your score in green and the word “successful.” If you did not pass you will still see your score but it will be in red followed by “unsuccessful.”
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? The essays are graded independently by two graders, who then average their scores together. There are no appeals, as all scores are final.
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When Examinees Find Out: 9 weeks for February examinees, 12 weeks for July examinees.
How Examinees Find Out: A complete list of the names of bar examination applicants is published to the Supreme Court of Ohio’s website. Individuals are mailed their results/scores a few days later.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 143/304, a 47% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 72% overall pass rate. See previous statistics here.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Ohio bar scores are released to exam takers. Scores are sent by ordinary mail the same day results are released.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No, bar examinations are not subject to appeal. However, the rules governing the bar exam in Ohio allow for re-grading of the written portion of the exam for any applicant whose total examination score after scaling falls within one point below the minimum passing score. The regrading process is detailed here.
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When Examinees Find Out: Results are released for both February & July results in about 7 weeks.
How Examinees Find Out: The results are posted online, and a letter with the test results and admission status will be mailed to each applicant who took the exam.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 66/141, a 47.0% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 246/376, a 65% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 264/400, (132 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Each applicant receives the results of the MBE portion of the exam. If you fail the exam, the Board will disclose your scores on each part so that you can use the information in your efforts to prepare better for a future exam.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Automatic regrading is done prior to the release of the bar examination results. It is unclear whether one’s score is appealable, but the lack of information provided regarding this process leads one to believe that the scores are final and not appealable. If you have other information, please let us know in the comments below.
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Oregon
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 5-6 weeks. If you fail Oregon’s bar exam, here’s our guide to planning your next attempt! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Oregon’s February 2023 results will be posted online on April 28, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Results will be posted on the Oregon State Bar’s webpage and physically posted at the OSB Center and the Oregon Supreme Court. All successful and eligible exam applicants will be sent a detailed packet of information on the admission ceremony, bar membership, bar number, the New Lawyer Mentoring Program and other relevant information. Official notification of passage or failure on the Oregon Bar Examination is sent to all applicants by mail by the Oregon Supreme Court.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 89/131, a 68% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 296/400, an 74% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 274/400, (137 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? No, unless you have failed. Successful applicants cannot review their MBE/MPT/essay examinations or find out their scores on the examination.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is an automatic regrading process built into the grading process. After the exams have been graded, and before the release of the grading results, the Board of Bar Examiners automatically reviews/regrades, the top 15% of the unsuccessful applicant’s essay answers. It is unclear whether one’s score is appealable, but the lack of information provided regarding this process leads one to believe that the scores given are final and not appealable. If you have other information, please let us know in the comments below.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, in mid-October for July examinees, and in mid-April for February examinees. Pennsylvania’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 6, 2023. 44% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Official result notification is sent via the US Postal Service. If you are successful on the bar examination, your name will appear on the Press Release of Successful Applicants, which is distributed to the Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, members of the Board and other Supreme Court agencies for official use, and on the Board’s website. Your name will be included on the list even if other requirements of admission (character and fitness, MPRE) are not met.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 124/336, a 37.2% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 1008/1490, a 67.6% overall pass rate. Past statistics are available here.
Passing Score: 272/400, (136 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes. You will receive an entire summary sheet with your MBE score and essay score completely broken down. The MBE score is broken out by topics (Crim, Civ, etc.) and shows your score percentiles on each topic. For the essay score, you also get to see your score on each essay.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Regrading is offered but appeals are not. Once all grades have been submitted, the total essay score is scaled to the MBE and the weighted scaled essay score is combined with the scaled MBE score to determine the combined scaled score. All applicants receiving a combined scaled score of 263-271 will be included in a re-read process and have their PT and six essay answers re-read and re-graded by a different grader. The re-read graders are not aware of the scores originally given. As part of this process, a final essay score is determined, scaled to the MBE and combined with the scaled MBE score to determine a final score. Pursuant to Pa. B.A.R. 221, once results are released the scores are final and are not subject to judicial review.
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When Examinees Find Out: For both February and July examinees, typically 10 weeks after the exam.
How Examinees Find Out: The results are mailed to the applicant, posted in the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, and are posted on the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s website. A list of passing applicants will be posted at the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, and on the judiciary’s website (www.courts.ri.gov) under the “Of Current Interest” link. The results should be posted between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Applicants will also be notified of the results by letter mailed to the address previously provided by the applicant in the bar application.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 40% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 60% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 276/400, (138 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Yes, you will be able to see your score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Appeals are not offered.
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When Examinees Find Out: 8 weeks for February examinees, 12 weeks for July examinees. If you fail the South Carolina bar exam, figure out why! This post can walk you through how to change your approach. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall send a letter to each applicant advising the applicant whether the applicant passed or failed the Bar Examination. Additionally, the names of those passing the Examination and the identification numbers of those failing the Examination shall be posted on the South Carolina Judicial Department Website.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022: 55% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 69% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 266/400, (133 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? Applicants receive an MBE breakdown and written breakdown, but will not see the individual scores they receive on each essay and MPT.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is an internal review process whereby the board grades and fails at least two separate occasions with the applicant being given the benefit of the highest score. There is no appeals or regrading process for the essays. There is an option to request hand-grading of the MBE portion of the exam.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 8 weeks. If you fail the South Dakota bar exam, here is some guidance on how to move forward! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: Examinees receive a letter in the mail with their score.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 55% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 70% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 133 out of 200-point scale
Will I See My Score? All applicants will see their score, whether they pass or fail.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? South Dakota does not allow appeals. Note that an applicant who has failed only one portion of the exam must only reapply to sit for the failed portion; however, a passing score on one portion of the examination shall only be valid for a period of two years to exempt the applicant from retaking that portion of the examination. South Dakota also has a three-strike rule, and will not accept applications from those who have failed the bar exam three times.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, results are released 6 weeks for February examinees, and 9 weeks for July examinees. Tennessee’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 13, 2023. 35.6% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The Tennessee state bar’s website will publish the names of successful examinees. If an applicant’s name does not appear on this list, he or she did not achieve a passing score on the examination. Emails with exam results will be sent to all applicants. If you failed the Tennessee bar exam, read this post on what to do to pass the next exam!
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 111/273, a 40.7% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 62% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? If an applicant successfully passed the exam, he or she will not see his or her score. Scores are only released to unsuccessful applicants. MBE score transfers are processed by NCBE score services.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No.
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When Examinees Find Out: February bar exam results are scheduled to be released in mid-April and March results should be released by the first week of May. Texas’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 13, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: Upon release, the state bar will immediately deliver results to applicants’ eFast account. The state bar will mail results via first-class mail to the mailing address it has on file. Additionally, upon release of the results, successful examinees on the Board’s website by name and by examinee number will be posted.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 278/465, a 59.8% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 2051/3080, a 66% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 270 (Texas recently switched to the UBE)
Will I Se My Score? Passing examinees will receive their final “Combined Scaled Score” and their “Scaled MBE Score” with their result letters. Board policy does not provide passing examinees with a breakdown of their grades.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. All scores have been automatically checked for mathematical errors and all papers with borderline scores have been re-graded and double-checked for any mathematical errors before grades were released. For this reason, the Board will not grant any requests for re-grading. No exceptions are made to this policy. Additionally, no option for appeals is offered.
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When Examiness Find Out: April 10, 2020. Typically, for both February & July results: 8 weeks. If you failed the Utah bar exam, develop a new approach for your next attempt! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Utah’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 11, 2023. 65% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The Utah Board of Examiners email results to takers. The MBE, written, and total scores are included in the email.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 72% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 84% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Utah provides successful test takers with their UBE score, along with their scaled written section score and scaled MBE score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Yes, appeals are offered. However, the rules say that, “the Board or its designees shall only review the request of failing Applicants who claim that failure was because of a substantial irregularity in the administration of the examination that resulted in manifest unfairness or because of mathematical errors in the scoring of the Applicant’s examination. A substantial irregularity in the administration of the examination will not be a matter that will result in questions or answers being reread, reevaluated or regraded. The Board and its designees shall not reread, reevaluate or regrade Bar Examination answers.” Read more here.
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When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 8-10 weeks. If you fail Vermont’s bar exam, figuring out why is crucial for planning your studying move forward. Find out how to diagnose your failure with the help of our blog post! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. ants. (If you know, please let us know in the comments below.) Vermont’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 13, 2023. 66% of takers passed.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 23/49, a 47.0% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 31/62, a 50% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 on 200 point scale)
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not applicants may view their scores.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No information is provided regarding re-grading of the examination. However, appeals are offered only if there is misconduct by the board. For more information, click here.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically 8 weeks for February examinees, 12 weeks for July examinees. Virginia’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 14, 2023. 63.7% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: On the results page of this website you will find the date when we expect to be able to release the results of the most recent Bar Examination. A list of passing applicants will be posted on that page in alphabetical order at the same time formal notice is mailed to each person who has taken the examination. Please note that the expected release date may be delayed if persons telephone the Secretary’s office to inquire about the release date, thus interrupting the processing and checking of examination scores.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 65.8% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 75.5% overall pass rate. Past statistics can be found here.
Passing Score: 280/400, (140 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? No, you will not see your score if you pass. If you fail the exam, the Board will disclose your scores so that you can use the information in your efforts to prepare better for a future Virginia exam.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is automatic regrading, but no option to appeal. At the conclusion of the initial grading and combining of essay and MBE scores, the Board meets to regrade the essay and short answer papers of those applicants whose initial total scaled score is near but below the minimum passing score. Usually the Board rereads the papers of approximately ten percent of those persons taking the exam whose initial scores are below the minimum passing score. The examiners look to see if an answer might be worth another point or two, or if the overall quality of an applicant’s answers may adequately demonstrate minimum competence. As a result of the re-reading, some grades go up, some go down, and some remain unchanged. After the regrading, all scores are final and not appealable. All grading is done anonymously.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 6 weeks. Failed the Washington bar exam? You might just need to adjust your approach. See how with our post! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. Washington’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 7, 2023. 47% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: The Washington State Bar Association will post results to Applicants’ Online Account. On the release date, a pass list with applicant’s name will be posted for the public.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 51% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 465/645, a 72% pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? Unsuccessful applicants will receive copies of their written essay and performance exam questions and answers and written raw scores. No other results information or examination materials will be provided to the applicants.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No. There is no review or appeal of final examination results.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here. If you failed the Washington bar exam, check out this post. One of our tutors and course instructors scored above 9the 5th percentile on the Washington bar exam in February 2017 and is happy to help you pass the next exam if you are looking for extra help!
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 7 weeks. If you failed the West Virginia bar exam, plan your next steps with this post! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. West Virginia’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on March 27, 2023.
How Examinees Find Out: A pass and fail list is posted to the West Virginia Judiciary’s web page. Additionally, Official bar examination results were mailed to each examinee at their mailing address on file with the West Virginia Board of Law Examiners.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 56% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 57% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale).
Will I See My Score? If an applicant fails to pass an examination conducted by the Board, the applicant may, within twenty (20) days after the results of the examination are mailed to the applicant by the Board, review at the Board’s offices the applicant’s examination papers, which shall include questions posed by the Board, the applicant’s answers to the questions and the grades given to the applicant by the Board as regards the West Virginia Essay Examination and the Multistate Essay Examination. The applicant may have the Multistate Bar Examination graded by hand upon payment of a fee established by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? No information is provided regarding a regrading process. Examination shall be final and no appeal shall be considered.
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When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 6 weeks. If you failed the Wisconsin bar exam, you need to diagnose why. Here’s our take on how to find your shortcomings and address them! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their pending files. All applicants will be notified by the BBE in writing when their files are complete and they are certified for admission. The BBE will communicate its actions in writing and will send those communications to the applicant’s last address provided to the BBE, including notification of the bar examination results.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 41% overall passage rate. For July 2022 examinees: 59% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 258/400, (129 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether applicants will be able to see their scores. If you are in Wisconsin, please let us know in the comments below!
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is no information provided regarding whether or not Wisconsin offers appeals, or conducts a regrading process. If you are in Wisconsin, please let us know in the comments below!
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 8-10 weeks. If you failed the Wyoming bar exam, you need to figure out why! This post can help! If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide. West Virginia’s February 2023 bar exam results were released on April 13, 2023. 52% of takers passed.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants are personally notified whether they have passed or failed the exam. However, it is unclear how the Board notifies applicants of their exam results. There is no pass list posted. The webpage provides the following information: When your file is complete (including all exam scores), your application must first be reviewed by the Character and Fitness Committee and then by the Board of Law Examiners (BLE.) The BLE then makes its recommendations to the Wyoming Supreme Court, who will notify you with your results. The BLE expects to make its recommendations to the Wyoming Supreme Court approximately eight to ten weeks after the bar exam. You should not delay taking or transferring the MPRE; this will also delay your exam results being released.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 64% overall pass rate. For July 2022 examinees: 55% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 270/400 (135 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not applicants will be able to view their scores. If you are in Wyoming, please let us know in the comments below.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It is unclear but it does not appear appeals are offered. If you are in Wyoming and know this information, please let us know what it is in the comments below.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 9-10 weeks. If you fail the Washington D.C. bar exam, you need a plan moving forward. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants who sit for the District of Columbia bar examination will typically be notified in writing of the results of their examination. An alphabetical list of the successful applicants shall be published with the request that any information tending to affect the eligibility of an applicant on moral grounds be furnished to the Committee. The first publication shall be at least 30 days before the Committee reports to the court. This list will be posted in the office of the Clerk on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse. The list will also be posted on the D.C. Bar’s website.
Statistics and Pass List: For February 2022 examinees: 42% overall pass rate. For July 2022: 72% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 266/400 (133 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? An unsuccessful applicant will receive written notification which shall contain the applicant’s raw score for each question in the written component, the written component scaled score, the MBE scaled score, and the combined UBE scaled score. D.C. App. Rule 46(c)(11)(B).
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It is unclear, but we suspect no appeal is permitted. If you have other information, please let us know in the comments below.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
We have an in-depth post on when results will be released here.
When Examinees Find Out: There is no information regarding when applicants will find out about their bar examination results.
How Examinees Find Out: There is no information regarding how examinees find out their bar examination results.
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2021 examinees: No statistics yet available.
Passing Score: there is no information regarding passing scores in American Samoa.
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether applicants are able to see their scores.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It is unclear whether re-grades or appeals are offered.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: 6-8 weeks.
How Examinees Find Out: It is unclear how examinees are notified. We assume scores are mailed but if you are in Guam, please let us know in the comments below.
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2022 examinees: 50% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 265/400, (132.5 out of 200-point scale)
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not successful applicants will be able to view their scores. At the time the results of the Guam Bar Examination are announced, the Board shall give written notice to those applicants who failed to obtain an overall passing score on either the combined MBE and Essay/MPT examination. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the home address listed on the applicant’s bar application, unless the applicant requests in writing that notice be sent to a different address. The notice shall contain the following information: (1) That the applicant did not receive a passing score on the examination. (2) That the Board has denied the applicant’s application for admission to the Guam Bar. (3) The applicant’s combined MBE and Essay/MPT score, or MPRE score. (4) That the applicant may appeal the decision of the Board by filing a written request for review of his test scores as provided for in this rule. (5) That the applicant’s written request for a review or appeal of his test scores must be received within thirty (30) days of mailing of the notice of non-passing score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Yes, for both. An applicant who fails the Guam Bar Examination may review the essay portion of the exam and/or file an appeal of such scores if eligible. The applicant can select a maximum of three essays for re-grade.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 8-9 weeks
How Examinees Find Out: The Board shall notify each bar applicant, by the email address provided by the applicant in the application, whether the applicant passed the bar examination as soon as practicable. The names of those applicants who pass the bar examination may be made publicly available.
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2022 examinees: 100% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: 260/400
Will I See My Score? It is unclear. If you are in the Northern Mariana Islands, please let us know in the comments below.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? Regrades are offered. All test scores which are within five (5) points of a passing grade shall be automatically regraded by a different grader. No other circumstances will give rise to a regrade and bar examinations will not be regraded at the request of the applicant.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 6-8 weeks
How Examinees Find Out: There is no information providing how examinees find out. If you are in Palau, please let us know.
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2022 examinees: 50% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: A minimum score of 120 is required on the MBE to be admitted to the Palau Bar. A minimum score of 65 is required on the Palauan-based Essay Examination to be admitted to the Palau Bar. A minimum score of 65 is required on the MEE to be admitted to the Palau Bar.
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not applicants will be able to view their score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? There is no information regarding regrading or appeals as an option.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: Typically, for both February & July results: 8-9 weeks.
How Examinees Find Out: Applicants are required to login and enter their last name and social security information in order to obtain their results. It is unclear whether or not they are notified in any other manner. If you are in Puerto Rico, please let us know this information in the comments below!
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2022 examinees: 49% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: In order to pass the federal bar examination, applicants must obtain both a minimum score of 66 percentage points in the multiple-choice portion of the exam and a grade of “pass” on the essay question.
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not an applicant will be able to view his or her score.
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? An applicant who passes the multiple-choice portion of the federal bar examination, but who otherwise does not satisfactorily answer the essay question, will be referred to the District Examination Committee for further evaluation.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
When Examinees Find Out: For both February & July results: anywhere from 6-10 weeks. If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
How Examinees Find Out: It is unclear how the Virgin Islands Board of Law Examiners notifies successful and unsuccessful applicants of their results. There was only a press release published once, in 2007 of successful bar examinees. The website has not been updated in quite some time (2007).
Statistics and Pass List: For July 2022 examinees: 63% overall pass rate.
Passing Score: Pursuant to Superior Court Rule 304(f), in order to pass the written bar examination, each applicant must receive a minimum combined score of 70% or more on the MBE and Essay portions of the examination, and a minimum scaled score of 75 on the MPRE. For purposes of the MBE, a scaled score of 133 is equivalent to 70%.
Will I See My Score? It is unclear whether or not an applicant may view his or her score. If you are in the Virgin Islands and you know this information, please let us know in the comments below!
Re-grade or Appeals Offered? It is unclear whether there is an option for re-grading or appeal available for unsuccessful applicants.
For More Information: For the examiner’s website, click here.
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If you are waiting for February 2023 bar exam results:
- Plan a nice post-bar exam vacation (or “bar moon” as some call it). Anywhere. Being in an “in-between” stage of your life can kind of suck in some ways, but in other ways, it gives you an excuse to take a break!
- Figure out a plan of attack for if you fail and if you pass. We have some stellar ideas on “The Art of Waiting for Bar Exam Results.”
- We have some work-related articles here that discuss how to start your own business, how to start your own law firm, polishing up your LinkedIn profile, etc. These are especially useful if you are looking to put yourself in the best position to get a job while waiting for bar exam results.
If you failed the bar exam:
- If you would like to read an in-depth guide on what to do if you failed the Uniform Bar Exam, please see this excellent free guide.
- I failed the bar exam. What should I do? Here is a detailed step-by-step guide on what to do!
- If you took the Uniform bar exam, read this post on what your UBE score report means.
- How to pass the bar exam the second time around: five things to do differently.
- I failed the bar exam twice (or three times, or four or more times): Here is a step-by-step guide to getting out of this vicious cycle!
- Should I rewatch lectures if I fail the bar exam? Generally, the answer is no.
- How to tell your boss you failed the bar exam: What to say and what not to say.
- Lastly, check out our very popular note to those who failed the bar exam, quotes for those who failed the bar exam, and a list of famous people that failed the bar exam — you are not alone!
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If you passed the bar exam:
- Read our note to those who passed the bar exam. It reminds you how to mind your bar exam manners and keep your friends if you passed!
- A description of swearing-in ceremonies: It is true that this is focused on Michigan, but we suspect they are pretty similar everywhere!
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