Results usually come out 2–4 months after the exam. NCBE and each state board publish pass rates. First-time takers from ABA-accredited schools pass at much higher rates than repeat takers. See state guides for the California, Florida, New York and Texas bar exams, and the Uniform Bar Exam.
USA Bar Exam: Quick Facts
- Administered by
- State bar admission boards (most exam content written by NCBE)
- Length (UBE)
- 2 days, about 12 hours of testing
- Components
- MBE (200 questions) · MEE (6 essays) · MPT (2 tasks)
- Scoring
- 400-point scale; most UBE states require 260–270
- When
- Last Tuesday–Wednesday of February and July
- Study time
- 400–600 hours (8–10 weeks full-time)
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