What is the Bar Exam?

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Bar ExamBy James R. HargroveApr 24, 202637 min read
What is the Bar Exam?
  • Essay questions
    • Basically, all jurisdiction administers a number of these questions that measure knowledge of general legal principles and might also assess knowledge of the law of the state. For this purpose, some jurisdiction has chosen to use the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) which has been established by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) since 1988. Some may create their own questions with this in mind, while some jurisdictions may both create their own questions and use the MEE.
  • Multistate standardized exams

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State/Jurisdiction
Pass Rate
Took/moPassed
Oklahoma
81.00%
421/mo341
Missouri
79.07%
946/mo748
Iowa
78.46%
260/mo204
New Mexico
76.95%
308/mo237
Montana
76.51%
149/mo114
Utah
76.07%
397/mo302
Oregon
75.26%
667/mo502
Kansas
75.00%
176/mo132
Idaho
74.48%
192/mo143
Nebraska
74.19%
217/mo161
Colorado
69.17%
1103/mo763
Wisconsin
68.81%
218/mo150
Illinois
68.80%
2740/mo1885
Delaware
68.54%
213/mo146
Louisiana
68.47%
815/mo558
New Hampshire
68.38%
234/mo160
Minnesota
68.36%
825/mo564
Pennsylvania
67.72%
1865/mo1263
Washington
67.68%
1120/mo758
Hawaii
67.52%
274/mo185
Virginia
66.15%
1226/mo811
South Carolina
65.25%
682/mo445
Texas
64.88%
4208/mo2730
Ohio
64.72%
1372/mo888
West Virginia
64.58%
240/mo155
Connecticut
64.34%
544/mo350
District of Columbia
64.20%
1606/mo1031
Michigan
63.99%
1094/mo700
Massachusetts
63.94%
1872/mo1197
Wyoming
63.33%
90/mo57
Arkansas
63.19%
345/mo218
Maine
63.13%
160/mo101
Indiana
61.24%
792/mo485
New York
61.19%
14094/mo8624
Kentucky
60.61%
495/mo300
Tennessee
60.30%
1068/mo644
Vermont
58.56%
111/mo65
Nevada
58.51%
523/mo306
Georgia
58.27%
1718/mo1001
South Dakota
58.26%
115/mo67
New Jersey
57.59%
1351/mo778
Rhode Island
57.58%
165/mo95
Florida
55.40%
4415/mo2446
Maryland
55.33%
1605/mo888
North Dakota
53.98%
113/mo61
Alaska
53.00%
100/mo53
North Carolina
52.35%
1639/mo858
Mississippi
52.29%
262/mo137
Alabama
51.83%
766/mo397
Arizona
49.85%
971/mo484
California
44.42%
12985/mo5768
First filing deadline
Late filing deadline
Bar exam fee for first-time takers (non-attorneys)/moBar exam fee for attorneys
Alabama
Oct. 1
/mo$575
Alaska
Dec. 1
Jan. 15/mo$800
Arizona
Aug. 15
Nov. 30/mo$880
Arkansas
Nov. 15
/mo$500
California
Nov. 1
Jan. 15/mo$1,228
Colorado
Nov. 1
Dec. 1/mo$710
Connecticut
Oct. 31
Nov. 30/mo$800
Delaware
No February Exams
$700 / $1,400/mo$800 / $1,600
District of Columbia
Dec. 15
Dec. 30/mo$100 + $45 (MEE + MPT)+ $60 (MBE)
Florida
Nov. 15
Dec. 15/ Jan. 15/mo$1,000
Georgia
Jan. 2
Feb. 1/mo$350 + $64 (MBE)+ $28 (MPT)
Hawaii
Nov. 1
/mo$500
Idaho
Oct. 1
Nov. 15/mo$600
Illinois
Sept. 15
Nov. 1/ Dec. 15/mo$950 – $1,450
Indiana
Nov. 15
Nov. 30/mo$250
Iowa
Nov. 1
/mo$550
Kansas
Oct. 1
Nov. 1/mo$700
Kentucky
Oct. 1
Dec. 1/mo$875
Louisiana
Nov. 1
Dec. 15/mo$750 / $875
Maine
Dec. 20
Dec. 27/ Jan. 3/mo$600
Maryland
Dec. 20
/mo$750
Massachusetts
75 days
/mo$815
Michigan
Nov. 1
Dec. 15/mo$775
Minnesota
Oct. 15
Dec. 2/mo$500
Mississippi
Sept. 1
Nov. 1/mo$525 / $825
Missouri
Oct. 1
Nov. 1/ Dec. 31/mo$485 / $910
Montana
Oct. 1
/mo$620
Nebraska
Nov. 1
Dec. 1/mo$490
Nevada
Oct. 1
Dec. 1/mo$700
New Hampshire
Dec. 1
/mo$725
New Jersey
Oct. 31
Nov. 15/ Nov. 30/mo$675
New Mexico
Sept. 20
Dec. 2/mo$500 / $1,000
New York
Nov. 30
/mo$250 / $750
North Carolina
Oct. 1
Nov. 5/mo$850
North Dakota
Nov. 1
Dec. 1/mo$150
Ohio
Nov. 1
Dec. 10/mo$358
Oklahoma
Sept. 1
Oct. 2/ Nov. 1/mo$400
Oregon
Nov. 15
Dec. 15/mo$750
Pennsylvania
Oct. 30
Nov. 15/ Nov. 30/ Dec. 15/mo$650
Rhode Island
Sept. 1/ Dec. 1
/mo$975
South Carolina
Aug. 31
Sep. 30/mo$1,000 / $1,500
South Dakota
Nov. 1
/mo$300
Tennessee
Dec. 1
Dec. 20/mo$575
Texas
Sep. 1
Nov. 1/ Dec. 1/mo$300 / $490 / $1,140
Utah
Oct. 1
Nov. 1/mo$550
Vermont
Dec. 1
/mo$300
Virginia
Dec. 17
/mo$950
Washington
Oct. 5
Nov. 6/mo$585
West Virginia
Nov. 1
Dec. 1/mo$500
Wisconsin
Dec. 1
Jan. 1/mo$450 / $850
Wyoming
Nov. 15
/mo$600
Guam
Dec. 1
Jan. 1/mo$800
Northern Mariana Islands
Dec. 20
Jan. 3/mo$500
Palau
No February Exams
$300/mo$300
Puerto Rico
TBA
/mo$250
Virgin Islands
Dec. 1
Jan. 2/mo$1,100

Frequently Asked Questions

  • California
  • Delaware
  • Louisiana
  • Nevada
  • Virginia

Bar Exam Sample Questions

  • Yes, because the law bears a rational relationship to a legitimate government end.
  • Yes, because Congress has the power to regulate drug offenses under the Commerce Clause.
  • No, because the Congressional scheme violates the Tenth Amendment and related concepts of federalism.
  • No, because federal legislation has occupied the field such that the state laws would be preempted by the federal scheme.
  • Yes, because there is diversity of citizenship and the case meets the amount in controversy requirement.
  • Yes, because Patrick has availed himself of the forum state by receiving medical care in Nevada hospitals.
  • No, because the case does not present a federal question.
  • No, because David lives in Nevada.
  • Strict liability.
  • Respondeat superior.
  • Willful ignorance.
  • Negligence.

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About the Author

James R. HargroveJD, LLM

Attorney & Bar Exam Preparation Specialist

Yale Law School

James R. Hargrove is a practicing attorney and legal educator with a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and an LLM in Constitutional Law. With over a decade of experience coaching bar exam candidates across multiple jurisdictions, he specializes in MBE strategy, state-specific essay preparation, and multistate performance test techniques.