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2016 Statistics

The Bar Examiner, March 201714

2016 Statistics This section includes data, by jurisdiction, on the following categories for 2016:

• the number of persons taking and passing bar examinations;

• the number taking and passing bar examinations categorized by source of legal education;

• the number of and passage rates for first-time exam takers and repeaters, both overall and for graduates of ABA-approved law schools;

• the number of and passage rates for graduates of non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school;

• the number of attorney candidates taking and passing special Attorneys’ Examinations; and

• the number of disbarred or suspended attorneys taking and passing examinations as a condition of reinstatement.

Also included are the following:

• a chart showing a longitudinal view of bar passage rates, both overall and for first-time takers, over a 10-year period;

• a five-year snapshot, by jurisdiction, of the number of persons admitted to the bar by examination, on motion, by transferred Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score (data collection started by NCBE in 2013), and by diploma privilege, as well as the number of individuals licensed as foreign legal consultants; and

• a chart displaying relative admissions to the bar in 2016 by examination, on motion, and by diploma privilege.

Data for the first 10 charts were supplied by the jurisdictions. In reviewing the data, the reader

should keep in mind that some individuals seek admission in more than one jurisdiction in a given

year. The charts represent the data as of the date they were received from jurisdictions and may

not reflect possible subsequent appeals or pending issues that might affect the overall passing

statistics for a given jurisdiction. Statistics are updated to reflect any later changes received from

jurisdictions and can be found on the NCBE website, www.ncbex.org.

The following national data are shown for the administrations of the Multistate Bar Examination

(MBE) and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE):

• summary statistics, • score distributions, • examinee counts over a 10-year period, and • mean scaled scores over a 10-year period.

The use, by jurisdiction, is illustrated for the MBE, the MPRE, the Multistate Essay Examination

(MEE), and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT).

http:www.ncbex.org

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2016 Statistics Contents Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination ....................................................................... 16

Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education .................. 18

First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2016 ..................................................................................... 20

2016 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters from ABA-Approved Law Schools ........................... 24

2016 Exam Takers and Passers from Non-ABA-Approved Law Schools by Type of School......... 28

Attorneys’ Examinations in 2016.............................................................................................................. 29

Examinations Administered to Disbarred or Suspended Attorneys as a Condition of

Reinstatement in 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 29

Ten-Year Summary of Bar Passage Rates, 2007–2016 ........................................................................... 30

Admissions to the Bar by Type, 2012–2016 ............................................................................................ 34

2016 Admissions to the Bar by Examination, on Motion, and by Diploma Privilege ..................... 37

Multistate Bar Examination ..................................................................................................................... 38

Jurisdictions Using the MBE in 2016.................................................................................................. 39

2016 MBE National Summary Statistics (Based on Scaled Scores)................................................ 40

2016 MBE National Score Distributions............................................................................................. 40

MBE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016 .................................................................................... 41

MBE National Mean Scaled Scores, 2007–2016................................................................................. 41

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.........................................................................42

Jurisdictions Using the MPRE in 2016 (with Pass/Fail Standards Indicated) ........................... 43

2016 MPRE National Summary Statistics (Based on Scaled Scores)............................................ 44

2016 MPRE National Score Distributions ........................................................................................ 44

MPRE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016 ................................................................................ 45

MPRE National Mean Scaled Scores, 2007–2016 ............................................................................ 45

Multistate Essay Examination ................................................................................................................. 46

Jurisdictions Using the MEE in 2016................................................................................................ 47

Multistate Performance Test.................................................................................................................... 48

Jurisdictions Using the MPT in 2016................................................................................................49

2016 Statistics


Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination

Jurisdiction

February July Total

Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Alabama 274 116 42% 483 282 58% 757 398 53%

Alaska 52 40 77% 53 24 45% 105 64 61%

Arizona 429 209 49% 559 296 53% 988 505 51%

Arkansas 138 71 51% 219 133 61% 357 204 57%

California 4,758 1,700 36% 7,737 3,332 43% 12,495 5,032 40%

Colorado 370 227 61% 801 583 73% 1,171 810 69%

Connecticut 201 126 63% 354 246 69% 555 372 67%

Delaware No February examination 198 130 66% 198 130 66%

District of Columbia 332 155 47% 688 423 61% 1,020 578 57%

Florida 1,599 724 45% 3,038 1,791 59% 4,637 2,515 54%

Georgia 622 338 54% 1,353 890 66% 1,975 1,228 62%

Hawaii 126 92 73% 157 108 69% 283 200 71%

Idaho 77 53 69% 125 92 74% 202 145 72%

Illinois 884 557 63% 2,007 1,436 72% 2,891 1,993 69%

Indiana 258 141 55% 508 326 64% 766 467 61%

Iowa 69 42 61% 191 136 71% 260 178 68%

Kansas 66 37 56% 149 118 79% 215 155 72%

Kentucky 212 165 78% 352 229 65% 564 394 70%

Louisiana 328 217 66% 616 400 65% 944 617 65%

Maine 60 36 60% 129 93 72% 189 129 68%

Maryland 616 325 53% 1,252 790 63% 1,868 1,115 60%

Massachusetts 691 350 51% 1,693 1,200 71% 2,384 1,550 65%

Michigan 495 321 65% 695 458 66% 1,190 779 65%

Minnesota 241 156 65% 631 462 73% 872 618 71%

Mississippi 95 62 65% 181 128 71% 276 190 69%

Missouri 275 205 75% 695 552 79% 970 757 78%

Montana 55 37 67% 104 80 77% 159 117 74%

Nebraska 49 29 59% 170 140 82% 219 169 77%

Nevada 217 115 53% 297 150 51% 514 265 52%

New Hampshire 157 100 64% 121 89 74% 278 189 68%

New Jersey 959 479 50% 1,110 717 65% 2,069 1,196 58%

New Mexico 97 67 69% 184 118 64% 281 185 66%

New York 4,193 1,698 40% 10,297 6,577 64% 14,490 8,275 57%

North Carolina 673 290 43% 1,154 653 57% 1,827 943 52%

North Dakota 36 17 47% 71 45 63% 107 62 58%

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Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination (continued)

Jurisdiction

February July Total


Ohio 421 241 57% 995 701 70% 1,416 942 67%

Oklahoma 147 102 69% 299 203 68% 446 305 68%

Oregon 263 157 60% 450 259 58% 713 416 58%

Pennsylvania 626 353 56% 1,574 1,091 69% 2,200 1,444 66%

Rhode Island 68 32 47% 112 72 64% 180 104 58%

South Carolina 251 142 57% 393 262 67% 644 404 63%

South Dakota 42 18 43% 71 39 55% 113 57 50%

Tennessee 378 192 51% 716 452 63% 1,094 644 59%

Texas 1,433 806 56% 2,975 2,098 71% 4,408 2,904 66%

Utah 152 101 66% 295 217 74% 447 318 71%

Vermont 31 19 61% 65 43 66% 96 62 65%

Virginia 458 264 58% 1,059 774 73% 1,517 1,038 68%

Washington 367 215 59% 757 533 70% 1,124 748 67%

West Virginia 82 41 50% 153 108 71% 235 149 63%

Wisconsin 82 46 56% 122 78 64% 204 124 61%

Wyoming 34 21 62% 48 36 75% 82 57 70%

Guam 8 5 63% 4 2 50% 12 7 58%

N. Mariana Islands 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 3 3 100%

Palau No February examination 22 0 0% 22 0 0%

Puerto Rico* 399 132 33% 621 236 38% 1,020 368 36%

Virgin Islands 26 18 69% 14 5 36% 40 23 58%

TOTALS 24,973 12,203 49% 49,119 30,438 62% 74,092 42,641 58%

*Examinations in Puerto Rico are administered in March and September.

2016 Statistics


Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education

Jurisdiction

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law School*

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Taking Passing %

Passing Taking Passing %

Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing %

Passing

Alabama 459 331 72% 294 64 22% 4 3 75% — — —

Alaska 103 64 62% — — — 2 0 0% — — —

Arizona 982 501 51% 1 0 0% 5 4 80% — — —

Arkansas 357 204 57% — — — — — — — — —

California 8,231†‡ 4,055†‡ 49% 2,071†‡ 296†‡ 14% 1,232 169 14% ** ** —

Colorado 1,164 809 70% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% — — —

Connecticut 536 369 69% 19 3 16% — — — — — —

Delaware 198 130 66% — — — — — — — — —

District of Columbia 733 506 69% 17 3 18% 270 69 26% — — —

Florida 4,632 2,514 54% 5 1 20% — — — — — —

Georgia 1,912 1,217 64% 31 1 3% 32 10 31% — — —

Hawaii 282 199 71% — — — 1 1 100% — — —

Idaho 202 145 72% — — — — — — — — —

Illinois 2,805 1,964 70% — — — 86 29 34% — — —

Indiana 766 467 61% — — — — — — — — —

Iowa 260 178 68% — — — — — — — — —

Kansas 215 155 72% — — — — — — — — —

Kentucky 564 394 70% — — — — — — — — —

Louisiana 937 617 66% — — — 7 0 0% — — —

Maine 185 128 69% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% — — —

Maryland 1,841 1,108 60% 16 2 13% 11 5 45% — — —

Massachusetts 2,061 1,454 71% 262 76 29% 61 20 33% — — —

Michigan 1,189 778 65% — — — 1 1 100% — — —

Minnesota 872 618 71% — — — — — — — — —

Mississippi 276 190 69% — — — — — — — — —

Missouri 954 752 79% — — — 16 5 31% — — —

Montana 159 117 74% — — — — — — — — —

*See page 28 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

†California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the General Bar Examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved law schools. This number of applicants (914 taking, 510 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California’s “U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam” category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the General Bar Examination.

‡Applicants under California’s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (42 taking, 2 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-ABA-approved category. California’s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the General Bar Examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school.

**California did not report 2016 data for persons taking and passing the General Bar Examination with education obtained by law office study. (As of 2016, California no longer reports statistics for categories with fewer than 11 takers.)

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Persons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued)

Jurisdiction

ABA-Approved Law School

Non-ABA-Approved Law School*

Law School Outside the USA Law Office Study

Taking Passing %

Passing Taking Passing %

Passing Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing %

Passing

Nebraska 219 169 77% — — — — — — — — —

Nevada 510 263 52% — — — 4 2 50% — — —

New Hampshire 271 187 69% 5 2 40% 2 0 0% — — —

New Jersey 2,069 1,196 58% — — — — — — — — —

New Mexico 281 185 66% — — — — — — — — —

New York 9,618 6,614 69% 5 1 20% 4,852 1,657 34% 15 3 20%

North Carolina 1,827 943 52% — — — — — — — — —

North Dakota 107 62 58% — — — — — — — — —

Ohio 1,400 940 67% — — — 16 2 13% — — —

Oklahoma 446 305 68% — — — — — — — — —

Oregon 696 410 59% 5 3 60% 12 3 25% — — —

Pennsylvania 2,193 1,443 66% — — — 7 1 14% — — —

Rhode Island 180 104 58% — — — — — — — — —

South Carolina 644 404 63% — — — — — — — — —

South Dakota 113 57 50% — — — — — — — — —

Tennessee 839 568 68% 254 75 30% 1 1 100% — — —

Texas 4,172 2,833 68% 6 3 50% 230 68 30% — — —

Utah 447 318 71% — — — — — — — — —

Vermont 91 60 66% — — — — — — 5 2 40%

Virginia 1,508 1,033 69% — — — 4 1 25% 2 1 50%

Washington 1,020 705 69% 4 0 0% 82 37 45% 18 6 33%

West Virginia 235 149 63% — — — — — — — — —

Wisconsin 189 121 64% 1 1 100% 14 2 14% — — —

Wyoming 82 57 70% — — — — — — — — —

Guam 12 7 58% — — — — — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 3 3 100% — — — — — — — — —

Palau 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 20 0 0% — — —

Puerto Rico 1,012 367 36% 8 1 13% — — — — — —

Virgin Islands 40 23 58% — — — — — — — — —

TOTALS 63,100 39,490 63% 3,011 532 18% 6,977 2,092 30% 40 12 30%

*See page 28 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-ABA-approved law schools by type of school.

2016 Statistics


First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2016*

Jurisdiction 2016 Administration

First-Timers Repeaters Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Alabama February 116 76 66% 158 40 25%

July 351 249 71% 132 33 25%

Total 467 325 70% 290 73 25%

Alaska February 35 30 86% 17 10 59%

July 40 23 58% 13 1 8%

Total 75 53 71% 30 11 37%

Arizona February 257 157 61% 172 52 30%

July 421 271 64% 138 25 18%

Total 678 428 63% 310 77 25%

Arkansas February 76 49 64% 62 22 35%

July 166 119 72% 53 14 26%

Total 242 168 69% 115 36 31%

California February 1,395 624 45% 3,363 1,076 32%

July 5,164 2,896 56% 2,573 436 17%

Total 6,559 3,520 54% 5,936 1,512 25%

Colorado February 230 162 70% 140 65 46%

July 728 565 78% 73 18 25%

Total 958 727 76% 213 83 39%

Connecticut February 124 98 79% 77 28 36%

July 297 225 76% 57 21 37%

Total 421 323 77% 134 49 37%

Delaware February No February examination

July 161 111 69% 37 19 51%

Total 161 111 69% 37 19 51%

District of Columbia

February 200 117 59% 132 38 29%

July 571 404 71% 117 19 16%

Total 771 521 68% 249 57 23%

Florida February 830 485 58% 769 239 31%

July 2,421 1,650 68% 617 141 23%

Total 3,251 2,135 66% 1,386 380 27%

Georgia February 307 198 64% 315 140 44%

July 1,130 818 72% 223 72 32%

Total 1,437 1,016 71% 538 212 39%

Hawaii February 89 75 84% 37 17 46%

July 128 97 76% 29 11 38%

Total 217 172 79% 66 28 42%

Idaho February 53 41 77% 24 12 50%

July 101 81 80% 24 11 46%

Total 154 122 79% 48 23 48%

Illinois February 475 358 75% 409 199 49%

July 1,745 1,351 77% 262 85 32%

Total 2,220 1,709 77% 671 284 42%

Indiana February 154 99 64% 104 42 40%

July 414 298 72% 94 28 30%

Total 568 397 70% 198 70 35%

*First-time exam takers are defined as examinees taking the bar examination for the first time in the reporting jurisdiction. Repeaters are defined as examinees who have taken the bar examination in the reporting jurisdiction at least once prior to the listed administration.

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First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2016* (continued)



Iowa February 44 30 68% 25 12 48%

July 175 133 76% 16 3 19%

Total 219 163 74% 41 15 37%

Kansas February 45 26 58% 21 11 52%

July 132 111 84% 17 7 41%

Total 177 137 77% 38 18 47%

Kentucky February 130 111 85% 82 54 66%

July 306 213 70% 46 16 35%

Total 436 324 74% 128 70 55%

Louisiana February 130 95 73% 198 122 62%

July 511 369 72% 105 31 30%

Total 641 464 72% 303 153 50%

Maine February 30 23 77% 30 13 43%

July 114 87 76% 15 6 40%

Total 144 110 76% 45 19 42%

Maryland February 260 174 67% 356 151 42%

July 1,029 728 71% 223 62 28%

Total 1,289 902 70% 579 213 37%

Massachusetts February 310 188 61% 381 162 43%

July 1,408 1,124 80% 285 76 27%

Total 1,718 1,312 76% 666 238 36%

Michigan February 245 175 71% 250 146 58%

July 544 417 77% 151 41 27%

Total 789 592 75% 401 187 47%

Minnesota February 126 100 79% 115 56 49%

July 564 446 79% 67 16 24%

Total 690 546 79% 182 72 40%

Mississippi February 66 50 76% 29 12 41%

July 145 109 75% 36 19 53%

Total 211 159 75% 65 31 48%

Missouri February 186 153 82% 89 52 58%

July 633 528 83% 62 24 39%

Total 819 681 83% 151 76 50%

Montana February 24 21 88% 31 16 52%

July 97 76 78% 7 4 57%

Total 121 97 80% 38 20 53%

Nebraska February 26 17 65% 23 12 52%

July 157 135 86% 13 5 38%

Total 183 152 83% 36 17 47%

Nevada February 121 75 62% 96 40 42%

July 215 125 58% 82 25 30%

Total 336 200 60% 178 65 37%


2016 Statistics





New Hampshire February 127 86 68% 30 14 47%

July 112 86 77% 9 3 33%

Total 239 172 72% 39 17 44%

New Jersey February 426 245 58% 533 234 44%

July 895 642 72% 215 75 35%

Total 1,321 887 67% 748 309 41%

New Mexico February 64 52 81% 33 15 45%

July 158 111 70% 26 7 27%

Total 222 163 73% 59 22 37%

New York February 1,303 711 55% 2,890 987 34%

July 8,297 6,090 73% 2,000 487 24%

Total 9,600 6,801 71% 4,890 1,474 30%

North Carolina February 296 151 51% 377 139 37%

July 880 579 66% 274 74 27%

Total 1,176 730 62% 651 213 33%

North Dakota February 17 12 71% 19 5 26%

July 56 41 73% 15 4 27%

Total 73 53 73% 34 9 26%

Ohio February 209 146 70% 212 95 45%

July 854 651 76% 141 50 35%

Total 1,063 797 75% 353 145 41%

Oklahoma February 72 60 83% 75 42 56%

July 252 189 75% 47 14 30%

Total 324 249 77% 122 56 46%

Oregon February 150 103 69% 113 54 48%

July 356 219 62% 94 40 43%

Total 506 322 64% 207 94 45%

Pennsylvania February 264 195 74% 362 158 44%

July 1,372 1,034 75% 202 57 28%

Total 1,636 1,229 75% 564 215 38%

Rhode Island February 28 15 54% 40 17 43%

July 94 64 68% 18 8 44%

Total 122 79 65% 58 25 43%

South Carolina February 159 103 65% 92 39 42%

July 313 231 74% 80 31 39%

Total 472 334 71% 172 70 41%

South Dakota February 25 12 48% 17 6 35%

July 57 33 58% 14 6 43%

Total 82 45 55% 31 12 39%

Tennessee February 195 132 68% 183 60 33%

July 564 413 73% 152 39 26%

Total 759 545 72% 335 99 30%


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Texas February 689 449 65% 744 357 48%

July 2,393 1,858 78% 582 240 41%

Total 3,082 2,307 75% 1,326 597 45%

Utah February 95 69 73% 57 32 56%

July 254 202 80% 41 15 37%

Total 349 271 78% 98 47 48%

Vermont February 19 15 79% 12 4 33%

July 57 37 65% 8 6 75%

Total 76 52 68% 20 10 50%

Virginia February 217 142 65% 241 122 51%

July 932 725 78% 127 49 39%

Total 1,149 867 75% 368 171 46%

Washington February 225 159 71% 142 56 39%

July 647 490 76% 110 43 39%

Total 872 649 74% 252 99 39%

West Virginia February 42 27 64% 40 14 35%

July 130 99 76% 23 9 39%

Total 172 126 73% 63 23 37%

Wisconsin February 56 38 68% 26 8 31%

July 100 71 71% 22 7 32%

Total 156 109 70% 48 15 31%

Wyoming February 23 14 61% 11 7 64%

July 41 32 78% 7 4 57%

Total 64 46 72% 18 11 61%

Guam February 4 3 75% 4 2 50%

July 2 2 100% 2 0 0%

Total 6 5 83% 6 2 33%

N. Mariana Islands

February 1 1 100% — — —

July 2 2 100% — — —

Total 3 3 100% — — —

Palau February No February examination

July 12 0 0% 10 0 0%

Total 12 0 0% 10 0 0%

Puerto Rico† February 125 46 37% 274 86 31%

July 366 147 40% 255 89 35%

Total 491 193 39% 529 175 33%

Virgin Islands February 24 17 71% 2 1 50%

July 13 4 31% 1 1 100%

Total 37 21 57% 3 2 67%

TOTALS February 10,939 6,810 62% 14,034 5,393 38%

July 39,077 27,811 71% 10,042 2,627 26%

Total 50,016 34,621 69% 24,076 8,020 33%


†Examinations in Puerto Rico are administered in March and September.

2016 Statistics


2016 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters from ABA-Approved Law Schools*


ABA First-Timers ABA Repeaters

Taking Passing % Passing Taking Passing % Passing

Alabama February 66 57 86% 53 21 40%

July 300 234 78% 40 19 48%

Total 366 291 80% 93 40 43%

Alaska February 35 30 86% 16 10 63%

July 40 23 58% 12 1 8%

Total 75 53 71% 28 11 39%

Arizona February 255 156 61% 171 52 30%

July 419 269 64% 137 24 18%

Total 674 425 63% 308 76 25%

Arkansas February 76 49 64% 62 22 35%

July 166 119 72% 53 14 26%

Total 242 168 69% 115 36 31%

California February 588 275 47% 2,080 864 42%

July 4,236 2,622 62% 1,327 294 22%

Total 4,824 2,897 60% 3,407 1,158 34%

Colorado February 230 162 70% 136 65 48%

July 725 564 78% 73 18 25%

Total 955 726 76% 209 83 40%

Connecticut February 124 98 79% 69 28 41%

July 292 224 77% 51 19 37%

Total 416 322 77% 120 47 39%

Delaware February No February examination

July 161 111 69% 37 19 51%

Total 161 111 69% 37 19 51%

District of February 124 91 73% 42 17 40% Columbia July 525 390 74% 42 8 19%

Total 649 481 74% 84 25 30%

Florida February 829 485 59% 768 239 31%

July 2,420 1,649 68% 615 141 23%

Total 3,249 2,134 66% 1,383 380 27%

Georgia February 303 197 65% 297 140 47%

July 1,106 809 73% 206 71 34%

Total 1,409 1,006 71% 503 211 42%

Hawaii February 88 74 84% 37 17 46%

July 128 97 76% 29 11 38%

Total 216 171 79% 66 28 42%

Idaho February 53 41 77% 24 12 50%

July 101 81 80% 24 11 46%

Total 154 122 79% 48 23 48%

Illinois February 458 354 77% 392 195 50%

July 1,712 1,335 78% 243 80 33%

Total 2,170 1,689 78% 635 275 43%

Indiana February 154 99 64% 104 42 40%

July 414 298 72% 94 28 30%

Total 568 397 70% 198 70 35%


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2016 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters from ABA-Approved Law Schools* (continued)




Iowa February 44 30 68% 25 12 48%

July 175 133 76% 16 3 19%

Total 219 163 74% 41 15 37%

Kansas February 45 26 58% 21 11 52%

July 132 111 84% 17 7 41%

Total 177 137 77% 38 18 47%

Kentucky February 130 111 85% 82 54 66%

July 306 213 70% 46 16 35%

Total 436 324 74% 128 70 55%

Louisiana February 130 95 73% 198 122 62%

July 508 369 73% 101 31 31%

Total 638 464 73% 299 153 51%

Maine February 27 22 81% 29 13 45%

July 114 87 76% 15 6 40%

Total 141 109 77% 44 19 43%

Maryland February 255 171 67% 349 148 42%

July 1,021 727 71% 216 62 29%

Total 1,276 898 70% 565 210 37%

Massachusetts February 243 157 65% 290 145 50%

July 1,350 1,097 81% 178 55 31%

Total 1,593 1,254 79% 468 200 43%

Michigan February 245 175 71% 250 146 58%

July 543 416 77% 151 41 27%

Total 788 591 75% 401 187 47%

Minnesota February 126 100 79% 115 56 49%

July 564 446 79% 67 16 24%

Total 690 546 79% 182 72 40%

Mississippi February 66 50 76% 29 12 41%

July 145 109 75% 36 19 53%

Total 211 159 75% 65 31 48%

Missouri February 182 150 82% 84 51 61%

July 629 527 84% 59 24 41%

Total 811 677 83% 143 75 52%

Montana February 24 21 88% 31 16 52%

July 97 76 78% 7 4 57%

Total 121 97 80% 38 20 53%

Nebraska February 26 17 65% 23 12 52%

July 157 135 86% 13 5 38%

Total 183 152 83% 36 17 47%

Nevada February 120 75 63% 95 39 41%

July 214 125 58% 81 24 30%

Total 334 200 60% 176 63 36%

New Hampshire February 123 85 69% 27 13 48%

July 112 86 77% 9 3 33%

Total 235 171 73% 36 16 44%


2016 Statistics






New Jersey February 426 245 58% 533 234 44%

July 895 642 72% 215 75 35%

Total 1,321 887 67% 748 309 41%

New Mexico February 64 52 81% 33 15 45%

July 158 111 70% 26 7 27%

Total 222 163 73% 59 22 37%

New York February 802 539 67% 1,534 603 39%

July 6,228 5,156 83% 1,054 316 30%

Total 7,030 5,695 81% 2,588 919 36%

North Carolina February 296 151 51% 377 139 37%

July 880 579 66% 274 74 27%

Total 1,176 730 62% 651 213 33%

North Dakota February 17 12 71% 19 5 26%

July 56 41 73% 15 4 27%

Total 73 53 73% 34 9 26%

Ohio February 207 146 71% 207 94 45%

July 853 651 76% 133 49 37%

Total 1,060 797 75% 340 143 42%

Oklahoma February 72 60 83% 75 42 56%

July 252 189 75% 47 14 30%

Total 324 249 77% 122 56 46%

Oregon February 143 98 69% 111 54 49%

July 351 218 62% 91 40 44%

Total 494 316 64% 202 94 47%

Pennsylvania February 264 195 74% 358 158 44%

July 1,372 1,034 75% 199 56 28%

Total 1,636 1,229 75% 557 214 38%

Rhode Island February 28 15 54% 40 17 43%

July 94 64 68% 18 8 44%

Total 122 79 65% 58 25 43%

South Carolina February 159 103 65% 92 39 42%

July 313 231 74% 80 31 39%

Total 472 334 71% 172 70 41%

South Dakota February 25 12 48% 17 6 35%

July 57 33 58% 14 6 43%

Total 82 45 55% 31 12 39%

Tennessee February 142 107 75% 112 47 42%

July 503 390 78% 82 24 29%

Total 645 497 77% 194 71 37%

Texas February 643 437 68% 699 338 48%

July 2,306 1,835 80% 524 223 43%

Total 2,949 2,272 77% 1,223 561 46%

Utah February 95 69 73% 57 32 56%

July 254 202 80% 41 15 37%

Total 349 271 78% 98 47 48%


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Vermont February 19 14 74% 10 4 40%

July 57 37 65% 5 5 100%

Total 76 51 67% 15 9 60%

Virginia February 217 142 65% 238 119 50%

July 931 724 78% 122 48 39%

Total 1,148 866 75% 360 167 46%

Washington February 198 147 74% 129 51 40%

July 601 468 78% 92 39 42%

Total 799 615 77% 221 90 41%

West Virginia February 42 27 64% 40 14 35%

July 130 99 76% 23 9 39%

Total 172 126 73% 63 23 37%

Wisconsin February 51 38 75% 25 8 32%

July 96 70 73% 17 5 29%

Total 147 108 73% 42 13 31%

Wyoming February 23 14 61% 11 7 64%

July 41 32 78% 7 4 57%

Total 64 46 72% 18 11 61%

Guam February 4 3 75% 4 2 50%

July 2 2 100% 2 0 0%

Total 6 5 83% 6 2 33%

N. Mariana Islands

February 1 1 100% — — —

July 2 2 100% — — —

Total 3 3 100% — — —

Palau February No February examination

July — — — 1 0 0%

Total — — — 1 0 0%

Puerto Rico† February 125 46 37% 269 85 32%

July 366 147 40% 252 89 35%

Total 491 193 39% 521 174 33%

Virgin Islands February 24 17 71% 2 1 50%

July 13 4 31% 1 1 100%

Total 37 21 57% 3 2 67%

TOTALS February 9,256 6,143 66% 10,891 4,688 43%

July 35,623 26,443 74% 7,330 2,216 30%

Total 44,879 32,586 73% 18,221 6,904 38%



†Examinations in Puerto Rico are administered in March and September.

2016 Statistics


2016 Exam Takers and Passers from Non-ABA-Approved Law Schools by Type of School

Jurisdiction

Conventional Law School* Correspondence Law School† Online Law School‡


Alabama 294 64 22% — — — — — —

Arizona 1 0 0% — — — — — —

California** 1,449 218 15% — — — — — —

Colorado 3 0 0% — — — — — —

Connecticut 19 3 16% — — — — — —

District of Columbia 5 3 60% — — — 12 0 0%

Florida 5 1 20% — — — — — —

Georgia 31 1 3% — — — — — —

Maine 3 0 0% — — — — — —

Maryland 16 2 13% — — — — — —

Massachusetts 262 76 29% — — — — — —

New Hampshire 5 2 40% — — — — — —

New York 5 1 20% — — — — — —

Oregon 5 3 60% — — — — — —

Tennessee 254 75 30% — — — — — —

Texas 6 3 50% — — — — — —

Washington 4 0 0% — — — — — —

Wisconsin — — — — — — 1 1 100%

Palau 1 0 0% — — — — — —

Puerto Rico 8 1 13% — — — — — —

TOTALS 2,376 453 19% — — — 13 1 8%

*Conventional law schools are fixed-facility schools that conduct instruction principally in physical classroom facilities.

†Correspondence law schools are schools that conduct instruction principally by correspondence.

‡Online law schools are schools that conduct instruction and provide interactive classes principally by technological transmission, including Internet transmission and electronic conferencing.

**California applicants from non-ABA-approved law schools also include those who attended California-unaccredited law schools (law schools not accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners) and schools no longer in operation, both of which are composed of an unverifiable mixture of conventional, correspondence, and online schools. These numbers of applicants (California-unaccredited: 555 taking, 75 passing; schools no longer in operation: 67 taking, 3 passing) are therefore omitted from this chart.

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Attorneys’ Examinations* in 2016

Jurisdiction

February July Total


California 452 195 43% 410 149 36% 862 344 40%

Georgia 119 91 76% 119 102 86% 238 193 81%

Idaho 6 5 83% 13 8 62% 19 13 68%

Maine 16 13 81% 23 16 70% 39 29 74%

Maryland 73 66 90% 78 69 88% 151 135 89%

Montana — — — 8 5 63% 8 5 63%

Rhode Island 9 4 44% 15 8 53% 24 12 50%

N. Mariana Islands — — — 2 2 100% 2 2 100%

TOTALS 675 374 55% 668 359 54% 1,343 733 55%

*Attorneys’ Examination refers to a short form or other form of bar examination administered to attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions.

Examinations Administered to Disbarred or Suspended

Attorneys as a Condition of Reinstatement in 2016*

Jurisdiction† Taking Passing % Passing

Arizona 5 2 40%

California 42 4 10%

Colorado 5 0 0%

Georgia 2 2 100%

Michigan 2 2 100%

Missouri 5 3 60%

Oklahoma 2 1 50%

Texas 5 1 20%

Virginia 2 0 0%

TOTALS 70 15 21%

*The form of examination administered to disbarred or suspended attorneys varied among jurisdictions as follows: regular bar examination (7 jurisdictions), local component only (1 jurisdiction), Attorneys’ Examination (1 jurisdiction).

†Florida reports only a subset of suspended attorneys who are required to take the Florida portion of the examination only, of which there were none in 2016. Disbarred and other suspended attorneys who are required to take the regular bar examination are reported with other test takers.

2016 Statistics


Ten-Year Summary of Bar Passage Rates, 2007–2016

Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Alabama Overall 64% 67% 65% 67% 65% 64% 64% 62% 54% 53%

First-Time 78% 79% 77% 78% 77% 76% 78% 79% 71% 70%

Alaska Overall 60% 70% 58% 71% 59% 67% 66% 66% 62% 61%

First-Time 82% 80% 72% 81% 71% 78% 80% 78% 76% 71%

Arizona Overall 70% 76% 73% 73% 70% 75% 73% 67% 57% 51%

First-Time 78% 84% 80% 81% 76% 80% 78% 73% 66% 63%

Arkansas Overall 70% 72% 67% 65% 71% 68% 65% 63% 65% 57%

First-Time 80% 83% 74% 72% 84% 76% 76% 76% 77% 69%

California Overall 49% 54% 49% 49% 51% 51% 51% 47% 44% 40%

First-Time 66% 71% 66% 65% 67% 65% 65% 60% 57% 54%

Colorado Overall 69% 73% 74% 74% 79% 77% 76% 74% 69% 69%

First-Time 78% 83% 85% 83% 86% 84% 82% 78% 76% 76%

Connecticut Overall 77% 78% 75% 71% 71% 73% 73% 75% 72% 67%

First-Time 86% 87% 83% 81% 82% 82% 81% 86% 82% 77%

Delaware Overall 62% 73% 63% 66% 67% 63% 72% 63% 66% 66%

First-Time 71% 80% 71% 72% 73% 69% 78% 69% 73% 69%

District of Columbia Overall 54% 56% 49% 41% 48% 51% 47% 40% 42% 57%

First-Time 76% 70% 65% 60% 69% 68% 61% 57% 55% 68%

Florida Overall 66% 71% 68% 69% 72% 71% 70% 65% 59% 54%

First-Time 78% 81% 78% 78% 80% 79% 78% 72% 68% 66%

Georgia Overall 75% 79% 76% 75% 76% 75% 76% 71% 64% 62%

First-Time 85% 89% 86% 84% 85% 84% 85% 80% 76% 71%

Hawaii Overall 70% 76% 76% 68% 75% 68% 73% 67% 66% 71%

First-Time 82% 88% 86% 77% 83% 75% 81% 74% 76% 79%

Idaho Overall 76% 72% 81% 78% 79% 80% 79% 68% 69% 72%

First-Time 81% 80% 86% 83% 85% 86% 83% 73% 72% 79%

Illinois Overall 82% 85% 84% 84% 83% 81% 82% 79% 74% 69%

First-Time 89% 91% 91% 89% 89% 87% 88% 85% 80% 77%

Indiana Overall 76% 78% 75% 75% 74% 72% 74% 69% 71% 61%

First-Time 84% 84% 83% 81% 83% 79% 83% 79% 79% 70%

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Ten-Year Summary of Bar Passage Rates, 2007–2016 (continued)

Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Iowa Overall 83% 85% 88% 87% 84% 88% 88% 83% 82% 68%

First-Time 89% 90% 93% 91% 90% 92% 93% 84% 89% 74%

Kansas Overall 87% 86% 82% 84% 86% 84% 85% 82% 78% 72%

First-Time 91% 89% 86% 90% 89% 89% 89% 86% 82% 77%

Kentucky Overall 77% 77% 77% 77% 80% 76% 75% 76% 71% 70%

First-Time 87% 83% 86% 82% 86% 82% 81% 81% 76% 74%

Louisiana Overall 61% 62% 69% 61% 66% 59% 50% 62% 63% 65%

First-Time 63% 66% 72% 65% 70% 63% 58% 69% 68% 72%

Maine Overall 80% 86% 77% 88% 68% 68% 76% 71% 61% 68%

First-Time 84% 91% 82% 89% 73% 73% 81% 76% 69% 76%

Maryland Overall 67% 75% 69% 71% 74% 71% 73% 69% 58% 60%

First-Time 76% 85% 78% 80% 81% 78% 80% 76% 65% 70%

Massachusetts Overall 77% 80% 79% 81% 80% 77% 78% 73% 68% 65%

First-Time 86% 89% 87% 88% 87% 83% 85% 81% 77% 76%

Michigan Overall 76% 72% 81% 80% 76% 58% 62% 64% 61% 65%

First-Time 86% 82% 89% 85% 82% 64% 69% 72% 72% 75%

Minnesota Overall 88% 87% 85% 86% 88% 85% 85% 79% 73% 71%

First-Time 93% 91% 90% 92% 93% 91% 90% 84% 81% 79%

Mississippi Overall 81% 82% 78% 76% 73% 73% 77% 79% 75% 69%

First-Time 88% 88% 85% 80% 81% 81% 85% 87% 84% 75%

Missouri Overall 84% 87% 87% 86% 89% 89% 87% 84% 83% 78%

First-Time 90% 91% 91% 90% 93% 92% 90% 87% 87% 83%

Montana Overall 89% 91% 87% 89% 90% 91% 85% 65% 66% 74%

First-Time 88% 92% 89% 93% 91% 93% 89% 70% 70% 80%

Nebraska Overall 83% 84% 78% 81% 78% 73% 74% 70% 76% 77%

First-Time 89% 89% 88% 90% 83% 83% 77% 77% 82% 83%

Nevada Overall 60% 64% 60% 59% 65% 64% 61% 57% 60% 52%

First-Time 74% 77% 73% 73% 76% 73% 73% 68% 71% 60%

New Hampshire Overall 77% 88% 84% 80% 78% 82% 71% 81% 67% 68%

First-Time 84% 88% 85% 82% 81% 84% 75% 86% 70% 72%

2016 Statistics



Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

New Jersey Overall 73% 77% 77% 76% 77% 71% 75% 71% 65% 58%

First-Time 82% 85% 84% 82% 84% 78% 79% 76% 71% 67%

New Mexico Overall 78% 85% 84% 81% 82% 84% 83% 83% 75% 66%

First-Time 83% 92% 91% 88% 88% 89% 91% 88% 82% 73%

New York Overall 64% 69% 65% 65% 64% 61% 64% 60% 56% 57%

First-Time 77% 81% 77% 76% 76% 74% 76% 73% 68% 71%

North Carolina Overall 65% 71% 67% 68% 70% 65% 59% 60% 53% 52%

First-Time 76% 83% 77% 78% 80% 75% 69% 69% 65% 62%

North Dakota Overall 69% 77% 80% 78% 83% 78% 72% 63% 64% 58%

First-Time 79% 85% 87% 84% 85% 81% 80% 65% 80% 73%

Ohio Overall 76% 79% 76% 78% 79% 76% 79% 73% 71% 67%

First-Time 86% 88% 86% 86% 86% 84% 86% 81% 78% 75%

Oklahoma Overall 85% 89% 80% 82% 83% 80% 81% 76% 68% 68%

First-Time 91% 93% 87% 89% 88% 84% 86% 84% 75% 77%

Oregon Overall 74% 71% 69% 68% 68% 72% 73% 65% 61% 58%

First-Time 81% 78% 77% 75% 78% 81% 80% 73% 68% 64%

Pennsylvania Overall 72% 77% 76% 74% 77% 73% 73% 71% 66% 66%

First-Time 83% 87% 86% 83% 85% 82% 81% 81% 77% 75%

Rhode Island Overall 75% 75% 74% 74% 69% 78% 71% 73% 63% 58%

First-Time 79% 79% 78% 79% 74% 83% 76% 77% 69% 65%

South Carolina Overall 79% 75% 72% 73% 73% 67% 75% 68% 69% 63%

First-Time 82% 82% 78% 80% 77% 73% 79% 73% 73% 71%

South Dakota Overall 85% 88% 83% 94% 94% 83% 87% 72% 56% 50%

First-Time 89% 95% 90% 99% 94% 86% 91% 75% 70% 55%

Tennessee Overall 71% 76% 68% 70% 69% 68% 73% 66% 61% 59%

First-Time 80% 83% 77% 79% 77% 73% 82% 72% 72% 72%

Texas Overall 76% 78% 78% 76% 80% 75% 80% 70% 65% 66%

First-Time 84% 84% 85% 83% 86% 82% 85% 77% 71% 75%

Utah Overall 81% 83% 83% 82% 84% 77% 82% 80% 76% 71%

First-Time 85% 87% 89% 89% 88% 82% 87% 87% 79% 78%

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Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Vermont Overall 66% 65% 61% 76% 68% 65% 76% 67% 50% 65%

First-Time 70% 79% 68% 87% 71% 69% 83% 75% 57% 68%

Virginia Overall 67% 73% 69% 70% 72% 69% 71% 66% 68% 68%

First-Time 76% 82% 76% 77% 79% 77% 77% 72% 74% 75%

Washington Overall 77% 73% 67% 71% 66% 64% 76% 76% 73% 67%

First-Time 78% 74% 69% 70% 67% 66% 82% 80% 79% 74%

West Virginia Overall 63% 67% 73% 65% 74% 72% 68% 73% 68% 63%

First-Time 74% 79% 81% 75% 83% 82% 76% 82% 78% 73%

Wisconsin Overall 89% 89% 89% 90% 84% 83% 83% 74% 68% 61%

First-Time 92% 92% 93% 92% 88% 86% 88% 81% 77% 70%

Wyoming Overall 62% 64% 75% 71% 62% 53% 81% 72% 74% 70%

First-Time 70% 67% 79% 75% 62% 60% 84% 78% 77% 72%

Guam Overall 76% 75% 52% 80% 67% 57% 63% 68% 50% 58%

First-Time 79% 73% 60% 90% 81% 60% 64% 77% 56% 83%

N. Mariana Islands Overall 88% 83% 100% 63% 83% 100% 92% 88% 100% 100%

First-Time 86% 83% 100% 57% 100% 100% 92% 88% 100% 100%

Palau Overall — 67% 17% 57% 25% 30% 63% 18% 8% 0%

First-Time — 50% 17% 67% 0% 38% 67% 15% 20% 0%

Puerto Rico Overall 42% 44% 41% 42% 44% 36% 40% 39% 34% 36%

First-Time 52% 52% 48% 50% 50% 45% 45% 45% 38% 39%

Virgin Islands Overall 56% 76% 65% 71% 49% 64% 61% 73% 74% 58%

First-Time 65% 84% 70% 77% 52% 70% 70% 77% 76% 57%

AVERAGES Overall 67% 71% 68% 68% 69% 67% 68% 64% 59% 58%

First-Time 79% 82% 79% 79% 79% 77% 78% 74% 70% 69%

2016 Statistics


Admissions to the Bar by Type, 2012–2016

Jurisdiction

Admission by Examination Admission on Motion/by Transferred UBE Score*

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Alabama 533 465 461 408 381 — 38/— 30/10 36/10 26/17

Alaska 106 103 79 84 64 44 27 37/8 38/18 18/21

Arizona 629 722 683 635 479 145 176/8 171/38 153/47 192/53

Arkansas 253 242 219 212 209 55 60 47 56 49

California 6,846 7,008 6,726 6,150 5,496 — — — — —

Colorado 1,080 1,019 914 807 787 157 185/13 245/45 273/45 323/78

Connecticut 585 564 516 446 353 83 116 81 84 109/—

Delaware 147 148 122 99 123 — — — — —

District of Columbia 204 92 253 200 466 2,932 3,028 2,670 2,189 3,116/6

Florida 3,342 3,476 3,137 3,177 2,888 — — — — —

Georgia 1,144 1,245 1,297 1,029 1,016 124 132 178 176 138

Hawaii 219 206 203 188 146 — — — — —

Idaho 183 158 132 118 160 92 63/10 71/34 61/33 60/38

Illinois 2,786 2,944 2,676 2,327 1,987 191 240 293 198 230

Indiana 625 609 565 534 467 52 66 58 91 81

Iowa 364 328 294 262 176 79 88 97 93/1 97/38

Kansas 322 316 277 137 155 116 77 94 78/125 87/136

Kentucky 476 581 475 398 122 83 87 91 65 12

Louisiana 664 533 722 630 618 — — — — —

Maine 145 152 128 92 131 20 31 48 53 42

Maryland 1,685 1,742 1,637 1,382 1,231 — — — — —

Massachusetts 2,289 2,233 1,998 1,787 1,542 174 178 194 194 197

Michigan 878 1,061 1,011 849 805 138 187 192 233 216

Minnesota 825 796 752 662 601 233 215/17 200/48 201/76 168/88

Mississippi 248 265 233 205 198 33 40 35 27 37

Missouri 922 911 899 887 755 111 115/8 138/29 127/37 146/50

Montana 200 170 112 107 80 — —/34 —/72 —/51 39/25

Nebraska 80 142 147 166 169 198 173/1 119/3 113/6 91/20

Nevada 550 343 319 321 276 — — — — —

*NCBE began collecting data for admission by transferred UBE score in 2013. Any persons admitted by transferred UBE score in 2012 (the second administration of the UBE, in which six jurisdictions administered the UBE) are included in those jurisdictions’ admission on motion numbers.

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Admissions to the Bar by Type, 2012–2016 (continued)

Jurisdiction

Admission by Examination Admission on Motion/by Transferred UBE Score*

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

New Hampshire 164 128 168 142 142 91 99/1 74/6 100/7 92/9

New Jersey 3,175 3,386 3,635 2,586 562 — — — — 21/90

New Mexico 298 287 324 191 164 — — — 100/1 134/56

New York 9,046 9,698 10,273 8,261 7,885 613 553 476 606 527/11

North Carolina 1,094 997 1,102 956 917 76 94 107 116 127

North Dakota 102 85 76 64 53 185 174/8 132/28 102/53 62/42

Ohio 1,235 1,309 1,179 1,036 940 118 135 143 136 113

Oklahoma 510 392 328 278 302 73 71 69 72 67

Oregon 496 488 471 384 417 138 171 160 190 204

Pennsylvania 1,886 1,995 1,883 1,662 1,455 285 246 236 265 324

Rhode Island 204 201 158 175 130 — — — — —

South Carolina 526 598 469 494 422 — — — — —

South Dakota 87 91 52 62 53 23 30 22 31 32

Tennessee 668 858 709 616 612 124 153 135 125 138

Texas 2,988 3,356 2,892 2,805 2,849 408 480 533 541 479

Utah 390 424 441 437 317 53 53/22 61/43 67/44 59/52

Vermont 73 95 104 48 64 35 56 326 60 78/7

Virginia 1,577 1,528 1,224 1,050 1,008 43 62 98 202 167

Washington 935 1,006 910 856 829 232 318/29 484/69 819/84 571/94

West Virginia 221 208 185 181 160 73 66 53 61 58

Wisconsin 241 215 204 144 126 174 167 154 230 181

Wyoming 91 101 61 58 59 27 40/20 66/78 60/80 65/51

Guam 6 11 10 11 11 — — — — —

N. Mariana Islands 8 13 8 4 7 9 4 7 7 9

Palau 4 5 4 1 — — — 7 16 9

Puerto Rico 466 491 495 458 375 — — — — —

Virgin Islands 25 23 29 19 26 — — 6 — —

TOTALS 54,846 56,558 54,381 47,278 41,766 7,840 8,295/171 8,436/511 8,445/718 8,991/982

*NCBE began collecting data for admission by transferred UBE score in 2013. Any persons admitted by transferred UBE score in 2011 (the first administration of the UBE, in which three jurisdictions administered the UBE) and 2012 (in which six jurisdictions administered the UBE) are included in those jurisdictions’ admission on motion numbers.

2016 Statistics


Admissions to the Bar by Type, 2012–2016 (continued)

Jurisdiction

Foreign Legal Consultants

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Arizona 1 1 — — —

California 4 13 17 14 22

Colorado — — 1 — 1

District of Columbia 11 13 6 5 13

Florida 52 60 9 80 12

Georgia 1 2 1 1 —

Hawaii — — 1 — —

Illinois — 1 — — 2

Iowa — — — — 1

Massachusetts — 1 1 2 1

Michigan — — 1 1 1

Minnesota 1 — 2 1 —

New Mexico 1 — — — —

New York 36 26 36 36 28

North Carolina — — 1 1 —

Ohio — — 2 — —

Pennsylvania — — 1 1 —

South Carolina 1 — — — —

Texas 6 8 3 7 15

Utah — — — — 1

Virginia — 1 — 3 1

Washington 1 2 3 2 3

TOTALS 115 128 85 154 101

Jurisdiction

Admission by Diploma Privilege*

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

New Hampshire† 20 22 22 23 24

Wisconsin 463 461 417 407 351

TOTALS 483 483 439 430 415

*Diploma privilege is defined as an admissions method that excuses students from a traditional bar examination. †Individuals are graduates of New Hampshire’s Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, which is a two-year, performance-based program that includes clinical experience, portfolio review, and meetings with bar examiners.

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2016 Admissions to the Bar by Examination, on Motion, and by Diploma Privilege

(Note: Some jurisdictions have relatively low percentages of on-motion admissions, which may not be easily visible in this chart. Please refer to the accompanying chart on pages 34–36 for precise numbers.)

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Alabama Alaska

Arizona Arkansas

California Colorado

Connecticut Delaware

District of Columbia Florida

Georgia Hawaii

Idaho Illinois

Indiana Iowa

Kansas Kentucky Louisiana

Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Michigan

Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana

Nebraska Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey

New Mexico New York

North Carolina North Dakota

Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina South Dakota

Tennessee Texas Utah

Vermont Virginia

Washington West Virginia

Wisconsin Wyoming

Guam N. Mariana Islands

Palau Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

By Examination On Motion By Diploma Privilege

2016 Statistics


The National Conference of Bar Examiners has produced the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)

since 1972. In 2016, the MBE was part of the bar examination in 54 jurisdictions.

The MBE consists of 200 multiple-choice questions in the following areas: Civil Procedure,

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.

The purpose of the MBE is to assess the extent to which an examinee can apply fundamental legal

principles and legal reasoning to analyze given fact patterns.

Both a raw score and a scaled score are computed for each examinee. A raw score is the number

of questions answered correctly. Raw scores from different administrations of the MBE are not

comparable, primarily due to differences in the difficulty of the questions from one administra

tion to the next. The statistical process of equating adjusts for variations in the difficulty of the

questions, producing scaled scores that represent the same level of performance across all MBE

administrations. For instance, if the questions appearing on the July MBE were more difficult than

those appearing on the February MBE, then the scaled scores for the July MBE would be adjusted

upward to account for this difference. These adjustments ensure that no examinee is unfairly

penalized or rewarded for taking a more or less difficult exam. Each jurisdiction determines its

own policy with regard to the relative weight given to the MBE and other scores. (Jurisdictions

that administer the Uniform Bar Examination [UBE] weight the MBE component 50%.)

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Jurisdictions Using the MBE in 2016

Key for Jurisdictions Using the MBE in 2016

Gray shading indicates jurisdictions using the MBE. Jurisdictions not shown on the map that are included in this category: the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Virgin Islands.

No shading indicates jurisdictions not using the MBE. Jurisdiction not shown on the map that is included in this category: Puerto Rico.

2016 Statistics


2016 MBE

National Summary Statistics

(Based on Scaled Scores)* February July 2016 Total

Number of Examinees 23,324 46,518 69,842

Mean Scaled Score 135.0 140.3 138.5

Standard Deviation 15.0 16.7 16.4

Maximum 188.2 187.4 188.2

Minimum 72.5 58.6 58.6

Median 135.2 140.8 138.6

2016 MBE National Score Distributions*

MBE Scaled Score†

Percentage of Examinees February

(Mean = 135.0) July

(Mean = 140.3)

85 0.1 0.0 90 0.1 0.1 95 0.4 0.3 100 0.8 0.6 105 1.5 1.1 110 2.3 2.1 115 4.4 3.1 120 7.3 5.4 125 9.4 6.7 130 11.5 8.7 135 13.3 9.9 140 13.7 10.7 145 10.5 11.5 150 10.1 11.3 155 6.0 8.9 160 4.2 7.6 165 2.5 5.8 170 1.2 3.8 175 0.5 1.8 180 0.1 0.5 185 0.0 0.1 190 0.0 0.0

2016 MBE National Score Distributions*

*The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 1/18/2017. †These data represent scaled scores in increments of 5. For example, the percentage reported for 135 includes examinees whose MBE scaled scores were between 130.5 and 135.4.

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MBE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016*

Number of Examinees

February July Year Total

2007 22,250 50,181 72,431

2008 20,822 50,011 70,833

2009 18,868 50,385 69,253

2010 19,504 50,114 69,618

2011 20,369 49,933 70,302

2012 20,695 52,337 73,032

2013 21,578 53,706 75,284

2014 22,083 51,005 73,088

2015 22,396 48,384 70,780

2016 23,324 46,518 69,842

MBE National Mean Scaled Scores, 2007–2016*

Mean Scaled Scores

February July Year Total

2007 136.9 143.7 141.6

2008 137.7 145.6 143.3

2009 135.7 144.5 142.1

2010 136.6 143.6 141.7

2011 138.6 143.8 142.3

2012 137.0 143.4 141.6

2013 138.0 144.3 142.5

2014 138.0 141.5 140.4

2015 136.2 139.9 138.7

2016 135.0 140.3 138.5

*The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 1/18/2017.

2016 Statistics


The National Conference of Bar Examiners has produced the Multistate Professional Responsibility

Examination (MPRE) since 1980. In 2016, the MPRE was required in 53 jurisdictions.

The MPRE consists of 60 multiple-choice questions whose scope of coverage includes the fol

lowing: regulation of the legal profession; the client-lawyer relationship; client confidentiality;

conflicts of interest; competence, legal malpractice, and other civil liability; litigation and other

forms of advocacy; transactions and communications with persons other than clients; different

roles of the lawyer; safekeeping funds and other property; communications about legal services;

lawyers’ duties to the public and the legal system; and judicial conduct. The purpose of the MPRE

is to measure the examinee’s knowledge and understanding of established standards related to

a lawyer’s professional conduct.

The MPRE scaled score is a standard score. Standard scaled scores range from 50 (low) to 150

(high). The mean (average) scaled score was established at 100, based upon the performance of

the examinees who took the MPRE in March 1999. The conversion of raw scores to scaled scores

involves a statistical process that adjusts for variations in the difficulty of different forms of the

examination so that any particular scaled score will represent the same level of knowledge from

test to test. For instance, if a test is more difficult than previous tests, then the scaled scores on

that test will be adjusted upward to account for this difference. If a test is easier than previous

tests, then the scaled scores on the test will be adjusted downward to account for this difference.

The purpose of these adjustments is to help ensure that no examinee is unfairly penalized or

rewarded for taking a more or less difficult form of the test. Passing scores are established by each

jurisdiction.

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Jurisdictions Using the MPRE in 2016

(with Pass/Fail Standards Indicated)

Key for Jurisdictions Using the MPRE in 2016

Gray shading indicates jurisdictions using the MPRE. Jurisdictions not shown on the map that are included in this category: the District of Columbia (75), Guam (80), Northern Mariana Islands (80), Palau (75), and Virgin Islands (75).

No shading indicates jurisdictions not using the MPRE. Jurisdiction not shown on the map that is included in this category: Puerto Rico.

2016 Statistics


2016 MPRE National Summary Statistics

(Based on Scaled Scores)*

March August November 2016

Total

umber of Examinees N 19,823 16,480 19,821 56,124

ean Scaled Score M 93.5 92.0 93.5 93.1

tandard Deviation S 17.6 17.7 17.3 17.5

aximum M 149 147 150 150

inimum M 50 50 50 50

edian M 94 92 95 94

2016 MPRE National Score Distributions*

MPRE Scaled Score†

Percentage of Examinees

March (Mean = 93.5)

August (Mean = 92.0)

November (Mean = 93.5)

50 2.7 3.6 1.9

60 7.6 6.9 7.5

70 12.2 13.1 13.6

80 19.2 18.6 20.7

90 23.3 26.4 17.9

100 15.8 14.0 20.8

110 11.2 10.4 10.6

120 6.2 5.5 5.3

130 1.5 1.2 1.5

140 0.4 0.2 0.3

150 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016 MPRE National Score Distributions*

*The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 1/26/2017 on both standard and alternative forms of the MPRE. †These data represent scaled scores in increments of 10. For example, the percentage reported for 70 includes examinees whose MPRE scaled scores were between 70 and 79.

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MPRE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016*

Number of Examinees Mar./ Apr. Aug. Nov.

Year Total

2007 21,724 17,107 23,404 62,235

2008 20,288 16,536 23,568 60,392

2009 21,755 18,085 22,483 62,323

2010 22,478 18,641 23,345 64,464

2011 22,136 19,773 24,731 66,640

2012 24,280 19,028 23,191 66,499

2013 22,320 19,895 20,459 62,674

2014 22,957 17,699 19,888 60,544

2015 23,160 16,800 19,601 59,561

2016 19,823 16,480 19,821 56,124

MPRE National Mean Scaled Scores, 2007–2016*

Mean Scaled Scores Mar./ Apr. Aug. Nov.

Year Total

2007 98.5 98.0 99.2 98.6

2008 98.9 95.6 97.9 97.6

2009 98.8 95.8 97.3 97.4

2010 97.4 95.7 97.2 96.8

2011 97.1 93.4 96.3 95.7

2012 99.3 95.8 97.2 97.6

2013 94.6 94.3 98.1 95.6

2014 93.1 93.1 94.5 93.6

2015 94.6 92.9 97.3 95.0

2016 93.5 92.0 93.5 93.1

*The values reflect valid scores available electronically as of 1/26/2017 on both standard and alternative forms of the MPRE.

2016 Statistics


The National Conference of Bar Examiners has produced the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)

since 1988. In 2016, the MEE was used in 35 jurisdictions.

The MEE consists of six 30-minute questions per administration.

The purpose of the MEE is to test the examinee’s ability to (1) identify legal issues raised by a

hypothetical factual situation; (2) separate material which is relevant from that which is not; (3)

present a reasoned analysis of the relevant issues in a clear, concise, and well-organized compo

sition; and (4) demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental legal principles relevant to the

probable solution of the issues raised by the factual situation. The primary distinction between the

MEE and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is that the MEE requires the examinee to demon

strate an ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Areas of law that may be covered on the MEE include the following: Business Associations (Agency

and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Conflict of

Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real

Property, Secured Transactions (UCC Article 9), Torts, and Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates;

Trusts and Future Interests). Some questions may include issues in more than one area of law. The

particular areas covered vary from exam to exam. Each jurisdiction determines its own policy with

regard to the relative weight given to the MEE and other scores. (Jurisdictions that administer the

Uniform Bar Examination [UBE] weight the MEE component 30%.)

47 2016 Statistics

Jurisdictions Using the MEE in 2016

Key for Jurisdictions Using the MEE in 2016

Gray shading indicates jurisdictions using the MEE. Jurisdictions not shown on the map that are included in this category: the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Virgin Islands. (The Virgin Islands began using the MEE in July 2016.)

No shading indicates jurisdictions not using the MEE. Jurisdiction not shown on the map that is included in this category: Puerto Rico.

*New York and Vermont began using the MEE in July 2016.

†New Jersey and South Carolina began using the MEE in February 2017.

**Maine will begin using the MEE in July 2017.

‡ Massachusetts will begin using the MEE in July 2018.

2016 Statistics


The National Conference of Bar Examiners has produced the Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

since 1997. In 2016, the MPT was used in 43 jurisdictions.

NCBE offers two 90-minute MPT items per administration. A jurisdiction may select one or both

items to include as part of its bar examination. (Jurisdictions that administer the Uniform Bar

Examination [UBE] use two MPTs as part of their bar examinations.)

The MPT is designed to test an examinee’s ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realis

tic situation. Each test evaluates an examinee’s ability to complete a task that a beginning lawyer

should be able to accomplish. The MPT requires examinees to (1) sort detailed factual materials

and separate relevant from irrelevant facts; (2) analyze statutory, case, and administrative mate

rials for applicable principles of law; (3) apply the relevant law to the relevant facts in a manner

likely to resolve a client’s problem; (4) identify and resolve ethical dilemmas, when present; (5)

communicate effectively in writing; and (6) complete a lawyering task within time constraints.

Each jurisdiction determines its own policy with regard to the relative weight given to the MPT

and other scores. (Jurisdictions that administer the UBE weight the MPT component 20%.)

49 2016 Statistics

Jurisdictions Using the MPT in 2016

Key for Jurisdictions Using the MPT in 2016

Gray shading indicates jurisdictions using the MPT. Jurisdictions not shown on the map that are included in this category: the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Virgin Islands. (The Virgin Islands began using the MPT in July 2016.)

No shading indicates jurisdictions not using the MPT. Jurisdiction not shown on the map that is included in this category: Puerto Rico.

*New Jersey and South Carolina began using the MPT in February 2017.

† Massachusetts will begin using the MPT in July 2018.

2016 Statistics2016 Statistics ContentsPersons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar ExaminationPersons Taking and Passing the 2016 Bar Examination. by Source of Legal EducationFirst-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2016*2016 First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters. from ABA-Approved Law Schools*2016 Exam Takers and Passers from Non-ABA-Approved. Law Schools by Type of SchoolAttorneys’ Examinations* in 2016Examinations Administered to Disbarred or Suspended .Attorneys as a Condition of Reinstatement in 2016*Ten-Year Summary of Bar Passage Rates, 2007–2016Admissions to the Bar by Type, 2012–20162016 Admissions to the Bar by Examination,. on Motion, and by Diploma PrivilegeThe MBEJurisdictions Using the MBE in 20162016 MBE .National Summary Statistics (Based on Scaled Scores)*2016 MBE National Score Distributions* MBE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016*The MPREJurisdictions Using the MPRE in 2016 (with Pass/Fail Standards Indicated)2016 MPRE National Summary Statistics (Based on Scaled Scores)* 2016 MPRE National Score Distributions* MPRE National Examinee Counts, 2007–2016*MPRE National Mean Scaled Scores, 2007–2016*The MEEJurisdictions Using the MEE in 2016 The MPTJurisdictions Using the MPT in 2016

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