The Few, The Proud, The July 2020 Multistate Bar Exam Survivors: Average Score Hits All-Time High, 88% Fewer Takers

NCBE, July 2020 MBE Mean Score Increases:

The national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score for July 2020 was 146.1, an increase of about 5 points from the July 2019 mean of 141.1. In July 2020 5,678 examinees in 23 jurisdictions sat for the MBE. The small number of examinees and jurisdictions in July 2020 (compared to the 45,334 examinees in 54 jurisdictions who tested in July 2019) was a result of the use of alternative test dates in many jurisdictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• ABA Journal, Why Did the Average Scaled Score For the July Multistate Bar Exam Increase?
• Derek Muller (Iowa), It's Not Bad News: MBE Scores Rise For July 2020 Bar Exam
• Karen Sloan (Law.com), Small Cohort of July Bar Exam Takers Post Impressive Gains on the MBE