The MBE® is a national, 6-hour, 200-question multiple-choice test. In most states, the MBE® accounts for 40% to 50% of your Bar Exam score. Nationally, 29% of all Bar Exam takers do not pass the exam. Many who fail miss getting a passing score by just a small margin. Answering a few extra MBE® questions correctly can make the difference between passing and failing the Bar Exam.

• The MBE® accounts for one full day of the Bar Exam and is required by every state except Louisiana and Washington.
• The MBE® is divided into two 3-hour sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with 100 questions in each session.
• Subjects tested on the MBE®: Civil Procedure (25 questions), Constitutional Law (25 questions), Contracts (25 questions), Criminal Law and Procedure (25 questions), Evidence (25 questions), Real Property (25 questions), and Torts (25 questions)
• 25 of the 200 MBE® questions are not used for scoring purposes. These questions are indistinguishable from the live test items.
• You have an average of 1.8 minutes to answer each question.

Alabama 50%

Alaska 50%

Arizona 33%

Arkansas 33%

California 50%

Colorado 50%

Connecticut 50%

Delaware 40%

District of Columbia 50%

Florida 50%

Georgia 50%

Hawaii 50%

Idaho 50%

Illinois 50%

Indiana 50%

Iowa 50%

Kansas 50%

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Maine 36%

Maryland 33%

Massachusetts 50%

Michigan 50%

Minnesota 50%

Mississippi 40%

Missouri 40%

Montana 35%

Nebraska 50%

New Hampshire 50%

New Jersey 50%

New Mexico 50%

New York 40%

North Carolina 40%

North Dakota 50%

Ohio 33%

Oklahoma 50%

Oregon 50%

Pennsylvania 45%

Rhode Island 50%

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South Dakota 50%

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Utah 50%

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Virginia 40%

Washington --

West Virginia 50%

Wisconsin 50%

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