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The Multistate Bar Exam at a Glance

What is the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)?
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.

Important MBE Facts:

  • 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: Constitutional Law (31 questions), Contracts (33 questions), Criminal Law and Procedure (31 questions), Evidence (31 questions), Real Property (31 questions), and Torts (33 questions)
  • 10 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.
State Bar Exam Weight of MBE
Alabama 50%
Alaska 50%
Arizona 33%
Arkansas 33%
California 35%
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%
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
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%
South Carolina -
South Dakota 50%
Tennessee -
Texas 40%
Utah 50%
Vermont -
Virginia 40%
Washington -
West Virginia 50%
Wisconsin 50%
Wyoming -