United States · Licensing examWhen do bar exam results come out in each state?
Dates from NCBE's July 2026 table, last updated October 26, 2026, plus the State Bar of California for California. New Jersey, Oregon, Mississippi and Alaska had no date in NCBE's table. For February 2027, California has scheduled its results for April 30, 2027.
| Jurisdiction | July 2026 results released |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | August 28 |
| Arkansas | August 31 |
| North Dakota | September 1 |
| Wisconsin | September 1 |
| New Mexico | September 2 |
| North Carolina | September 2 |
| Kansas | September 3 |
| Nebraska | September 3 |
| Iowa | September 4 |
| South Dakota | September 4 |
| Oklahoma | September 10 |
| Maine | September 11 |
| Utah | September 11 |
| Wyoming | September 11 |
| Montana | September 14 |
| Vermont | September 15 |
| Arizona | September 16 |
| Indiana | September 16 |
| Colorado | September 17 |
| Florida | September 18 |
| Georgia | September 18 |
| Hawaii | September 18 |
| Alabama | September 25 |
| New Hampshire | September 25 |
| Kentucky | September 30 |
| Delaware | October 1 |
| Illinois | October 1 |
| Louisiana | October 2 |
| Minnesota | October 2 |
| Missouri | October 2 |
| Nevada | October 2 |
| Idaho | October 6 |
| Tennessee | October 6 |
| Texas | October 6 |
| Connecticut | October 9 |
| Maryland | October 9 |
| Pennsylvania | October 9 |
| Virginia | October 9 |
| Washington | October 9 |
| Massachusetts | October 13 |
| South Carolina | October 14 |
| Ohio | October 16 |
| Michigan | October 20 |
| District of Columbia | October 23 |
| New York | October 23 |
| Rhode Island | October 23 |
| California | October 30 (scheduled) |
Bar exam pass lists
Some states publish the names or applicant numbers of everyone who passed, others a press release or statistics, and your own result usually comes through the board's applicant portal or by email. These are the results pages NCBE links for states that don't have their own page on this site:
Did I pass the bar exam? What your result means
NCBE scores the MBE and reports your score to the jurisdiction where you tested. The jurisdiction grades the written parts, combines the scores and decides who passed against its own passing score. Passing doesn't admit you on its own: character and fitness approval and your state's other steps still have to be done.
If you didn't pass, your score report shows where you lost points, and the next exam is usually about six months away.
Sources: NCBE · State Bar of California · NCBE Comprehensive Guide, Chart 2 and 1 more. Checked October 2026.
- NCBE: Bar exam pass rates by jurisdiction, July 2026 (updated October 26, 2026) ↗
- NCBE: Multistate Bar Examination ↗
- State Bar of California: California Bar Examination ↗
- NCBE Comprehensive Guide, Chart 2: Character and fitness determinations ↗
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