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New York Bar Exam Info
New York Bar Exam Information
New York bar exam format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the New York Bar Exam.
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New York Bar Exam Format
Overview
The New York Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).
Day 1
The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the New York bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”) and the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”). You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions. You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions.
Day 2
The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the New York bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to complete each session.
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Useful Links
- New York Bar Review Course – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the New York bar exam for over 15 years.
- NewYorkBarExam.com – Detailed Information and resources for New York bar exam takers.
- MBEQuestionBank.com – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.
Exam Dates
- February 25-26, 2025
- July 29-30, 2025
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New York Bar Admissions
New York State Board of Law Examiners
Corporate Plaza, Building #3
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12203
Corporate Plaza, Building #3
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12203
New York MPRE Score Requirement
New York requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 85 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in New York.
Scoring/Grading and Results
In order to pass the New York bar exam, you must score at least 266. This equates to 133, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MEE 30%, MPT 20%, and MBE 50%. New York makes bar exam results available approximately 90 days after the exam.
Reciprocity
The law examiners permit admission on a transferred UBE score of 266 within 3 years of when the score was attained, provided that the applicant fulfills all other requirements for admission to the New York State Bar. Generally, the law examiners permit an attorney’s admission on motion to the New York State Bar, if the attorney:
- has practiced law for five of the past seven years;
- is admitted to practice law in a reciprocal jurisdiction; and
- has graduated from an American Bar Association-approved law school.
New York Bar Exam Subjects
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Jennifer
Regent Law School
Jennifer failed twice with Barbri. “I felt so prepared…for the exam. I never felt that way the first couple of times. I can’t say enough about how I felt after failing twice to come back and just nail it after six years of absence from the law.”
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New York Bar Exam Subjects
New York Essay Subjects
- Business Associations
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law
- Trusts, Wills, and Estates
- UCC Article 2 – Secured Transactions
- All MBE Subjects
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts and Sales
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Property
- Torts
Heidi
Thomas Cooley Law School
Heidi, who failed twice with BarBri, describes how AmeriBar was instrumental in raising her score from 121 to 144.
New York Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates
| Exam Date | First | Repeat | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | 76% | 29% | 66% |
| February 2023 | 56% | 31% | 40% |
| July 2022 | 75% | 23% | 66% |
| February 2022 | 61% | 30% | 45% |
| July 2021 | 78% | 18% | 63% |
| February 2021 | 64% | 34% | 49% |
| July 2020 | 85% | 45% | 84% |
| February 2020 | 61% | 28% | 40% |
| July 2019 | 76% | 24% | 65% |
| February 2019 | 61% | 36% | 45% |
| July 2018 | 74% | 20% | 63% |
| February 2018 | 59% | 25% | 38% |
| July 2017 | 78% | 32% | 62% |
| February 2017 | 61% | 34% | 44% |
| July 2016 | 73% | 24% | 64% |
| February 2016 | 55% | 34% | 40% |
| July 2015 | 70% | 22% | 61% |
| February 2015 | 56% | 35% | 43% |
| July 2014 | 74% | 20% | 65% |
| February 2014 | 62% | 39% | 47% |
| July 2013 | 78% | 23% | 69% |
| February 2013 | 64% | 42% | 50% |
| July 2012 | 76% | 25% | 68% |
| February 2012 | 59% | 34% | 44% |
AmeriBar has been helping students pass the New York bar exam for over 20 years.