Wisconsin Bar Exam Info

Wisconsin Bar Exam Information

Wisconsin Bar ExamWisconsin bar exam format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the Wisconsin Bar Exam.

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Wisconsin Bar Exam Format

Overview

The Wisconsin Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).

Written Exam Day

The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Wisconsin bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”) and the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”). You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions. You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions.

Multiple Choice Exam Day

The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Wisconsin 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

  1. Wisconsin Bar Exam Tutor – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Wisconsin bar exam for over 15 years.
  2. WisconsinBarExam.com – Detailed information and resources for Wisconsin bar exam takers.

Reciprocity

If all other requirements are fulfilled, then Wisconsin permits admission on proof of practice by a lawyer in more than one United States jurisdiction for three of the past five years. Wisconsin may accept timely transfer of an applicant’s UBE score of 260 or more.

Wisconsin Next Gen Status

Adopted Next Gen Uniform Bar Exam? Undecided
Date of First Next Gen Exam: Undecided

Exam Dates

  • July 28-29, 2026
  • February 23-24, 2027

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Wisconsin Bar Admissions

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners
Tenney Building, Suite 715
110 East Main Street
Madison, WI 53703-3328

Wisconsin MPRE Score Requirement

Wisconsin requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 0 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in Wisconsin.

Scoring/Grading and Results

In order to pass the Wisconsin bar exam, you must score at least 260. This equates to 130, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MPT 20%, MEE 30%, and MBE 50%. 

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Wisconsin Bar Exam Subjects

Wisconsin MPT Subjects

  • Family Law *
  • Trusts, Wills, and Estates *

* These subjects may be tested with legal source materials on the MPT

MBE/MEE Subjects

  • Business Associations (MEE Only)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts and Sales
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Property
  • Torts
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Wisconsin Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates

Exam DateFirstRepeatTotal
July 202369%35%58%
February 202367%17%42%
July 202266%33%59%
February 202256%18%41%
July 202173%33%63%
February 202177%21%54%
July 202081%29%69%
February 202062%19%45%
July 201980%19%64%
February 201951%43%48%
July 201869%39%65%
February 201878%39%60%
July 201777%36%69%
February 201778%42%68%
July 201671%32%64%
February 201668%31%56%

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