MPRE Scores by State
California has the highest Minimum Passing MPRE Score (86), followed by Utah (86) and Texas (85). District of Columbia has the lowest (75).
Minimum Passing MPRE Score
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Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 86 |
| 1 | Utah | 86 |
| 3 | Texas | 85 |
| 3 | New York | 85 |
| 3 | Ohio | 85 |
| 3 | Michigan | 85 |
| 3 | Virginia | 85 |
| 3 | Washington | 85 |
| 3 | Arizona | 85 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 85 |
| 3 | Maryland | 85 |
| 3 | Colorado | 85 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 85 |
| 3 | Oregon | 85 |
| 3 | Nevada | 85 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 85 |
| 3 | Idaho | 85 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 85 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 85 |
| 3 | Delaware | 85 |
| 3 | South Dakota | 85 |
| 3 | North Dakota | 85 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 85 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 82 |
| 25 | Florida | 80 |
| 25 | Illinois | 80 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 80 |
| 25 | Indiana | 80 |
| 25 | Missouri | 80 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 80 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 80 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 80 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 80 |
| 25 | Iowa | 80 |
| 25 | Kansas | 80 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 80 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 80 |
| 25 | Maine | 80 |
| 25 | Montana | 80 |
| 25 | Rhode Island | 80 |
| 25 | Alaska | 80 |
| 25 | Vermont | 80 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 79 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 77 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | 75 |
| 45 | Georgia | 75 |
| 45 | New Jersey | 75 |
| — | Wisconsin | Not Required |
| 45 | Alabama | 75 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 75 |
| 45 | 75 |
What correlates with Minimum Passing MPRE Score?
Pearson r against 2,108 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Minimum Passing MPRE Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Minimum Passing MPRE Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Minimum Passing MPRE Score?
- California has the highest Minimum Passing MPRE Score, at 86, followed by Utah (86) and Texas (85).
- Which state has the lowest Minimum Passing MPRE Score?
- District of Columbia has the lowest Minimum Passing MPRE Score, at 75.
- What is the median Minimum Passing MPRE Score across US states?
- The median is 80 across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this mpre scores by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Uniform Bar Examination Jurisdictions—MPRE Requirements - National Conference of Bar Examiners; Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination - National Conference of Bar Examiners; The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) - The Bar Examiner.

















































