Exam format by administration
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Find the examination administered on your date, passing score, MPRE minimum, published deadline and fee snapshot, score-transfer rules, local components, eligibility routes, and post-passage requirements. Of 56 NCBE-tracked jurisdictions: 10: NextGen now (July 2026), 13: NextGen 2027, 28: NextGen 2028, 5: No date announced yet. Each state page carries its own reported values rather than a national average, because passing scores, deadlines, fees, and local components genuinely differ by jurisdiction. Use the search and filter tools below to narrow the full list, or select up to four jurisdictions to compare side by side on the same screen. Every state guide links back here and to the deadlines-and-fees desk, the state writing directory, and the exam-router tool, so a candidate can move between the national view and their own jurisdiction's specifics without losing their place.
| Jurisdiction | First NextGen | Score | Local component | Compare / guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAlabama | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| AKAlaska | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| AZArizona | July 2027 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| ARArkansas | No adoption announced | , | None reported | Guide → |
| CACalifornia | July 2028 | TBA | TBA | Guide → |
| COColorado | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| CTConnecticut | July 2026 | 616 | None reported | Guide → |
| DEDelaware | February 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| DCDistrict of Columbia | February 2028 | 616 | None reported | Guide → |
| FLFlorida | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| GAGeorgia | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| HIHawaii | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| IDIdaho | July 2026 | 616 | None reported | Guide → |
| ILIllinois | February 2028 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| INIndiana | July 2028 | 614 | TBA | Guide → |
| IAIowa | July 2027 | 610 | None reported | Guide → |
| KSKansas | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| KYKentucky | July 2027 | 616 | None reported | Guide → |
| LALouisiana | No adoption announced | , | State-specific exam | Guide → |
| MEMaine | July 2028 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| MDMaryland | July 2026 | 616 | Required | Guide → |
| MAMassachusetts | July 2028 | 620 | Required | Guide → |
| MIMichigan | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| MNMinnesota | July 2027 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| MSMississippi | Date TBA | TBA | TBA | Guide → |
| MOMissouri | July 2026 | 610 | Required | Guide → |
| MTMontana | February 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| NENebraska | July 2027 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| NVNevada | No adoption announced | , | State-specific exam | Guide → |
| NHNew Hampshire | July 2028 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| NJNew Jersey | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| NMNew Mexico | July 2027 | 610 | Required | Guide → |
| NYNew York | July 2028 | TBA | NYLC and NYLE | Guide → |
| NCNorth Carolina | July 2028 | 620 | Required | Guide → |
| NDNorth Dakota | July 2027 | 610 | None reported | Guide → |
| OHOhio | July 2028 | 620 | Required | Guide → |
| OKOklahoma | July 2027 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| OROregon | July 2026 | 615 July 2026; 620 after | Check jurisdiction | Guide → |
| PAPennsylvania | July 2028 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| RIRhode Island | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| SCSouth Carolina | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| SDSouth Dakota | July 2027 | TBA | TBA | Guide → |
| TNTennessee | July 2027 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| TXTexas | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| UTUtah | July 2028 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| VTVermont | July 2027 | 620 | None reported | Guide → |
| VAVirginia | July 2028 | TBA | Required | Guide → |
| WAWashington | July 2026 | 610 | Required | Guide → |
| WVWest Virginia | July 2027 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| WIWisconsin | July 2028 | TBA | TBA | Guide → |
| WYWyoming | July 2027 | TBA | None reported | Guide → |
| GUGuam | July 2026 | 612 | Required | Guide → |
| MPNorthern Mariana Islands | July 2026 | 615 | Required | Guide → |
| PWPalau | July 2026 | 612 | Required | Guide → |
| PRPuerto Rico | No adoption announced | , | Spanish-language jurisdiction exam | Guide → |
| VIVirgin Islands | July 2026 | 616 | Required | Guide → |
Showing 56 of 56 jurisdictions · National table reviewed August 20, 2026 · compare up to four
Recent results
NCBE compiles the pass rates each jurisdiction reports after it releases results. In all 18 July 2026 rows that report both figures, first-time takers passed more often than repeaters, so read the first-timer column when you are judging your own odds. Small jurisdictions have few examinees, so their percentages swing on a handful of people. Each state guide explains its own row.
| Jurisdiction | July 2026 overall | First-timers | Repeaters | Examinees | Feb 2026 overall | July 2025 overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 33% | 54% |
| Alaska | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 48% | 68% |
| Arizona | 64% | 74% | 15% | 450 | 53% | 71% |
| Arkansas | 65% | 75% | 24% | 249 | 36% | 70% |
| California | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 31% | 55% |
| Colorado | 70% | 79% | 15% | 700 | 52% | 75% |
| Connecticut | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 32% | 58% |
| Delaware | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 51% | 72% |
| District of Columbia | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 41% | 80% |
| Florida | 64% | 75% | 15% | 2,750 | 44% | 67% |
| Georgia | 64% | 75% | 17% | 1,157 | 53% | 73% |
| Hawaii | 73% | 83% | 33% | 160 | 59% | 71% |
| Idaho | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 46% | 81% |
| Illinois | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 41% | 74% |
| Indiana | 65% | 77% | 17% | 465 | 47% | 73% |
| Iowa | 84% | 91% | 41% | 190 | 46% | 79% |
| Kansas | 74% | 80% | 35% | 177 | 48% | 82% |
| Kentucky | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 56% | 78% |
| Louisiana | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 56% | 75% |
| Maine | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 47% | 72% |
| Maryland | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 63% |
| Massachusetts | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 49% | 76% |
| Michigan | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 47% | 65% |
| Minnesota | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 44% | 84% |
| Mississippi | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 73% | 83% |
| Missouri | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 51% | 79% |
| Montana | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 56% | 83% |
| Nebraska | 75% | 79% | 31% | 191 | 41% | 76% |
| Nevada | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 56% | 62% |
| New Hampshire | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 25% | 63% |
| New Jersey | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 30% | 63% |
| New Mexico | 55% | 72% | 19% | 177 | 42% | 63% |
| New York | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 41% | 70% |
| North Carolina | 76% | 82% | 37% | 765 | 56% | 79% |
| North Dakota | 63% | 69% | 47% | 62 | 57% | 65% |
| Ohio | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 42% | 72% |
| Oklahoma | 73% | 82% | 25% | 335 | 52% | 76% |
| Oregon | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 42% | 75% |
| Pennsylvania | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 46% | 77% |
| Rhode Island | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 58% | 73% |
| South Carolina | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 66% | 78% |
| South Dakota | 73% | 82% | 11% | 71 | 41% | 73% |
| Tennessee | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 44% | 73% |
| Texas | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 46% | 75% |
| Utah | 89% | 90% | 54% | 279 | 69% | 86% |
| Vermont | 63% | 75% | 10% | 60 | 61% | 62% |
| Virginia | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 63% | 80% |
| Washington | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 50% | 72% |
| West Virginia | 62% | n/r | n/r | 117 | 42% | 77% |
| Wisconsin | 53% | 63% | 16% | 122 | 48% | 68% |
| Wyoming | 69% | 76% | 30% | 65 | 30% | 68% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 100% | n/r |
| Puerto Rico | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 45% | 52% |
| Virgin Islands | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | 40% | n/r |
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