The July 2014 Bar Exam Results: Missouri Statistics and the Lower MBE Scores

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There have been rumblings that the MBE was much harder than last year and that the pass rates will dip this year. Missouri is the first state that really gives us the information we need to see how the other states will fall out.

Missouri has released its bar exam results for July 2014. The pass rate is 84.8%. The pass rate for first time takers was 87.5%. The pass rate for second time takers was 30%. The pass rate for third time takers was 42%.

For those keeping track, here was the statistics from last year: The pass rate was 88.6%. The pass rate for first time takers was 90.5%. The pass rate for second time takers was 46.7. The pass rate for third time takers was 33.3%. The overall pass rate went down by 2% and the first time pass rate went down by 3%. It seems like many states’ pass rates are down by about 2 -4% pass rate – was it the MBE that is bringing the pass rates down?

Let’s move on the MBE pass rates coming out of Missouri.

For the overall takers, the MBE average was 143.22. For first time takers, the MBE average was 144.12 For second time takers, the MBE average was 125. 11. For the third time takers, the MBE average was 128.25. The total average was 143.51.

Here are the statistics from last year: For first time takers, the MBE average was 146.89. For second time takers, the MBE average was 129.05. For the third time takers, the MBE average was 126.43. The total average was 146.01.

There you have it – a clear 2-3% difference from last year. The MBE does appear to be lower this year.

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