This is a list of the Score release dates for the US Bar Exam starting with February 2016.
We lost track during the madness that was COVID-19 due to personal circumstances, but we are back to our usual work as of the July 2022 exam.
*Please note that this is not intended for reliance. States can (and often do)change their release dates. Call your State Bar Association if you need an exact date for the current exam.This is just to give bar examinees an idea of when results MIGHT come out based on past trends.
The board estimates results will be released 8 – 9 weeks after the exam. Alabama usually releases results around the 3rd / 4th Friday of April or the 3rd / 4th Friday in September (usually 3rd).
Alaska
Year
February
July
2016
October 26 (Wednesday)
2017
May 10 (Wednesday)
October 25 (Wednesday)
2018
October 24 (Wednesday)
2019
October 24 (Thursday)
2020
Early May
2021
October 29 (Friday)
2022
May 6 (Friday)
October 24 (Monday)
2023
May 4 (Thursday)
October 26 (Thursday)
2024
May 2 (Thursday)
Results are estimated by the board to be released approximately 90 days after the test. February results are random but around the first week of May. July is usually released around the last week in October.
Arizona
Arizona plans to implement the NextGen Bar Exam as of July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
May 13 (Friday)
October 14 (Friday)
2017
May 12 (Friday)
October 13 (Friday)
2018
May 11 (Friday)
October 12 (Friday)
2019
May 10 (Friday)
October 11 (Friday)
2020
May 8 (Friday)
October 9 (Friday)
2021
May 14 (Friday)
October 8 (Friday)
2022
May 13 (Friday)
October 14 (Friday)
2023
May 12 (Friday)
October 13 (Friday)
2024
April 12 (Friday)
Arizona typically releases on the 2nd Friday of May and October
Arkansas
Year
February
July
2016
April 4 (Monday)
September 6 (Tuesday)
2017
April 3 (Monday)
September 1 (Friday)
2018
April 8 (Monday)
September 4 (Tuesday)
2019
Between April 15 – 20
September 9 (Monday)
2020
April 6 (Monday)
September 4 (Friday)
2021
September 1 (Wednesday)
2022
March 31 (Thursday)
September 8 (Thursday)
2023
April 6 (Thursday)
September 7 (Thursday)
2024
April 11 (Thursday)
California
Year
February
July
2016
Online May 13 (Friday) | Mailed May 20
November 18 (Friday)
2017
May 12 (Friday)
On Accounts November 17
2018
May 18 (Friday)
On Accounts November 16
2019
May 17 (Friday)
On Accounts November 15
2020
May 8 (Friday)
2021
November 12 (Friday)
2022
May 6 (Friday)
November 10 (Thursday)
2023
May 5 (Friday)
November 9 (Thursday)
2024
May 3 (Friday) on Accounts May 5 (Sunday) to the Public
Colorado
Year
February
July
2016
On Accounts May 5 | Online May 6
October 6 (Thursday)
2017
May 4 (Thursday)
October 5 (Thursday)
2018
May 3 (Thursday)
October 4 (Thursday)
2019
May 2 (Thursday)
October 3 (Thursday)
2020
April 9 (Thursday)
2021
October 7 (Thursday)
2022
April 28 (Thursday)
October 6 (Thursday)
2023
April 27 (Thursday)
September 28 (Thursday)
2024
April 25 (Tuesday) on Accounts May 2 (Thursday) to the public
Connecticut
Connecticut has announce plans to adopt the NextGen bar exam, starting with the July 2026 exam.
Year
February
July
2016
May 6 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2017
May 5 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2018
May 4 (Friday)
September 28 (Friday)
2019
April 26 (Friday)
September 27 (Friday)
2020
April 24 (Friday)
2021
September 24 (Friday)
2022
April 22 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
Delaware
Year
February
July
2016
No Exam
October 6 (Thursday)
2017
No Exam
October 5 (Thursday)
2018
No Exam
October 4 (Thursday)
2019
No Exam
October 3 (Thursday)
2020
No Exam
No Exam
2021
No Exam
October 22 (Friday)
2022
No Exam
October 6 (Thursday)
2023
No Exam
October 5 (Thursday)
2024
April 25 (Thursday)
Florida
Year
February
July
2016
April 11 (Monday)
September 19 (Monday)
2017
April 10 (Monday)
September 18 (Monday)
2018
April 16 (Monday)
September 17 (Monday)
2019
April 15 (Monday)
September 16 (Monday)
2020
April 13 (Monday)
2021
September 20 (Monday)
2022
April 11 (Monday)
September 19 (Monday)
2023
April 11 (Tuesday)
September 18 (Monday)
2024
April 15 (Monday)
Georgia
Year
February
July
2016
May 27 (Friday)
October 28 (Friday)
2017
May 19 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2018
May 18 (Friday)
October 26 (Friday)
2019
May 17 (Friday)
October 25 (Friday)
2020
May 22 (Friday)
2021
October 22 (Friday)
2022
May 20 (Friday)
October 21 (Friday)
2023
May 12 (Friday)
October 13 (Friday)
2024
May 3 (Friday)
Hawaii
Year
February
July
2016
May 3
October 5
2017
May 1
October 4
2018
Between May 9 – 10
October 4
2019
May 1
October4
2020
May 5
2021
2022
April 26 (Tuesday)
October 21 (Friday)
2023
April 19 (Wednesday)
October 16 (Monday)
2024
April 16 (Tuesday)
Idaho
Year
February
July
2016
April 14 (Thursday)
September 15 (Thursday)
2017
April 12 (Thursday)
September 13 (Wednesday)
2018
April 11 (Wednesday)
September 12 (Wednesday)
2019
April 10 (Wednesday)
September 11 (Wednesday)
2020
April 21 (Tuesday)
September 16 (Wednesday)
2021
September 15 (Wednesday)
2022
April 13 (Wednesday)
September 14 (Wednesday)
2023
April 18 (Tuesday)
September 13 (Wednesday)
2024
April 17 (Wednesday)
Illinois
Year
February
July
2016
April 1 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2017
March 31 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2018
April 2 (Monday)
September 29 (Saturday)
2019
April 1 (Monday)
October 1 (Tuesday)
2020
April 3 (Friday)
2021
October 7 (Thursday)
2022
April 1 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2023
April 3 (Monday)
September 29 (Friday)
2024
April 8 (Monday)
Indiana
Year
February
July
2016
On Accounts April 8 | Online April 11
On Accounts September 7 | Online September 12
2017
On Accounts April 13 | Online April 17
On Accounts September 11 | Online September 15
2018
April 9 (Monday)
September 6 (Thursday)
2019
April 8 (Monday)
September 9 (Monday)
2020
April 6 (Monday)
September 16 (Wednesday)
2021
September 20 (Monday)
2022
April 4 (Monday)
September 23 (Friday)
2023
April 5 (Wednesday)
September 11 (Monday)
2024
April 5 (Friday)
Iowa
Iowa plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
April 21 (Thursday)
September 15 (Thursday)
2017
March 30 (Thursday)
September 15 (Friday)
2018
September 13 (Thursday)
2019
April 18 (Friday)
September 12 (Thursday)
2020
April 16 (Thursday)
September 11 (Friday)
2021
September 9 (Thursday)
2022
April 8 (Friday)
September 2 (Friday)
2023
April 7 (Friday)
September 1 (Friday)
2024
April 5 (Friday)
Kansas
Kansas plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028.
Year
February
July
2016
April 1 (Friday)
September 2 (Friday)
2017
March 31 (Friday)
September 1 (Friday)
2018
April 9 (Friday)
September 7 (Friday)
2019
April 5 (Friday)
September 6 (Friday)
2020
April 3 (Friday)
2021
2022
April 5 (Tuesday)
September 6 (Tuesday)
2023
April 3 (Monday)
September 5 (Tuesday)
2024
April 1 (Monday)
Kentucky
Kentucky plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 (Friday)
September 26 (Friday)
2017
April 1 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2018
April 6 (Friday)
September 28 (Friday)
2019
April 5 (Friday)
September 27 (Friday)
2020
April 3 (Friday)
2021
November 19 (Friday)
2022
April 1 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2023
April 7 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2024
April 12 (Friday)
Louisiana
Year
February
July
2016
Mailed April 28 (Thursday) | Online April 29
October 6 (Thursday)
2017
April 27 (Thursday)
Mailed October 5 (Thursday) | Online October 6
2018
Mailed April 26 (Thursday) | Online April 27
October 5 (Friday)
2019
Mailed April 25 (Thursday) | Online April 26
Mailed October 3 (Thursday) | Online October 4
2020
April 24 (Thursday)
2021
November 1 (Monday)
2022
On Accounts April 22 (Friday)
October 7 (Friday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
October 6 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
Maine
Year
February
July
2016
April 28 – 29 (By #) | May 2 (By Name)
September 19
2017
April 13 (By #) | April 17 (By Name)
2018
September 12
2019
April 9 (By #) | April 16 (By Name)
September 16
2020
April 16
2021
September 16 (Thursday)
2022
April 14 (Thursday)
September 22 (Thursday)
2023
April 13 (Thursday)
September 21 (Thursday)
2024
April 11 (Thursday)
Maryland
Maryland plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.
Year
February
July
2016
May 6 (Friday)
November 4 (Friday)
2017
May 5 (Friday)
November 3 (Friday)
2018
May 4 (Friday)
November 2 (Friday)
2019
April 12 (Friday)
November 1 (Friday)
2020
April 24 (Friday)
2021
November 18 (Friday)
2022
May 6 (Friday)
October 21 (Friday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
October 13 (Friday)
2024
April 19 (Friday)
Massachusetts
Year
February
July
2016
April 25
October 14
2017
Mailed April 19 | Online April 21
October 11
2018
April 26
October 24
2019
April 26
Mailed October 24 | Online October 28
2020
April 27
2021
November 9 (Tuesday)
2022
April 28 (Thursday)
October 24 (Monday)
2023
April 19 (Wednesday)
October 10 (Tuesday)
2024
April 22 (Monday)
Michigan
Year
February
July
2016
May 12
October 14
2017
May 9
October 17
2018
May 14
October 17
2019
April 25
2020
April 24
2021
2022
Mailed May 12 | Online May 20
2023
April 28 (Friday)
October 24 (Tuesday)
2024
May 1 (Wednesday)
Minnesota
Year
February
July
2016
April 19
October 10
2017
April 14
Mailed October 8 | Online October 26
2018
April 16
October 8
2019
April 22
October 7
2020
April 20
October 3
2021
October 4 (Monday)
2022
April 14 (Thursday)
October 3 (Monday)
2023
April 17 (Monday)
October 2 (Monday)
2024
April 19 (Friday)
Mississippi
Year
February
July
2016
April 19
September 13
2017
April 14
September 13
2018
May 3
September 13
2019
April 11
September 13
2020
April 10
September 11
2021
September 9 (Thursday)
2022
September 22 (Thursday)
2023
September 27 (Wednesday)
2024
April 18 (Thursday)
Missouri
Missouri plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.
Year
February
July
2016
April 12
September 14 (Wednesday)
2017
April 14
September 13 (Wednesday)
2018
April 18 (Wednesday)
September 12 (Wednesday)
2019
April 17 (Wednesday)
September 18 (Wednesday)
2020
April 15
September 16 (Wednesday)
2021
September 15 (Wednesday)
2022
April 13 (Wednesday)
September 14 (Wednesday)
2023
April 12 (Wednesday)
September 13 (Wednesday)
2024
April 10 (Wednesday)
Montana
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 or 9
September 16
2017
Mailed April 10 | Online April 14
Mailed September 11 | Online September 15
2018
Mailed April 9 | Online April 13
Mailed September 17 | Online September 21
2019
April 10
Mailed September 16 | Online September 20
2020
Mailed April 6 | Online April 10
September 18
2021
September 17 (Friday)
2022
April 12 (Tuesday)
Mailed September 12 | Online September 19
2023
April 3 (Monday)
September 22 (Friday)
2024
April 17 (Wednesday)
Nebraska
Nebraska plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
April 8
September 13
2017
April 3
September 27
2018
April 26
September 27
2019
2020
May 1
2021
September 8 (Wednesday)
2022
April 1 (Friday)
September 12 (Monday)
2023
March 29 (Wednesday)
September 1 (Friday)
2024
April 3 (Wednesday)
Nevada
Year
February
July
2016
May 4 (Wednesday)
October 12 (Wednesday)
2017
May 17 (Wednesday)
October 11 (Wednesday)
2018
May 9 (Wednesday)
October 11 (Wednesday)
2019
May 9 (Wednesday)
October 9 (Wednesday)
2020
May 9 (Wednesday)
2021
October 8 (Friday)
2022
October 7 (Friday)
2023
May 5 (Friday)
October 6 (Friday)
2024
May 1 (Wednesday)
New Hampshire
Year
February
July
2016
April 29 (Friday)
September 30 (Friday)
2017
April 28 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2018
September 28 (Friday)
2019
April 26 (Friday)
September 27 (Friday)
2020
April 24 (Friday)
2021
November 17 (Wednesday)
2022
September 30 (Friday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
September 29 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
New Jersey
Year
February
July
2016
May 4
October 18
2017
May 4
October 13
2018
May 4
October 12
2019
May 10
October 11
2020
May 8
2021
November 15 (Monday)
2022
May 11 (Wednesday)
October 7 (Friday)
2023
October 11 (Wednesday)
2024
May 10 (Friday)
New Mexico
New Mexico plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
April 8
September 7 or 8
2017
April 5
September 13
2018
Mid- April
September 6
2019
April 5
2020
April 3
2021
September 3 (Friday)
2022
April 4 (Monday)
September 9 (Friday)
2023
March 31 (Friday)
September 1 (Friday)
2024
April 4 (Thursday)
New York
Year
February
July
2016
April 26
October 28
2017
April 26 (Emailed) | April 27 (Online)
October 24
2018
April 25
October 23
2019
April 24
October 23
2020
April 24
2021
October 28 (Thursday)
2022
April 13 (Wednesday)
October 20 (Thursday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
October 19 (Thursday)
2024
April 24 (Wednesday)
North Carolina
Year
February
July
2016
March 28 (First Results by Letter received 3/30; Online 4/1)
August 26 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 8/31)
2017
March 27 (First Results by Letter received 3/29; Online 4/3)
August 28 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 9/8)
2018
April 2 (First Results by Letter received 4/5)
August 27 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 9/7)
2019
April 12, 2019
September 13
2020
August 31
2021
September 14 (Tuesday)
2022
March 28 (Monday)
On Accounts September 1 (Thursday); Online September 8
2023
March 29 (Wednesday) *Reports say it may have been March 28 (Tuesday) instead
August 29 (Tuesday) *A report says it may have been closer to Sept. 1
2024
April 3 (Wednesday)
North Dakota
Year
February
July
2016
September 9
2017
March 31
September 1
2018
2019
September 13
2020
September 8
2021
September 8 (Wednesday)
2022
April 5 (Tuesday)
September 13 (Tuesday)
2023
April 4 (Tuesday)
September 7 (Thursday)
2024
April 9 (Tuesday)
Ohio
Year
February
July
2016
April 22 (Friday)
October 28 (Friday)
2017
April 28 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2018
April 27 (Friday)
October 26 (Friday)
2019
April 26 (Friday)
October 25 (Friday)
2020
May 1 (Monday)
2021
October 22 (Friday)
2022
April 29 (Friday)
October 28 (Friday)
2023
April 28 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
Oklahoma
Year
February
July
2016
April 1
September 1
2017
April 1
September 8
2018
April 6
September 7
2019
April 5
September 6
2020
April 3 or 4
September 3
2021
September 14 (Tuesday)
2022
April 1 (Friday)
September 9 (Friday)
2023
April 14 (Friday)
September 8 (Friday)
2024
April l (Friday)
Oregon
Oregon plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 (Friday)
September 16 (Friday)
2017
April 21 (Friday)
September 22 (Friday)
2018
April 20 (Friday)
September 21 (Friday)
2019
April 26 (Friday)
September 27 (Friday)
2020
April 24 (Friday)
September 25 (Friday)
2021
September 24 (Friday)
2022
September 23 (Friday)
2023
September 22 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
Pennsylvania
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 (Friday)
October 9 (Friday)
2017
April 1 (Sunday)
October 6 (Friday)
2018
April 13 (Friday)
October 5 (Friday)
2019
April 12 (Friday)
October 11 (Friday)
2020
April 9 (Thursday)
2021
October 15 (Friday)
2022
April 8 (Friday)
October 7 (Friday)
2023
April 6 (Thursday)
October 6 (Friday)
2024
April 12 (Friday)
Rhode Island
Year
February
July
2016
May 13 (Friday)
November 4 (Friday)
2017
May 19 (Friday)
November 3 (Friday)
2018
May 11 (Friday)
November 5 (Monday)
2019
2020
May 8 (Friday)
2021
November 8 (Monday)
2022
May 6 (Friday)
November 4 (Friday)
2023
April 21 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
South Carolina
Year
February
July
2016
April 22 (Friday)
October 21 (Friday)
2017
April 28 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2018
April 21 (Friday)
October 26 (Friday)
2019
April 19 (Friday)
October 11 (Friday)
2020
April 17 (Friday)
2021
April 23 (Friday)
October 15 (Friday)
2022
April 22 (Friday)
October 21 (Friday)
2023
April 28 (Friday)
October 20 (Friday)
2024
April 26 (Friday)
South Dakota
Year
February
July
2016
September 16
2017
September 14
2018
September 6
2019
2020
2021
September 2 (Thursday)
2022
September 15 (Thursday)
2023
April 5 (Wednesday)
August 31 (Thursday)
2024
April 8 (Monday)
Tennessee
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 (Friday)
October 7 (Friday)
2017
April 6 (Thursday)
October 6 (Friday)
2018
April 12 (Thursday)
October 6 (Friday)
2019
April 12 (Friday)
October 4 (Friday)
2020
April 13 (Monday)
2021
October 29 (Friday)
2022
April 8 (Friday)
October 10 (Monday)
2023
April 13 (Thursday)
October 6 (Friday)
2023
April 12 (Friday)
Texas
Year
February
July
2016
May 2
November 4
2017
April 29
November 2
2018
May 4
November 7
2019
April 26
October 25
2020
April 24
2021
October 15 (Friday)
2022
April 15 (Friday)
October 12 (Wednesday)
2023
April 20 (Thursday)
October 13 (Friday) *Someone said they were released earlier (October 4th), but NCBE says 13th. Not sure if that was just on accounts or if NCBE had it wrong.
2024
April 15 (Monday)
Utah
Utah plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028.
Year
February
July
2016
April 8
2017
April 13
September 8
2018
April 12
September 14
2019
2020
April 13
2021
September 20 (Monday)
2022
April 13 (Wednesday)
September 15 (Thursday)
2023
April 11 (Tuesday)
September 14 (Thursday)
2024
April 12 (Friday)
Vermont
Vermont plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
Year
February
July
2016
April 15
September 20
2017
April 21
September 14
2018
April 16
September 7
2019
April 15
September 23
2020
April 17
2021
September 20 (Monday)
2022
April 11 (Monday)
September 20 (Tuesday)
2023
April 13 (Thursday)
September 15 (Friday)
2024
April 10 (Wednesday)
Virginia
Year
February
July
2016
April 22 (Friday)
October 21 (Friday)
2017
April 14 (Friday)
October 27 (Friday)
2018
April 13 (Friday)
October 19 (Friday)
2019
April 12 (Friday)
October 18 (Friday)
2020
April 17 (Friday)
2021
October 15 (Friday)
2022
April 22 (Friday)
October 14 (Friday)
2023
April 14 (Friday)
October 12 (Thursday)
2024
April 19 (Friday)
Washington
Year
February
July
2016
April 8 (Friday)
September 11 (Sunday)
2017
April 14 (On Accounts) | Online April 15 (Friday)
September 8 (Friday)
2018
April 13 (Friday)
September 15 (Saturday)
2019
April 13 (Saturday)
September 13 (Friday)
2020
April 10 (Friday)
2021
September 11 (Saturday)
2022
April 8 (Friday)
September 9 (On Accounts) | September 10 (Public) (Saturday)
2023
April 7 (Friday)
September 8 (Friday)
2024
April 12 (Friday)
Washington, District of Colombia
Year
February
July
2016
May 6 (Friday)
November 1 (Friday)
2017
May 12 (Friday)
October 26 (Thursday)
2018
May 16 (Wednesday)
November 9 (Friday)
2019
Email May 20 | Online May 23
Email October 24 (Thursday) | Online October 30
2020
2021
May 21 (Friday)
November 2 (Tuesday)
2022
May 3 (Tuesday)
October 14 (Friday) | Online October 18
2023
April 21 (Friday)
October 24 (Tuesday)
2024
April 19 on Accounts (Friday) April 23 Online (Tuesday)
West Virginia
Year
February
July
2016
April 1
September 1
2017
Mailed March 31 | Online April 1
Mailed August 31 | Online September 1
2018
April 6
Mailed September 4
2019
April 3 (Wednesday)
September 5 (Thursday)
2020
April 9 (Thursday)
September 4 (Friday)
2021
September 3 (Friday)
2022
March 29 (Tuesday)
August 29 (Monday)
2023
March 27 (Monday)
August 28 (Monday)
2024
April 2 (Tuesday)
Wisconsin
Year
February
July
2016
September 1
2017
August 30
2018
2019
2020
2021
September 1 (Wednesday)
2022
March 30 (Wednesday)
August 31 (Wednesday)
2023
August 28 (Monday)
2024
April 2 (Tuesday)
Wyoming
Wyoming plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.
