Historic Release Dates (2024)

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.

Bar Results (Links)

Alabama

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 29 (Friday)September 23 (Friday)
2017April 21 (Friday)September 22 (Friday
2018April 27 (Friday)September 21 (Friday)
2019April 19 (Friday)September 20 (Friday)
2020April 17 (Friday)
2021September 24 (Friday)
2022April 29 (Friday)September 23 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

Alaska

YearFebruaryJuly
2016October 26 (Wednesday)
2017May 10 (Wednesday)October 25 (Wednesday)
2018October 24 (Wednesday)
2019October 24 (Thursday)
2020Early May
2021October 29 (Friday)
2022May 6 (Friday)October 24 (Monday)
2023May 4 (Thursday)October 26 (Thursday)
2024May 2 (Thursday)

Arizona

Arizona plans to implement the NextGen Bar Exam as of July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 13 (Friday)October 14 (Friday)
2017May 12 (Friday)October 13 (Friday)
2018May 11 (Friday)October 12 (Friday)
2019May 10 (Friday)October 11 (Friday)
2020May 8 (Friday)October 9 (Friday)
2021May 14 (Friday)October 8 (Friday)
2022May 13 (Friday)October 14 (Friday)
2023May 12 (Friday)October 13 (Friday)
2024April 12 (Friday)

Arkansas

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 4 (Monday)September 6 (Tuesday)
2017April 3 (Monday)September 1 (Friday)
2018April 8 (Monday)September 4 (Tuesday)
2019Between April 15 – 20September 9 (Monday)
2020April 6 (Monday)September 4 (Friday)
2021September 1 (Wednesday)
2022March 31 (Thursday)September 8 (Thursday)
2023April 6 (Thursday)September 7 (Thursday)
2024April 11 (Thursday)

California

YearFebruaryJuly
2016Online May 13 (Friday) | Mailed May 20November 18 (Friday)
2017May 12 (Friday)On Accounts November 17
2018May 18 (Friday)On Accounts November 16
2019May 17 (Friday)On Accounts November 15
2020May 8 (Friday)
2021November 12 (Friday)
2022May 6 (Friday)November 10 (Thursday)
2023May 5 (Friday)November 9 (Thursday)
2024May 3 (Friday) on Accounts
May 5 (Sunday) to the Public

Colorado

YearFebruaryJuly
2016On Accounts May 5 | Online May 6October 6 (Thursday)
2017May 4 (Thursday)October 5 (Thursday)
2018May 3 (Thursday)October 4 (Thursday)
2019May 2 (Thursday)October 3 (Thursday)
2020April 9 (Thursday)
2021October 7 (Thursday)
2022April 28 (Thursday)October 6 (Thursday)
2023April 27 (Thursday)September 28 (Thursday)
2024April 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.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 6 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2017May 5 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2018May 4 (Friday)September 28 (Friday)
2019April 26 (Friday)September 27 (Friday)
2020April 24 (Friday)
2021September 24 (Friday)
2022April 22 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

Delaware

YearFebruaryJuly
2016No ExamOctober 6 (Thursday)
2017No ExamOctober 5 (Thursday)
2018No ExamOctober 4 (Thursday)
2019No ExamOctober 3 (Thursday)
2020No ExamNo Exam
2021No ExamOctober 22 (Friday)
2022No ExamOctober 6 (Thursday)
2023No ExamOctober 5 (Thursday)
2024April 25 (Thursday)

Florida

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 11 (Monday)September 19 (Monday)
2017April 10 (Monday)September 18 (Monday)
2018April 16 (Monday)September 17 (Monday)
2019April 15 (Monday)September 16 (Monday)
2020April 13 (Monday)
2021September 20 (Monday)
2022April 11 (Monday)September 19 (Monday)
2023April 11 (Tuesday)September 18 (Monday)
2024April 15 (Monday)

Georgia

YearFebruaryJuly
2016 May 27 (Friday)October 28 (Friday)
2017May 19 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2018May 18 (Friday)October 26 (Friday)
2019May 17 (Friday)October 25 (Friday)
2020May 22 (Friday)
2021October 22 (Friday)
2022May 20 (Friday)October 21 (Friday)
2023May 12 (Friday)October 13 (Friday)
2024May 3 (Friday)

Hawaii

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 3October 5
2017May 1October 4
2018Between May 9 – 10October 4
2019May 1October4
2020May 5
2021
2022April 26 (Tuesday)October 21 (Friday)
2023April 19 (Wednesday)October 16 (Monday)
2024April 16 (Tuesday)

Idaho

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 14 (Thursday)September 15 (Thursday)
2017April 12 (Thursday)September 13 (Wednesday)
2018April 11 (Wednesday)September 12 (Wednesday)
2019April 10 (Wednesday)September 11 (Wednesday)
2020April 21 (Tuesday)September 16 (Wednesday)
2021September 15 (Wednesday)
2022April 13 (Wednesday)September 14 (Wednesday)
2023April 18 (Tuesday)September 13 (Wednesday)
2024April 17 (Wednesday)

Illinois

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 1 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2017March 31 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2018April 2 (Monday)September 29 (Saturday)
2019April 1 (Monday)October 1 (Tuesday)
2020April 3 (Friday)
2021October 7 (Thursday)
2022April 1 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2023April 3 (Monday)September 29 (Friday)
2024April 8 (Monday)

Indiana

YearFebruaryJuly
2016On Accounts April 8 | Online April 11 On Accounts September 7 | Online September 12
2017On Accounts April 13 | Online April 17On Accounts September 11 | Online September 15
2018April 9 (Monday)September 6 (Thursday)
2019April 8 (Monday)September 9 (Monday)
2020April 6 (Monday)September 16 (Wednesday)
2021September 20 (Monday)
2022April 4 (Monday)September 23 (Friday)
2023April 5 (Wednesday)September 11 (Monday)
2024April 5 (Friday)

Iowa

Iowa plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 21 (Thursday)September 15 (Thursday)
2017March 30 (Thursday)September 15 (Friday)
2018September 13 (Thursday)
2019April 18 (Friday)September 12 (Thursday)
2020April 16 (Thursday)September 11 (Friday)
2021September 9 (Thursday)
2022April 8 (Friday)September 2 (Friday)
2023April 7 (Friday)September 1 (Friday)
2024April 5 (Friday)

Kansas

Kansas plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 1 (Friday)September 2 (Friday)
2017March 31 (Friday)September 1 (Friday)
2018April 9 (Friday)September 7 (Friday)
2019April 5 (Friday)September 6 (Friday)
2020April 3 (Friday)
2021
2022April 5 (Tuesday)September 6 (Tuesday)
2023April 3 (Monday)September 5 (Tuesday)
2024April 1 (Monday)

Kentucky

Kentucky plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 (Friday)September 26 (Friday)
2017April 1 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2018April 6 (Friday)September 28 (Friday)
2019April 5 (Friday)September 27 (Friday)
2020April 3 (Friday)
2021November 19 (Friday)
2022April 1 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2023April 7 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2024April 12 (Friday)

Louisiana

YearFebruaryJuly
2016Mailed April 28 (Thursday) | Online April 29October 6 (Thursday)
2017April 27 (Thursday)Mailed October 5 (Thursday) | Online October 6
2018Mailed April 26 (Thursday) | Online April 27October 5 (Friday)
2019Mailed April 25 (Thursday) | Online April 26Mailed October 3 (Thursday) | Online October 4
2020April 24 (Thursday)
2021November 1 (Monday)
2022On Accounts April 22 (Friday)October 7 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)October 6 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

Maine

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 28 – 29 (By #) | May 2 (By Name)September 19
2017April 13 (By #) | April 17 (By Name)
2018September 12
2019April 9 (By #) | April 16 (By Name)September 16
2020April 16
2021September 16 (Thursday)
2022April 14 (Thursday)September 22 (Thursday)
2023April 13 (Thursday)September 21 (Thursday)
2024April 11 (Thursday)

Maryland

Maryland plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 6 (Friday)November 4 (Friday)
2017May 5 (Friday)November 3 (Friday)
2018May 4 (Friday)November 2 (Friday)
2019April 12 (Friday)November 1 (Friday)
2020April 24 (Friday)
2021November 18 (Friday)
2022May 6 (Friday)October 21 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)October 13 (Friday)
2024April 19 (Friday)

Massachusetts

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 25October 14
2017Mailed April 19 | Online April 21 October 11
2018April 26October 24
2019April 26Mailed October 24 | Online October 28
2020April 27
2021November 9 (Tuesday)
2022April 28 (Thursday)October 24 (Monday)
2023April 19 (Wednesday)October 10 (Tuesday)
2024April 22 (Monday)

Michigan

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 12October 14
2017May 9October 17
2018May 14October 17
2019April 25
2020April 24
2021
2022Mailed May 12 | Online May 20
2023April 28 (Friday)October 24 (Tuesday)
2024May 1 (Wednesday)

Minnesota

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 19October 10
2017April 14Mailed October 8 | Online October 26
2018April 16October 8
2019April 22October 7
2020April 20October 3
2021October 4 (Monday)
2022April 14 (Thursday)October 3 (Monday)
2023April 17 (Monday)October 2 (Monday)
2024April 19 (Friday)

Mississippi

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 19September 13
2017April 14September 13
2018May 3September 13
2019April 11September 13
2020April 10September 11
2021September 9 (Thursday)
2022September 22 (Thursday)
2023September 27 (Wednesday)
2024April 18 (Thursday)

Missouri

Missouri plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 12September 14 (Wednesday)
2017April 14September 13 (Wednesday)
2018April 18 (Wednesday)September 12 (Wednesday)
2019April 17 (Wednesday)September 18 (Wednesday)
2020April 15September 16 (Wednesday)
2021September 15 (Wednesday)
2022April 13 (Wednesday)September 14 (Wednesday)
2023April 12 (Wednesday)September 13 (Wednesday)
2024April 10 (Wednesday)

Montana

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 or 9September 16
2017Mailed April 10 | Online April 14Mailed September 11 | Online September 15
2018Mailed April 9 | Online April 13Mailed September 17 | Online September 21
2019April 10Mailed September 16 | Online September 20
2020Mailed April 6 | Online April 10September 18
2021September 17 (Friday)
2022April 12 (Tuesday)Mailed September 12 | Online September 19
2023April 3 (Monday)September 22 (Friday)
2024April 17 (Wednesday)

Nebraska

Nebraska plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8September 13
2017April 3September 27
2018April 26September 27
2019
2020May 1
2021September 8 (Wednesday)
2022April 1 (Friday)September 12 (Monday)
2023March 29 (Wednesday)September 1 (Friday)
2024April 3 (Wednesday)

Nevada

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 4 (Wednesday)October 12 (Wednesday)
2017May 17 (Wednesday)October 11 (Wednesday)
2018May 9 (Wednesday)October 11 (Wednesday)
2019May 9 (Wednesday)October 9 (Wednesday)
2020May 9 (Wednesday)
2021October 8 (Friday)
2022October 7 (Friday)
2023May 5 (Friday)October 6 (Friday)
2024May 1 (Wednesday)

New Hampshire

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 29 (Friday)September 30 (Friday)
2017April 28 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2018September 28 (Friday)
2019April 26 (Friday)September 27 (Friday)
2020April 24 (Friday)
2021November 17 (Wednesday)
2022September 30 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)September 29 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

New Jersey

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 4October 18
2017May 4October 13
2018May 4October 12
2019May 10October 11
2020May 8
2021November 15 (Monday)
2022May 11 (Wednesday)October 7 (Friday)
2023October 11 (Wednesday)
2024May 10 (Friday)

New Mexico

New Mexico plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8September 7 or 8
2017April 5September 13
2018Mid- AprilSeptember 6
2019April 5
2020April 3
2021September 3 (Friday)
2022April 4 (Monday)September 9 (Friday)
2023March 31 (Friday)September 1 (Friday)
2024April 4 (Thursday)

New York

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 26October 28
2017April 26 (Emailed) | April 27 (Online)October 24
2018April 25October 23
2019April 24October 23
2020April 24
2021October 28 (Thursday)
2022April 13 (Wednesday)October 20 (Thursday)
2023April 21 (Friday)October 19 (Thursday)
2024April 24 (Wednesday)

North Carolina

YearFebruaryJuly
2016March 28 (First Results by Letter received 3/30; Online 4/1)August 26 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 8/31)
2017March 27 (First Results by Letter received 3/29; Online 4/3)August 28 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 9/8)
2018April 2 (First Results by Letter received 4/5)August 27 (First Results by letter received 8/29; Online 9/7)
2019April 12, 2019September 13
2020August 31
2021September 14 (Tuesday)
2022March 28 (Monday)On Accounts September 1 (Thursday); Online September 8
2023March 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
2024April 3 (Wednesday)

North Dakota

YearFebruaryJuly
2016September 9
2017March 31September 1
2018
2019September 13
2020September 8
2021September 8 (Wednesday)
2022April 5 (Tuesday)September 13 (Tuesday)
2023April 4 (Tuesday)September 7 (Thursday)
2024April 9 (Tuesday)

Ohio

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 22 (Friday)October 28 (Friday)
2017April 28 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2018April 27 (Friday)October 26 (Friday)
2019April 26 (Friday)October 25 (Friday)
2020May 1 (Monday)
2021October 22 (Friday)
2022April 29 (Friday)October 28 (Friday)
2023April 28 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

Oklahoma

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 1September 1
2017April 1September 8
2018April 6September 7
2019April 5September 6
2020April 3 or 4September 3
2021September 14 (Tuesday)
2022April 1 (Friday)September 9 (Friday)
2023April 14 (Friday)September 8 (Friday)
2024April l (Friday)

Oregon

Oregon plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2026.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 (Friday)September 16 (Friday)
2017April 21 (Friday)September 22 (Friday)
2018April 20 (Friday)September 21 (Friday)
2019April 26 (Friday)September 27 (Friday)
2020April 24 (Friday)September 25 (Friday)
2021September 24 (Friday)
2022September 23 (Friday)
2023September 22 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

Pennsylvania

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 (Friday)October 9 (Friday)
2017April 1 (Sunday)October 6 (Friday)
2018April 13 (Friday)October 5 (Friday)
2019April 12 (Friday)October 11 (Friday)
2020April 9 (Thursday)
2021October 15 (Friday)
2022April 8 (Friday)October 7 (Friday)
2023April 6 (Thursday)October 6 (Friday)
2024April 12 (Friday)

Rhode Island

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 13 (Friday)November 4 (Friday)
2017May 19 (Friday)November 3 (Friday)
2018May 11 (Friday)November 5 (Monday)
2019
2020May 8 (Friday)
2021November 8 (Monday)
2022May 6 (Friday)November 4 (Friday)
2023April 21 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

South Carolina

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 22 (Friday)October 21 (Friday)
2017April 28 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2018April 21 (Friday)October 26 (Friday)
2019April 19 (Friday)October 11 (Friday)
2020April 17 (Friday)
2021April 23 (Friday)October 15 (Friday)
2022April 22 (Friday)October 21 (Friday)
2023April 28 (Friday)October 20 (Friday)
2024April 26 (Friday)

South Dakota

YearFebruaryJuly
2016September 16
2017September 14
2018September 6
2019
2020
2021September 2 (Thursday)
2022September 15 (Thursday)
2023April 5 (Wednesday)August 31 (Thursday)
2024April 8 (Monday)

Tennessee

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 (Friday)October 7 (Friday)
2017April 6 (Thursday)October 6 (Friday)
2018April 12 (Thursday)October 6 (Friday)
2019April 12 (Friday)October 4 (Friday)
2020April 13 (Monday)
2021October 29 (Friday)
2022April 8 (Friday)October 10 (Monday)
2023April 13 (Thursday)October 6 (Friday)
2023April 12 (Friday)

Texas

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 2November 4
2017April 29November 2
2018May 4November 7
2019April 26October 25
2020April 24
2021October 15 (Friday)
2022April 15 (Friday)October 12 (Wednesday)
2023April 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.
2024April 15 (Monday)

Utah

Utah plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8
2017April 13September 8
2018April 12September 14
2019
2020April 13
2021September 20 (Monday)
2022April 13 (Wednesday)September 15 (Thursday)
2023April 11 (Tuesday)September 14 (Thursday)
2024April 12 (Friday)

Vermont

Vermont plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 15September 20
2017April 21September 14
2018April 16September 7
2019April 15September 23
2020April 17
2021September 20 (Monday)
2022April 11 (Monday)September 20 (Tuesday)
2023April 13 (Thursday)September 15 (Friday)
2024April 10 (Wednesday)

Virginia

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 22 (Friday)October 21 (Friday)
2017April 14 (Friday)October 27 (Friday)
2018April 13 (Friday)October 19 (Friday)
2019April 12 (Friday)October 18 (Friday)
2020April 17 (Friday)
2021October 15 (Friday)
2022April 22 (Friday)October 14 (Friday)
2023April 14 (Friday)October 12 (Thursday)
2024April 19 (Friday)

Washington

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 8 (Friday)September 11 (Sunday)
2017April 14 (On Accounts) | Online April 15 (Friday)September 8 (Friday)
2018April 13 (Friday)September 15 (Saturday)
2019April 13 (Saturday)September 13 (Friday)
2020April 10 (Friday)
2021September 11 (Saturday)
2022April 8 (Friday)September 9 (On Accounts) | September 10 (Public) (Saturday)
2023April 7 (Friday)September 8 (Friday)
2024April 12 (Friday)

Washington, District of Colombia

YearFebruaryJuly
2016May 6 (Friday)November 1 (Friday)
2017May 12 (Friday)October 26 (Thursday)
2018May 16 (Wednesday)November 9 (Friday)
2019Email May 20 | Online May 23Email October 24 (Thursday) | Online October 30
2020
2021May 21 (Friday)November 2 (Tuesday)
2022May 3 (Tuesday)October 14 (Friday) | Online October 18
2023April 21 (Friday)October 24 (Tuesday)
2024April 19 on Accounts (Friday)
April 23 Online (Tuesday)

West Virginia

YearFebruaryJuly
2016April 1September 1
2017Mailed March 31 | Online April 1Mailed August 31 | Online September 1
2018April 6Mailed September 4
2019April 3 (Wednesday)September 5 (Thursday)
2020April 9 (Thursday)September 4 (Friday)
2021September 3 (Friday)
2022March 29 (Tuesday)August 29 (Monday)
2023March 27 (Monday)August 28 (Monday)
2024April 2 (Tuesday)

Wisconsin

YearFebruaryJuly
2016September 1
2017August 30
2018
2019
2020
2021September 1 (Wednesday)
2022March 30 (Wednesday)August 31 (Wednesday)
2023August 28 (Monday)
2024April 2 (Tuesday)

Wyoming

Wyoming plans to begin implementing the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2027.

YearFebruaryJuly
2016August 31
2017April 14September 7
2018September 4
2019April 12September 13
2020April 17September 16
2021September 13 (Monday)
2022April 11 (Monday)September 26 (Monday)
2023April 13 (Thursday)September 21 (Thursday)
2024April 1 (Thursday)

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