Updated October 4, 2026 · Source-qualified admissions review
MPRE Scores and Timing by State (October 2026)
Reviewed October 4, 2026. This guide covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a research aid, not an admission decision. Dated state rules and orders control over general summaries. Some fields remain unpublished, conflicting or corroborated only at summary level; follow the linked sources and confirm the exact route before applying.
There is no universal MPRE expiration rule
Minimum scores, score-age clocks and reporting requirements differ across jurisdictions and admission routes. Some rules have no maximum score age, some measure the score relative to the bar exam or application, and some allow an attorney exception. A score may satisfy the numeric minimum while failing the timing or reporting requirement.
Jurisdiction comparison
The timing summaries are deliberately route-qualified. A corroborated-only or conflicting source note is a reason to check the controlling text, not permission to assume the more favorable interpretation.
| Jurisdiction | MPRE minimum | Timing and route qualification | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 75 | For transfer, the MPRE must be earned no earlier than 36 months before the qualifying UBE and completed before the UBE score expires. Reciprocity requires 75 with no score-age limit. See Rule VI(B)E for examination timing. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 |
| Alaska | 80 | MPRE 80 from an examination no more than eight years before the application for admission. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 |
| Arizona | 85 | For examination and score transfer: within eight years before or five years after the successful bar examination. Motion has separate requirements. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Arkansas | 85 | For examination: MPRE 85 within three years before the qualifying bar examination or one year afterward. Check the separate motion and transfer provisions. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 |
| California | 86 | No score-age limit. The MPRE may be taken after completing the first year of law study. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Colorado | 85 | Examination/transfer: two years before application if unlicensed elsewhere, or five years if licensed. Motion: five years. The exception requires 15 years of authorized practice, no public discipline, and a prior MPRE for another US admission. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Connecticut | 80 | MPRE 80 or the approved professional-responsibility course alternative. Examination/transfer applicants must satisfy it within four years before or one year after application. Motion requirements must be reviewed separately. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Delaware | 85 | MPRE 85 within four years preceding the year of passing the Delaware examination, or by December 31 of the following year. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| District of Columbia | 75 | MPRE 75, with no score-age expiration stated in current jurisdiction guidance. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Florida | 80 | MPRE 80 within 25 months of the administration of any passed part of the Florida examination; all required components must satisfy Florida’s timing rules. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Georgia | 75 | MPRE 75, with no score-age expiration stated in current jurisdiction guidance. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Hawaii | 85 | MPRE 85 no earlier than two years before the Hawaii bar examination; the official report is due within one year after notice of passing. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Idaho | 85 | Examination: before the bar examination or within its next two scheduled MPRE administrations. Transfer: before transfer application or within the next two MPRE administrations. Experienced-attorney admission does not require the MPRE. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Illinois | 80 | MPRE 80 with no score-age expiration. Motion applicants licensed for 15 years or longer are excepted under Rule 705(c). | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Indiana | 80 | Examination: MPRE 80 within two years before or after the successful Indiana UBE. Transfer: no earlier than two years before the qualifying UBE under Rule 17.1(1)(b). | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Iowa | 80 | MPRE 80 required. The report must reach OPR no later than one year after OPR posts the passing bar result. The prior three-year score-expiry statement is obsolete under the July 1, 2026 changes. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Kansas | 80 | MPRE 80 required before sitting and official score report due January 15 for February examinations or June 15 for July examinations. No score-expiration term was verified. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Kentucky | 80 | MPRE 80 generally required before sitting, with no expiry. A 75 achieved before July 2017 is accepted for admission under the published grandfather provision. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Louisiana | 80 | MPRE 80 ordinarily valid for five years. Rule XVII section 8(C) excepts applicants with the specified five-year good-standing history elsewhere, prior MPRE for that admission, and CLE compliance during that period. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Maine | 80 | Examination: MPRE 80 within 15 years before admission. Transfer: within 15 years before application. Motion: an older passing score may qualify under Rule 11(e). | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Maryland | 85 | MPRE 85 within three years before the Notice of Intent if not currently admitted in good standing elsewhere. Otherwise there is no score-age limit, but official reporting remains required. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Massachusetts | 85 | MPRE 85 must be taken and passed before filing. No score-expiration term was verified. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Michigan | 85 | MPRE 85, with no score-age expiration stated in current jurisdiction guidance. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Minnesota | 85 | MPRE 85, with no general score-age limit. Applicants awaiting an MPRE score still face admission-completion deadlines under Rule 4E. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Mississippi | 75 | MPRE 75 within 24 months before or one year after the Mississippi examination passed. Review motion requirements separately. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Missouri | 80 | MPRE 80. The one-year figure is the reporting and admission-completion deadline after notice of passing or acceptance of a transferred score, not maximum MPRE score age. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 |
| Montana | 80 | MPRE 80 required. Exam applicants: no earlier than three years before the first exam day, or no later than nine months after notice of passing. Motion: three years before application, or nine months after notice of eligibility. Legacy score transfer: Rule IV.A.3 requires a score earned within three years before application. Reporting deadlines also apply. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Summary/qualification review required |
| Nebraska | 85 | Scores accepted up to 5 years from date of release | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Nevada | 85 | MPRE 85+: for Nevada Plan, no earlier than 3 years before and no later than 3 years after the YEAR of passing the Lawyering Performance Examination. Legacy applicants use year of passing the former bar exam. | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Hampshire | 79 | No time limit | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Jersey | 75 | No time limit; MPRE 75+ or approved law-school ethics course grade C- or better | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| New Mexico | 80 | MPRE 80+ required; official transfer and reciprocity FAQs state no expiration for score transfer | Source 1 Source 2 |
| New York | 85 | MPRE 85 is valid for four years from the MPRE test date and must remain valid when BOLE certifies the applicant. Examination/UBE-transfer applicants also must pass the MPRE and file a complete Appellate Division admission application within three years of the second UBE examination day. | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| North Carolina | 80 | General exam applicants:24 months before qualifying bar exam or 12 months after. Transfer and comity applicants:must have passed MPRE; these routes do not state that general-exam timing restriction. | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| North Dakota | 85 | Exam applicants:85 within 5 years of application. Score-transfer applicants:85 within 7 years. Practice-based motion:MPRE not required. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Summary/qualification review required |
| Ohio | 85 | No time limit | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Oklahoma | 80 | Scores valid for unlimited period of time | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Oregon | 85 | Within 36 months before applying, or while application is pending. Waived if admitted + practiced 12+ months elsewhere | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Pennsylvania | 75 | No time limit | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Rhode Island | 80 | Within 5 years prior to application deadline | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| South Carolina | 77 | Within 3 years of application filing date | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| South Dakota | 85 | Within 28 months prior to next scheduled exam | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Tennessee | 82 | MPRE 82+ earned no more than 2 years before qualifying UBE score; older qualifying scores permitted for attorneys licensed by examination, active and in good standing, with required certification; no MPRE for comity | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Texas | 85 | MPRE 85+ required before admission; current Rule 5 states no score-age limit | Source 1 Source 2 Summary/qualification review required |
| Utah | 86 | No time limit | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Vermont | 80 | No sooner than 3 years before sitting for UBE; no later than 1 year after passing. Transfer applicants: 5 years before to 1 year after application | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Virginia | 85 | MPRE 85+ may be earned at any time before the Virginia bar exam, or before that passing bar score expires 5 years after the exam. No MPRE required for motion. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 75 | Scores from another jurisdiction accepted if no more than 3 years old | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Washington | 85 | Exam-based admission: MPRE 85, earned no earlier than three years before and no later than 40 months after the qualifying UBE administration. A September 4, 2026 order makes a limited exception for specified applicants affected by the July 2026 Yakima cancellation; confirm any other route separately. | Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Summary/qualification review required |
| West Virginia | 80 | Exam: MPRE 80 within 36 months of successful bar exam. Motion: transferred MPRE 80 within 36 months before application, on request. UBE score transfer: Rule 3.5 still states 25 months from successful UBE; confirm directly because Rule 2.0 also retains older 25-month wording. | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Wisconsin | No general MPRE requirement shown | MPRE not required in Wisconsin | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
| Wyoming | 85 | Must submit evidence of passing score; no stated time limit | Source 1 Summary/qualification review required |
Distinguish four separate dates
- The MPRE test date and earned score.
- The qualifying bar examination date or results date.
- The deadline to apply and provide an official score report.
- The deadline for certification or completion of admission.
New York illustrates the distinction: a passing MPRE score has a four-year validity period and must remain valid at Board certification, while the examination-based admission application has its own three-year deadline. A short statement that a score lasts four years omits that second clock. New York MPRE guidance
Special 2026 Washington cohort
The September 4, 2026 Washington order preserves certain expiring MPRE scores for applicants affected by the July 2026 Yakima technology failure who pass the September 2026 or February 2027 examination. This is a limited affected-cohort exception, not an extension for all Washington applicants. Washington order
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