Colorado Bar Exam Results: Dates, Scores, and Pass Rates

Colorado bar exam results for the February 2026 administration are released to examinees on April 23, 2026, and July 2026 results are released on September 17, 2026. You’ll see your score through your personal account on the Office of Attorney Admissions website, and a passing scaled score is 270 on the Uniform Bar Exam.

2026 Release Dates

The Office of Attorney Admissions sets release dates well before each administration and posts them on its official website. For 2026:

  • February 2026 exam: results released April 23, 2026.
  • July 2026 exam: results released September 17, 2026.

Those are the dates individual scores go out. The public pass list, which names everyone who passed, goes up on the Office of Attorney Admissions website shortly after.1Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Important Bar Exam Dates The office’s general guidance is a turnaround of roughly 10 weeks after the exam, and actual dates sometimes land a bit sooner.2Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Bar Examination FAQs

How to See Your Score

Individual results arrive through your applicant account on the Office of Attorney Admissions website. You get an email when your score is ready to view, and the account shows a detailed breakdown by component before any names appear publicly. The public pass list at coloradolegalregulation.com lists only the names of those who passed that administration.3Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Bar Exam Information

What Counts as Passing

Colorado administers the Uniform Bar Exam, and you need a scaled score of at least 270 to pass.4Colorado Judicial Branch. Colorado Supreme Court Reduces Minimum Passing Score for Bar Exam That threshold dropped from 276 in 2023, so older study resources that reference the higher cutoff are out of date. The score is portable to other UBE jurisdictions.

Your total combines three components on a 400-point scale:

  • The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), 200 multiple-choice questions, worth 50% of your score.
  • The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), written analysis across several subject areas, worth 30%.
  • The Multistate Performance Test (MPT), practical tasks drawn from a provided file and library, worth 20%.

All three are developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.5National Conference of Bar Examiners. The Uniform Bar Examination The MBE is machine-scored by NCBE; the written portions are graded by Colorado-appointed graders.

Recent Pass Rates

Pass rates differ sharply between the two annual administrations. July exams draw mostly first-time takers coming out of law school; February exams have a higher share of repeat takers, which pulls the overall rate down.

Content and scoring methodology are identical across both administrations, so the gap reflects who sits, not how the exam is graded.

You Passed. Now What?

A passing score alone does not license you. A few more pieces have to be in place before you can take the oath and start practicing.

Practicing With Professionalism Course

Every applicant must attend a one-day “Practicing with Professionalism” course run by the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel and the Colorado Bar Association-CLE. You can take it before or after the exam, but admission is not cleared until it’s done. Credit is valid for 18 months after completion, so taking it too early can mean taking it twice.8Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Practicing with Professionalism Course

MPRE Score

You need a Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination score of at least 85 on file with the admissions office.9Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. MPRE Requirement for Law Admission Most applicants take the MPRE during law school. Colorado’s 85 sits near the top of the national range, which runs from 75 to 86 depending on the state.

Character and Fitness

The Office of Attorney Admissions investigates every applicant’s background under C.R.C.P. 208, covering criminal history, financial responsibility, and professional conduct.10Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Character and Fitness Standards and Guidelines This investigation runs alongside the exam process for most applicants, but unresolved issues can hold up admission even after everything else is done.

Oath of Admission

Once your other requirements are complete, you take the Oath of Admission at a weekly ceremony conducted over Zoom. The Office of Attorney Registration confirms your attendance and activates your license after the ceremony.11Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Admissions Ceremony and Oath of Admission

If You Didn’t Pass

Applicants who fall short still get a full score breakdown by component. That breakdown is the most useful retake tool you have, because it points you to the sections where added study time will do the most work.

To sit again, log back into your CiviCore application account and choose the returning candidate option. The re-examinee fee reported by NCBE is $410 for timely applications and increases with late filing.12National Conference of Bar Examiners. Uniform Bar Examination Jurisdictions – Bar Examination Application Deadlines and Fees Deadlines are strict: November 1 for the February exam and April 1 for the July exam, with late applications accepted through December 1 and May 1 for an extra $200. No applications are accepted after those final dates.13Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. General Information About the Colorado Bar Exam

Colorado also publishes selected examinee answers from past administrations that received above-average scores. These are unedited responses written under timed conditions, so they are not model answers in the polished sense, but they show the depth and organization graders rewarded.14Colorado Legal Regulation. Questions and Selected Answers

Transferring a Score From Another State

Because Colorado is a UBE jurisdiction, you can transfer a qualifying score from another state instead of sitting for the Colorado exam. The minimum transferred score is the same 270 required of Colorado examinees.15Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Eligibility Requirements for Application by Uniform Bar Exam Score Transfer

Age limits apply. A UBE score must have been earned within three years of your Colorado application. Scores between three and five years old can still qualify if you have been actively practicing law for at least two of the years immediately before applying.16Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. UBE Score Transfer The Professionalism course, MPRE, and character and fitness review still apply, and score-transfer applicants must complete the Professionalism course within six months of admission.

A Note on the Format Change Ahead

Colorado will begin accepting transferred NextGen UBE scores starting with the July 2026 administration, and the first Colorado-administered NextGen exam is scheduled for July 2028.17National Conference of Bar Examiners. NextGen UBE Decisions by Jurisdiction If you’re sitting in 2026 or February 2028, you’re still on the current UBE format described above. Colorado has not yet announced its NextGen passing score, which will sit on a new 500–750 scale set by each jurisdiction.18National Conference of Bar Examiners. NextGen UBE Scores and Score Portability