Per-state guide
Delaware Bar Exam Prep
Delaware bar exam (non-UBE): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
As of November 2, 2026. Confirm current dates and fees with the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners before filing.
February 2027 administration
Checked against board page| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-11-03 |
| Final deadline | 2026-12-01 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-12-01 |
| Standard fee | $700 / $900 |
| Attorney fee | $800 / $1,000 |
| Repeater fee | $700 / $900 |
| Late fee | Check with the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners |
| Laptop fee | $100 |
State value is used for this row; NCBE baseline first filing deadline was Nov. 5.
July 2027 administration
Dates not yet published| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | Application opens mid-February 2027 and closes early May 2027 (per the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners) |
| Final deadline | Application opens mid-February 2027 and closes early May 2027 (per the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners) |
| Late deadlines | Not published |
| Standard fee | $700 / $900 |
| Attorney fee | $800 / $1,000 |
| Repeater fee | $700 / $900 |
| Late fee | Check with the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners |
| Laptop fee | $100 |
The jurisdiction had not announced dates or filing deadlines for this administration as of the last verification, and NCBE had not published a chart for it. Check the official sources for updates.
Turn Delaware dates into a daily practice plan
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
Tested subjects
Delaware essays, MPT, and MBE.
Delaware deserves a separate local-law pass because corporate entities, equity, Chancery practice, and Delaware procedure are not interchangeable with generic UBE review.
National / MBE overlap
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts / Sales
Criminal Law & Procedure
Evidence
Real Property
Torts
Business Entities
State-specific or local focus
Delaware Corporations
LLCs / LPs
Equity / Chancery
Delaware Civil Procedure
Family Court
Wills
Trusts
Cycle-specific cautions
Trusts / Estates
Family Law / Domestic Relations
Board note: Delaware publishes board statements and instructions that should control over generic bar-review summaries.
Practice the subjects Delaware is likely to test
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
National resources to pair with Delaware
Official sources
- Delaware Board of Bar Examiners
- NCBE DE non-UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Delaware Board of Bar Examiners essay-topic statementOfficial Delaware Board statement about bar exam essay topics and refinements.
- NCBE help: legacy and NextGen content differencesOfficial NCBE help article noting July 2026 MEE removals and the MPT treatment of family law and trusts and estates.