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
Source-of-truth pulled from the NCBE charts and verified state pages, last reviewed April 27, 2026.
July 2026 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-04-02 |
| Final deadline | 2026-05-07 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-05-07 |
| Standard fee | $700 / $900 |
| Attorney fee | $800 / $1,000 |
| Repeater fee | $700 / $900 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $100 |
February 2027 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-11-05 |
| Final deadline | 2026-12-03 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-12-03 |
| Standard fee | $700 / $900 |
| Attorney fee | $800 / $1,000 |
| Repeater fee | $700 / $900 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $100 |
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 / UBE overlap
Civil ProcedureConstitutional LawContracts / SalesCriminal Law & ProcedureEvidenceReal PropertyTortsBusiness Entities
State-specific or local focus
Delaware CorporationsLLCs / LPsEquity / ChanceryDelaware Civil ProcedureFamily CourtWillsTrusts
Cycle-specific cautions
Trusts / EstatesFamily Law / Domestic Relations
Board note: Delaware publishes board statements and instructions that should control over generic bar-review summaries.
National resources to pair with Delaware
Official sources
- 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.