The average
LSAT scaled score is around 151, and more than 50% score between 145 and
159. A scaled score of 160 to 165 puts you in very good company, and you are
in an elite group with a scaled score of 166 or better. Your scaled score
will be ranked in a percentile, which is the percentage of test takers that
you outscored. For example, a 75th percentile score means that you outscored
75% of the test takers, and that 25% outscored you. On the LSAT, a handful
of correct answers can make a huge percentile difference. The difference
between the 50th percentile and the 75th percentile is around three
questions per section; the difference between the 90th and the 95th
percentiles is less than two questions per section.
If you get your LSAT score and you are disappointed with it, try not to
get discouraged. Think back on your test preparation and test taking
techniques. Perhaps you did not put enough quality effort into preparing.
You may have had a bad experience taking the test. If you were sick, or you
were distracted by personal problems, you may not have been able to give
your best effort. Of course, some people just tend to do poorly on
standardized tests.
If you find fault with your studying or test taking methods, or you were
having a bad day on the day of the test, retake it. If your score is low but
not a disaster, and if you are sure you gave it your best effort, then maybe
you need to rethink your choices of law schools. Remember, your goal is to
get into law school. Sure, you'd like to get into a great law school, but
you must to be realistic about where your LSAT score can take you. If you
have to settle for what was initially your second, third or fourth choice of
law schools, do it. Once you get into an ABA-approved law school, then work
hard and do what is expected of you. You'll get a fine legal education.
The following is a table of LSAT score percentiles for each law
school:
| Law School/University |
25th-75th Percentile LSAT
Scores
LSAT Average Score Range |
|
Albany Law School-Union University (NY) |
152-157 |
|
American University (Washington) (DC) |
161-163 |
|
Appalachian School of Law (VA) |
147-153 |
|
Arizona State University (O'Connor) (AZ) |
156-162 |
|
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (GA) |
149-153 |
|
Ave Maria School of Law (MI) |
147-155 |
|
Barry University (FL) |
148-152 |
|
Baylor University (Umphrey) (TX) |
157-162 |
|
Boston College (MA) |
162-165 |
|
Boston University (MA) |
164-166 |
|
Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) |
162-167 |
|
Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
162-165 |
|
CUNY--Queens College (NY) |
151-156 |
|
California Western School of Law (CA) |
150-156 |
|
Campbell University (Wiggins) (NC) |
151-157 |
|
Capital University (OH) |
151-156 |
|
Case Western Reserve University (OH) |
156-160 |
|
Catholic University of America (Columbus) (DC) |
156-160 |
|
Chapman University |
155-159 |
|
Charleston School of Law (CA) |
154-159 |
|
Charlotte School of Law (SC) |
153-157 |
|
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall) (OH) |
153-157 |
|
College of William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) (VA) |
159-166 |
|
Columbia University (NY) |
169-174 |
|
Cornell University (NY) |
166-168 |
|
Creighton University (NE) |
151-156 |
|
DePaul University (IL) |
159-162 |
|
Drake University (IA) |
153-158 |
|
Drexel University |
155-161 |
|
Duke University (NC) |
167-170 |
|
Duquesne University |
152-155 |
|
Elon University (PA) |
151-155 |
|
Emory University (GA) |
162-166 |
|
Faulkner University (Jones) (AL) |
148-153 |
|
Florida A&M University (FL) |
143-147 |
|
Florida Coastal School of Law (FL) |
148-153 |
|
Florida International University (FL) |
153-157 |
|
Florida State University (FL) |
158-162 |
|
Fordham University (NY) |
163-167 |
|
Franklin Pierce Law Center (NH) |
150-155 |
|
George Mason University (VA) |
159-166 |
|
George Washington University (DC) |
163-168 |
|
Georgetown University (DC) |
167-171 |
|
Georgia State University (GA) |
158-162 |
|
Golden Gate University (CA) |
150-154 |
|
Gonzaga University (WA) |
153-157 |
|
Hamline University (MN) |
152-158 |
|
Harvard University (MA) |
170-175 |
|
Hofstra University (NY) |
154-159 |
|
Howard University (DC) |
149-155 |
|
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (IL) |
157-164 |
|
Indiana University--Bloomington (IN) |
158-165 |
|
Indiana University--Indianapolis (IN) |
151-158 |
|
John Marshall Law School (IL) |
151-156 |
|
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) (OR) |
157-163 |
|
Liberty University |
148-153 |
|
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge (LA) |
155-159 |
|
Loyola Marymount University (CA) |
159-163 |
|
Loyola University Chicago (IL) |
159-163 |
|
Loyola University New Orleans (LA) |
149-155 |
|
Marquette University (WI) |
155-159 |
|
Mercer University (GA) |
155-158 |
|
Michigan State University (MI) |
155-161 |
|
Mississippi College (MS) |
148-153 |
|
New England School of Law (MA) |
150-153 |
|
New York Law School (NY) |
153-157 |
|
New York University (NY) |
169-173 |
|
North Carolina Central University (NC) |
143-151 |
|
Northeastern University (MA) |
156-162 |
|
Northern Illinois University (IL) |
150-157 |
|
Northern Kentucky University (Chase) (KY) |
153-156 |
|
Northwestern University (IL) |
166-172 |
|
Nova Southeastern University (Broad) (FL) |
147-151 |
|
Ohio Northern University (Pettit) (OH) |
148-156 |
|
Ohio State University (Moritz) (OH) |
158-164 |
|
Oklahoma City University (OK) |
147-152 |
|
Pace University (NY) |
153-157 |
|
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson) (PA) |
156-159 |
|
Pepperdine University (CA) |
158-162 |
|
Phoenix School of Law (AZ) |
148-157 |
|
Quinnipiac University (CT) |
157-160 |
|
Regent University (VA) |
150-156 |
|
Roger Williams University (RI) |
151-155 |
|
Rutgers, Camden (NJ) |
160-162 |
|
Rutgers, Newark (NJ) |
155-161 |
|
Samford University (Cumberland) (AL) |
155-159 |
|
Santa Clara University (CA) |
156-161 |
|
Seattle University (WA) |
155-161 |
|
Seton Hall University (NJ) |
157-162 |
|
South Texas College of Law (TX) |
150-155 |
|
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale (IL) |
151-156 |
|
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale (TX) |
157-165 |
|
Southern Methodist University (LA) |
143-149 |
|
Southwestern Law School (CA) |
153-157 |
|
St. John's University (NY) |
157-162 |
|
St. Louis University (MO) |
154-159 |
|
St. Mary's University (TX) |
149-156 |
|
St. Thomas University (FL) |
147-151 |
|
Stanford University (CA) |
167-172 |
|
Stetson University (FL) |
153-157 |
|
Suffolk University (MA) |
154-158 |
|
Syracuse University (NY) |
152-156 |
|
Temple University (Beasley) (PA) |
160-164 |
|
Texas Southern University (Marshall) (TX) |
146-151 |
|
Texas Tech University (TX) |
151-157 |
|
Texas Wesleyan University (TX) |
152-156 |
|
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (CA) |
148-151 |
|
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
145-154 |
|
Touro College (Fuchsberg) (NY) |
150-153 |
|
Tulane University (LA) |
158-163 |
|
University at Buffalo--SUNY (NY) |
154-159 |
|
University of Akron (OH) |
156-160 |
|
University of Alabama (AL) |
160-165 |
|
University of Arizona (Rogers) (AZ) |
157-164 |
|
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville (AR) |
151-159 |
|
University of Arkansas--Little Rock (Bowen) (AR) |
151-156 |
|
University of Baltimore (MD) |
153-157 |
|
University of California (Hastings) (CA) |
160-165 |
|
University of California--Berkeley (CA) |
163-170 |
|
University of California--Davis (CA) |
159-165 |
|
University of California--Los Angeles (CA) |
163-169 |
|
University of Chicago (IL) |
169-173 |
|
University of Cincinnati (OH) |
157-162 |
|
University of Colorado--Boulder (CO) |
160-165 |
|
University of Connecticut (CT) |
160-164 |
|
University of Dayton (OH) |
149-154 |
|
University of Denver (Sturm) (CO) |
155-160 |
|
University of Detroit Mercy (MI) |
146-154 |
|
University of Florida (Levin) (FL) |
156-162 |
|
University of Georgia (GA) |
159-165 |
|
University of Hawaii (Richardson) (HI) |
155-16- |
|
University of Houston (TX) |
158-163 |
|
University of Idaho (ID) |
151-159 |
|
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (IL) |
160-167 |
|
University of Iowa (IA) |
159-163 |
|
University of Kansas (KS) |
155-160 |
|
University of Kentucky (KY) |
156-162 |
|
University of La Verne (CA) |
149-155 |
|
University of Louisville (Brandeis) (KY) |
155-159 |
|
University of Maine (ME) |
154-159 |
|
University of Maryland (MD) |
160-166 |
|
University of Memphis (Humphreys) (TN) |
154-158 |
|
University of Miami (FL) |
155-160 |
|
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (MI) |
167-170 |
|
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (MN) |
163-167 |
|
University of Mississippi (MS) |
152-157 |
|
University of Missouri (MO) |
156-161 |
|
University of Missouri--Kansas City (MO) |
152-156 |
|
University of Montana (MT) |
151-158 |
|
University of Nebraska--Lincoln (NE) |
153-159 |
|
University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd) (NV) |
154-158 |
|
University of New Mexico (NM) |
152-159 |
|
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
(NC) |
157-164 |
|
University of North Dakota (ND) |
147-154 |
|
University of Notre Dame (IN) |
164-167 |
|
University of Oklahoma (OK) |
154-160 |
|
University of Oregon (OR) |
156-160 |
|
University of Pennsylvania (PA) |
166-171 |
|
University of Pittsburgh (PA) |
158-161 |
|
University of Richmond (Williams) (VA) |
158-162 |
|
University of San Diego (CA) |
160-164 |
|
University of San Francisco (CA) |
156-161 |
|
University of South Carolina (SC) |
156-161 |
|
University of South Dakota (SD) |
150-156 |
|
University of Southern California (Gould)
(CA) |
165-167 |
|
University of St. Thomas (MN) |
154-161 |
|
University of Tennessee--Knoxville (TN) |
157-162 |
|
University of Texas--Austin (TX) |
163-168 |
|
k (OH) |
156-161 |
|
University of Tulsa (OK) |
151-155 |
|
University of Utah (Quinney) (UT) |
156-162 |
|
University of Virginia (VA) |
159-165 |
|
University of Washington (WA) |
159-166 |
|
University of Wisconsin--Madison (WI) |
157-163 |
|
University of Wyoming (WY) |
150-156 |
|
University of the District of Columbia
(Clarke) (DC) |
148-153 |
|
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) (CA) |
155-159 |
|
Valparaiso University (IN) |
150-154 |
|
Vanderbilt University (TN) |
164-168 |
|
Vermont Law School (VT) |
151-158 |
|
Villanova University (PA) |
160-163 |
|
Wake Forest University (NC) |
159-166 |
|
Washburn University (KS) |
150-156 |
|
Washington University in St. Louis (MO) |
163-167 |
|
Washington and Lee University (VA) |
161-167 |
|
Wayne State University (MI) |
152-158 |
|
West Virginia University (WV) |
150-156 |
|
Western New England College (MA) |
150-156 |
|
Western State University (CA) |
148-153 |
|
Whittier College (CA) |
149-153 |
|
Widener University (DE) |
150-154 |
|
Willamette University (Collins) (OR) |
153-158 |
|
William Mitchell College of Law (MN) |
151-157 |
|
Yale University (CT) |
170-177 |
|
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (NY) |
162-166 |
