Average LSAT Scores for Top Law Schools

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:

Ranking	Law School	Average LSAT Scores
1	Harvard University Law School	170-176
2	Columbia University Law School	170-175
3	Yale University Law School	169-177
4	New York University School of Law	169-173
5	University of Chicago Law School	169-173
6	Stanford University Law School	168-172
7	Northwestern University Law School	166-172
8	University of Pennsylvania Law School	166-171
9	University of Virginia School of Law	166-171
10	Georgetown University Law Center	166-170
11	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Law School	166-170
12	Cornell University Law School	166-168
13	Duke University School of Law	165-170
14	University of Southern California Gould School of Law	165-167
15	University of California--Berkeley School of Law	164-170
16	University of California--Los Angeles School of Law	164-169
17	Vanderbilt University Law School	164-169
18	University of Texas--Austin School of Law	164-168
19	Emory University School of Law	164-166
20	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Law School	163-167
21	Boston University School of Law	163-166
22	University of Notre Dame Law School	163-166
23	George Washington University Law School	162-168
24	Washington University in St. Louis School of Law	162-168
25	Boston College Law School	162-165
26	Brooklyn Law School	162-165
27	Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School	161-166
28	Fordham University School of Law	161-166
29	University of California Hastings College of the Law	161-165
30	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign College of Law	160-167
31	College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law	160-166
32	Washington and Lee University School of Law	160-166
33	George Mason University School of Law	160-165
34	University of Colorado--Boulder Law School	160-165
35	University of Maryland School of Law	160-165
36	Wake Forest University School of Law	160-165
37	Villanova University School of Law	160-163
38	University of Washington School of Law	159-166
39	Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	159-165
40	Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law	159-164
41	Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law	159-164
42	University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law	159-164
43	University of Georgia Law School	159-164
44	American University Washington College of Law	159-163
45	Tulane University School of Law	159-163
46	University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law	159-162
47	University of Alabama School of Law	158-165
48	University of Iowa College of Law	158-164
49	Loyola Marymount University Law School	158-163
50	University of California--Davis School of Law	158-163
51	Georgia State University College of Law	158-162
52	Pepperdine University School of Law	158-162
53	University of San Diego School of Law	158-162
54	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law	157-163
55	Lewis & Clark College Northwestern School of Law	157-163
56	University of Houston Law Center	157-163
57	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill School of Law	157-163
58	University of Wisconsin--Madison Law School	157-163
59	University of Kentucky College of Law	157-162
60	University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law	157-162
61	Florida State University College of Law	157-161
62	Santa Clara University School of Law	157-161
63	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	157-161
64	Rutgers School of Law - Camden	157-160
65	University of Oregon School of Law	157-160
66	Indiana University--Bloomington Maurer School of Law	156-165
67	Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law	156-162
68	Baylor University Sheila & Walter Umphrey Law Center	156-162
69	University of Cincinnati College of Law	156-162
70	University of Connecticut School of Law	156-162
71	University of Florida Levin College of Law	156-162
72	DePaul University College of Law	156-161
73	University of San Francisco School of Law	156-161
74	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	156-160
75	University of Missouri School of Law	156-160
76	University of South Carolina School of Law	156-160
77	Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law	155-161
78	St. John's University School of Law	155-161
79	Rutgers School of Law-Newark	155-160
80	University of Denver Sturm College of Law	155-160
81	University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law	155-160
82	University of Miami School of Law	155-160
83	University of Nebraska--Lincoln College of Law	155-160
84	University of Nevada--Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law	155-160
85	Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law	155-159
86	Chapman University School of Law	155-159
87	University of Maine School of Law	155-159
88	University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law	155-159
89	Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law	154-165
90	Loyola University Chicago School of Law	154-162
91	Northeastern University School of Law	154-162
92	University of Tennessee--Knoxville College of Law	154-161
93	Seattle University School of Law	154-160
94	Seton Hall University School of Law	154-160
95	University at Buffalo--SUNY Law School	154-160
96	University of Kansas School of Law	154-160
97	University of Oklahoma College of Law	154-160
98	University of St. Thomas School of Law	154-160
99	Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge Paul M. Hebert Law Center	154-159
100	Marquette University Law School	154-159
101	Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law	154-159
102	Quinnipiac University School of Law	154-159
103	Texas Tech University School of Law	154-159
104	University of Mississippi School of Law	154-159
105	Samford University Cumberland School of Law	154-158
106	University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law	154-158
107	St. Louis University School of Law	153-159
108	University of Arkansas--Fayetteville School of Law	153-159
109	University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law	153-159
110	Suffolk University School of Law	153-158
111	Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law	153-157
112	Drake University Law School	153-157
113	Mercer University School of Law	153-157
114	Southwestern Law School	153-157
115	Gonzaga University School of Law	153-156
116	University of Toledo College of Law	152-159
117	Hofstra University School of Law	152-158
118	Vermont Law School	152-158
119	Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	152-157
120	Stetson University College of Law	152-157
121	University of Missouri--Kansas City School of Law	152-157
122	University of Tulsa College of Law	152-157
123	Willamette University Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center	152-157
124	Albany Law School	152-156
125	Florida International University College of Law	152-156
126	John Marshall Law School	152-156
127	Pace University Law School	152-156
128	Syracuse University College of Law	152-156
129	Indiana University--Indianapolis School of Law	151-159
130	Michigan State University College of Law	151-157
131	New York Law School	151-157
132	University of Idaho College of Law	151-157
133	Creighton University School of Law	151-156
134	Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law	151-156
135	Southern Illinois University--Carbondale School of Law	151-156
136	University of Baltimore School of Law	151-156
137	University of Montana School of Law	151-156
138	CUNY--Queens College School of Law	151-155
139	Golden Gate University School of Law	151-155
140	Northern Illinois University College of Law	151-155
141	Whittier Law School	151-155
142	Duquesne University School of Law	151-154
143	University of Akron School of Law	150-158
144	University of New Mexico School of Law	150-157
145	William Mitchell College of Law	150-157
146	Hamline University Law School	150-156
147	Howard University School of Law	150-156
148	Regent University School of Law	150-156
149	South Texas College of Law	150-156
150	West Virginia University College of Law	150-156
151	California Western School of Law	150-155
152	Capital University Law School	150-155
153	Elon University School of Law	150-155
154	Texas Wesleyan University School of Law	150-155
155	University of Wyoming College of Law	150-155
156	Washburn University School of Law	150-155
157	New England School of Law	150-154
158	Wayne State University Law School	149-157
159	Charleston School of Law	149-156
160	Loyola University New Orleans School of Law	149-156
161	Franklin Pierce Law Center	149-155
162	Roger Williams University School of Law	149-155
163	St. Mary's University School of Law	149-155
164	University of Arkansas--Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law	149-155
165	University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law	149-155
166	Western New England College School of Law	149-155
167	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	149-153
168	Barry University School of Law	149-153
169	Charlotte School of Law	149-153
170	Phoenix School of Law	149-153
171	Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center	149-153
172	University of La Verne College of Law	149-153
173	Valparaiso University School of Law	149-153
174	Western State University College of Law	149-153
175	Widener University School of Law	149-153
176	Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law	148-156
177	University of South Dakota School of Law	148-155
178	Liberty University School of Law	148-153
179	Mississippi College School of Law	148-153
180	University of Dayton School of Law	148-153
181	University of North Dakota School of Law	148-153
182	St. Thomas University School of Law	148-151
183	Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law	147-153
184	Florida Coastal School of Law	147-153
185	Appalachian School of Law	147-152
186	Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center	147-152
187	Oklahoma City University School of Law	147-152
188	Thomas Jefferson School of Law	147-152
189	Ave Maria School of Law	146-153
190	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	146-153
191	Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law	145-151
192	North Carolina Central University School of Law	144-150
193	Thomas M. Cooley Law School	144-149
194	Florida A&M University School of Law	143-149
195	Southern University Law Center	143-149