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The national average LSAT score sits in the low 150s on the 120 to 180 scale the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC publishes no single headline average; the median sits near 152). Averages at individual law schools vary widely, from the 140s at the most accessible ABA schools to the 170s at the T14 120 to 180.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Figures on this page were verified in August 2026 or point readers to the current source.
The national average LSAT score sits in the low 150s on the 120 to 180 scale, reflecting where the bulk of test-takers land the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC publishes no single headline average; the median sits near 152). That national figure is a useful starting reference, but admissions decisions turn on how your score compares to each school's median rather than to the national mean.
Average LSAT scores vary widely from school to school. The most accessible ABA-approved schools report medians in the 140s, mid-ranked schools cluster in the 150s and low 160s, and the T14 report medians in the high 160s and 170s each school's median LSAT (see its 509 report). Each school publishes its 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores.
Aim for an LSAT score at or above the median of the schools you most want to attend, not merely the national average. Clearing a school's median makes you competitive and can unlock merit aid, while scoring below it puts more weight on your GPA and application your target schools' published 25th-50th-75th percentile figures. Set your goal school by school.
A good LSAT score is one that meets or exceeds the median of your target schools. Above the low-150s national average is competitive for many law schools, while the T14 expect scores in the high 160s and 170s each school's median LSAT (see its 509 report). There is no single universal cutoff.
The average LSAT score is in the low 150s on the 120 to 180 scale the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC does not publish a single headline average; the median falls near 152 on the percentile tables). Because the average reflects all test-takers, competitive applicants at strong schools usually score well above it, so treat the average as a floor rather than a target.
The LSAT is scored by converting your raw score, the count of questions answered correctly, into a scaled score from 120 to 180 using an equating curve unique to each form. Wrong answers are never penalized. School average scores are reported on this same 120 to 180 scale in each school's ABA 509 report.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026