Private LSAT tutoring currently ranges from about $167/hour to $1,200/hour among major providers that publish rates. Princeton Review lists $167/hour, PowerScore $175/hour, LSATMax $199/hour, and LSAT Demon starts at $200/hour for standard tutors, $300 for Master tutors, $600 for Grandmasters, and $1,200 for its cofounders. Lovare’s current published packages work out to roughly $193–$200 per included coaching hour before any additional package features.
That price spread is not a quality ranking. The useful question is what problem are you paying the tutor to solve? If you need foundational curriculum, a $69–$99/month platform is far cheaper. Tutoring becomes rational when the problem is individual: a plateau, recurring reasoning error, timing collapse, review failure, or study-plan problem that a general course cannot diagnose.
| Provider | Published tutoring price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton Review | $167/hour | 10- or 30-hour packages; current 30-hour product lists $5,000 |
| PowerScore | $175/hour | Two-hour initial minimum; packages available |
| LSATMax | $199/hour | Package discounts may apply |
| Lovare | ~$193–$200/hour | $3,200/16-hour Standard; $5,400/28-hour Intensive plus package support |
| LSAT Demon Tutor | From $200/hour | 170+ scoring tutors; Pro plan bundles two sessions monthly |
| LSAT Demon Master | From $300/hour | More experienced tutor tier |
| LSAT Demon Grandmaster | From $600/hour | 5+ years with Demon and 1,000+ tutoring hours |
| LSAT Demon Cofounder | From $1,200/hour | Ben Olson / Nathan Fox tier |
| Kaplan | Package pricing varies | Standard and Premium tutoring packages; check current checkout pricing |
Prices change and promotions can temporarily lower package costs. Use the provider’s live checkout page before purchasing.
There is no “correct” hourly rate. A $175 tutor who identifies the problem in one session can be cheaper than a $100 tutor who spends ten hours reteaching curriculum.
Evaluate price against:
It is worth it when the problem is individualized.
Good tutoring use cases include:
It is usually poor value when you simply need to learn the LSAT from the beginning. Broad platforms can deliver hundreds of lessons and explanations for the cost of a fraction of one tutoring hour.
Do not choose the number before diagnosing the problem.
| Situation | Reasonable starting scope |
|---|---|
| One narrow reasoning problem | 1–3 hours |
| Plateau with several recurring errors | 3–8 hours |
| Timing/execution rebuild | 4–10 hours plus independent practice |
| Full prep primarily through tutoring | 10+ hours, but compare carefully with course + targeted tutoring |
| Accountability only | Consider live class/coaching before expensive tutoring |
The tutor should be able to explain why additional hours are needed. “Most students buy 20” is a sales argument, not a diagnosis.
PowerScore publishes one of the clearest major-provider rates: $175/hour for hourly tutoring, with a two-hour minimum initial purchase. Tutors score 170+ and package students receive additional platform features.
PowerScore is especially natural for students who already use its Bible methodology and want individualized help inside the same framework.
See PowerScore tutoring.
Princeton Review currently publishes private tutoring at $167/hour through 10- and 30-hour packages. Its 30-hour comprehensive tutoring product lists $5,000 before any temporary promotion.
This corrects an older version of this guide that said Princeton did not publish a tutoring price.
Demon has the widest transparent price ladder:
Its $499/month Pro plan also bundles two one-hour sessions with a standard Demon tutor plus the Live platform. That can be cheaper than buying two standard hours separately.
See LSAT Demon tutoring rates.
Buy the course first when the problem is knowledge. Buy tutoring when the problem is diagnosis.
A comprehensive platform can teach assumption questions, flaws, Reading Comprehension structure, conditional logic, and test format far more cheaply than a private tutor repeating the same curriculum.
Once you know the material, individualized attention becomes more valuable because the remaining misses are specific to you.
A high LSAT score is necessary evidence of test mastery and insufficient evidence of teaching skill.
Ask a prospective tutor to explain:
The strongest tutor should make your reasoning more visible to you—not make you dependent on their explanations.
Lovare sells LSAT coaching, so our commercial interest is direct.
Our current published packages are $3,200 for 16 hours and $5,400 for 28 hours plus additional package support. The model is designed around diagnosis and review rather than replacing a mass-market question bank or video library.
If you need a full foundational curriculum, we would usually rather you use a lower-cost platform first. If you have already studied and cannot identify why the score is stuck, individualized coaching becomes more rational.
Current pricing is on our pricing page.
Major published rates currently range from about $167/hour to $1,200/hour. Many experienced tutors cluster around $175–$300/hour.
PowerScore currently lists hourly tutoring at $175/hour with a two-hour initial minimum.
Princeton Review currently lists private tutoring at $167/hour through 10- and 30-hour packages.
Standard Demon tutors start at $200/hour, Master tutors at $300, Grandmasters at $600, and cofounder tutoring at $1,200/hour.
It can be when you have an individualized plateau, timing issue, or recurring reasoning problem. It is usually inefficient for basic content coverage that a low-cost course can teach.
Start with the smallest amount needed to diagnose the problem. Narrow issues may require only a few hours; broader execution or plateau problems may require several sessions plus substantial independent practice.
Current rates were checked against provider-controlled pages for PowerScore, LSAT Demon, and Princeton Review’s current LSAT tutoring product pages. Provider packages and promotions change, so live checkout pricing controls.
We do not rank tutors by price. The article is designed around search intent—cost, hours, value and provider comparison—because hourly price alone says very little about instructional quality.
Written by Ali Unar, Founder, Lovare Institut. Verified September 19, 2026.
September 20, 2026
September 20, 2026