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The highest possible LSAT score is 180, the top of the 120 to 180 scale. A perfect 180 requires answering every scored question correctly, or nearly so, and only a very small share of test-takers reach it see the linked source (see the linked source). The lowest possible score is 120, and no score above 180 exists.
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 highest possible LSAT score is 180, the ceiling of the 120 to 180 scale. Earning a 180 requires a perfect or nearly perfect raw score, meaning you answered every scored question correctly or missed only a very small number see the linked source (see the linked source). No score above 180 exists on the scale.
A perfect 180 is extremely rare, achieved by only a fraction of one percent of test-takers in a given year see the linked source (see the linked source). Because the scale is equated per form, a 180 reflects the same top-level performance regardless of test date. Even the T14 do not require a 180 for admission.
No, you do not need a 180 to get into a top law school. Admissions turn on beating your target schools' medians, which sit below 180 even at the T14 each school's median LSAT (see its 509 report). A score in the high 160s or 170s is already strong for the most selective programs, so aim for your schools' medians rather than the ceiling.
A good LSAT score is one at or above your target schools' medians, which are well below the 180 maximum. Above the low-150s national average is competitive for many programs, and high 160s to 170s reach the T14 each school's median LSAT (see its 509 report). A perfect score is never required.
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). That national average sits far below the 180 ceiling, which underscores how uncommon top-of-scale scores are relative to where most test-takers actually land.
The LSAT is scored by converting your raw score, the count of correct answers, into a scaled score from 120 to 180 using a per-form equating curve, with no penalty for wrong answers. To reach the 180 ceiling you must answer every scored question correctly, or miss only a very small number depending on the form.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026