You can sort law schools by their published GPA and LSAT medians to see where your numbers make you competitive, since admission turns mainly on how your GPA and LSAT compare to each school's percentiles. Every ABA-approved school reports these figures in its Standard 509 report, and Lovare's free admissions calculator ranks schools against your exact numbers.
By Ali Unar, Founder, Lovare Institut; JD/MSFS Candidate, Georgetown University. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
You sort law schools by GPA and LSAT by lining up your two numbers against each school's published 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile medians, then grouping schools where you sit above, near, or below both. Every ABA-approved school reports these figures annually in its Standard 509 report. Because admission is driven mainly by this comparison, the sort tells you where you are competitive.
Each school publishes a median and a 25th to 75th percentile band for both LSAT and GPA. The table shows the structure you use to compare yourself to any school.
Law schoolMedian LSATMedian GPA25th to 75th LSATHarvard Law School1743.96171 to 176Fordham University1683.79165 to 170Campbell University1563.51152 to 159
Pull each figure from the school's most recent ABA Standard 509 Information Report.
Applicants whose LSAT and GPA fall on opposite sides of a school's medians are called splitters, and many schools weigh the LSAT slightly more heavily because it is standardized. A high LSAT with a lower GPA often plays better at some schools than the reverse, though this varies by program. Sorting by both numbers, rather than one, keeps your list realistic.
Convert the sort into reach, target, and safety tiers: safeties are schools where both numbers beat the 75th percentile, targets sit near the medians, and reaches are where a number falls below the median. Keep a few schools in each tier. Lovare's free admissions calculator runs this sort automatically from your LSAT and GPA.
There is no single cutoff. Each ABA-approved school publishes 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile GPA and LSAT figures, and your goal is to meet or beat a target school's medians. Because schools read the two numbers together, sorting schools by both figures shows where your specific combination makes you competitive rather than relying on one number.
Your chances depend mostly on how your GPA and LSAT compare to each school's published medians. Applicants at or above both a school's median GPA and median LSAT are admitted at high rates, while those below both face long odds. Sorting schools by their medians and comparing your numbers gives you a realistic read on your odds.
Most applicants apply to roughly 6 to 12 law schools, split across reach, target, and safety tiers based on how their GPA and LSAT compare to each school's medians. Sorting schools by both numbers first makes it easy to fill each tier and keep at least two safeties without inflating your list.
Verified August 2026.
September 20, 2026
September 20, 2026