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The lowest possible LSAT score is 120, the floor of the 120 to 180 scale. You receive a 120 only if you answer very few questions correctly, and scores that low are uncommon see the linked source (see the linked source). Every reported LSAT falls between 120 and 180, with no score below 120.
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 lowest possible LSAT score is 120, the floor of the 120 to 180 scale. You receive a 120 by answering very few questions correctly, and every valid LSAT is reported somewhere between 120 and 180. There is no score below 120 see the linked source (see the linked source).
Scores at or near 120 are uncommon, because most test-takers answer enough questions correctly to land higher, clustering the distribution in the low 150s see the linked source (see the linked source). Very low scores usually reflect an incomplete test or an unprepared first attempt rather than a typical result.
If you score near the bottom of the scale, treat it as a baseline rather than a verdict, since the LSAT tests learnable reasoning skills. A structured study plan and repeated timed practice commonly produce large gains from a low starting point see the linked source (see the linked source). Retaking after real preparation is the standard path forward.
A good LSAT score is one at or above the median of your target schools, far from the 120 floor. Scores above the low-150s national average are competitive for many programs, while the T14 expect high 160s to 170s each school's median LSAT (see its 509 report). The 120 floor marks the opposite end of that range.
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 average sits well above the 120 floor, which is why scores at or near 120 are rare and typically reflect an incomplete or unprepared attempt.
The LSAT is scored by converting your raw number of correct answers into a 120 to 180 scaled score through a per-form equating curve, with no penalty for wrong answers. Because guessing carries no penalty, answering every question helps you avoid drifting toward the 120 bottom of the scale.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026