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Top law schools, including the T14, post some of the highest LSAT medians in the country, generally landing in the upper end of the 120 to 180 scale. As of the 2026 cycle, the median LSAT across the T14 runs from 170 to 174, based on the 2025 ABA Standard 509 reports. Aiming at or above a school's median LSAT gives you the strongest shot.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
Top law schools, including the T14, report the highest median LSAT scores in the country, generally sitting in the upper part of the 120 to 180 scale. No top school lists a formal minimum, but its median and 75th percentile mark the range where you become competitive. As of the latest cycle, the T14 medians run from 170 at UC Berkeley to 174 at Yale, Harvard, and Chicago, based on the 2025 ABA Standard 509 reports.
The table lists the top law schools with the three LSAT figures that shape your odds: the 25th percentile, the median, and the 75th percentile.
Law school25th percentile LSATMedian LSAT75th percentile LSATYale Law School171174177Harvard Law School171174176UC Berkeley School of Law167170172
Each figure comes from the school's most recent ABA Standard 509 Information Report.
These LSAT medians come from each school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the annual disclosure every ABA-approved school publishes, which U.S. News also reuses. Because medians shift each cycle, treat any specific figure as current only for the class it describes. Confirm against the latest 509 report before relying on a number.
To be competitive at a top law school, aim for an LSAT at or above the school's median, and ideally near its 75th percentile if your GPA is below median. A score above the 75th percentile makes your LSAT a clear asset and can offset a lower GPA. Lovare's free admissions calculator compares your score to each top school's medians.
Top law schools publish no formal minimum, but their LSAT medians sit near the top of the 120 to 180 scale, from 170 to 174 across the T14, based on the 2025 ABA Standard 509 reports. Aiming at or above a school's median LSAT, and near its 75th percentile if your GPA is lower, gives you the strongest position at the most selective schools.
Your odds at a top law school depend heavily on how your LSAT and GPA compare to its medians, which are among the highest anywhere. Applicants above both the median LSAT and median GPA are the most competitive, while those below both are rarely admitted. Compare your numbers to each school's ABA 509 medians to estimate your odds.
Most applicants apply to roughly 6 to 12 law schools, split across reach, target, and safety tiers based on how their LSAT and GPA compare to each school's medians. If you are aiming at top schools, treat several as reaches and balance them with targets and safeties where your numbers clear the medians.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026