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No-LSAT law schools are ABA-approved programs that admit without an LSAT score, most by accepting the GRE and some through JD-Next or a waiver. As of the current cycle, about 196 ABA-approved law schools provide a route, including several top-ranked programs. The list and what each accepts appear below.
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.
No-LSAT law schools are ABA-approved programs that admit without an LSAT score, most by accepting the GRE and some through JD-Next or a GPA-based waiver. They include several top-ranked programs, not just accessible schools, so a no-LSAT plan does not mean settling. The common thread is a substitute test, usually the GRE, rather than no testing at all. about 196 ABA-approved law schools.
The table lists no-LSAT schools with the credential each accepts in place of the LSAT and its rank, so you can spot the strongest options quickly.
The current ranking is best read directly from the source. See the U.S. News Best Law Schools list for the up-to-date order, and each school's ABA Standard 509 report for its median LSAT, GPA, and acceptance rate.
Yes. Several highly ranked law schools accept the GRE, so a strong GRE score can carry you into a top program without an LSAT sitting. Admission still turns on how your GRE percentiles and GPA compare to the school's medians, the same standard applied to LSAT applicants. A test-free route into a top school, by contrast, essentially does not exist. about 128 U.S. law schools, including every T14 school.
Build your list from schools that accept your strongest test, then compare your percentiles to each school's medians to set reach, target, and likely tiers. Confirm current policies, since schools add or adjust no-LSAT routes between cycles. Budget for the possibility that some scholarships still favor LSAT submitters. your target schools' published 25th-50th-75th percentile figures.
GRE-accepting law schools include several top-ranked programs alongside many regional ones, so a no-LSAT plan can still aim at strong schools. ETS keeps the current roster, and each school's page confirms its policy for the cycle you are applying to. about 128 U.S. law schools, including every T14 school.
Yes, including at highly ranked schools, chiefly by submitting a GRE score. JD-Next and waivers add a smaller set of options. A genuinely test-free admission is rare, so plan around the GRE and compare your percentiles to each school's medians to gauge your odds. a test under ABA Standard 503, though a November 2024 variance now lets schools admit applicants without one.
Not by default, but it may fit you better and still reach top schools. The GRE tests quantitative math and vocabulary, while the LSAT tests logical reasoning and reading. Compare your percentile on each, since schools evaluate GRE and LSAT results by percentile. the LSAC percentile tables (for example a 150 is about the 37th percentile, 160 the 71st, 165 the 85th, and 170 the 94th).
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026