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A raw LSAT score is the count of questions you answer correctly, with no deduction for wrong answers. LSAC converts that raw count into the reported 120 to 180 scaled score using a conversion table built for your specific test form, so the same scaled score reflects equal ability across different administrations.
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.
A raw LSAT score is the plain count of questions you answer correctly on the scored sections, before any curve is applied. Because the LSAT deducts nothing for wrong answers, your raw score treats a blank and an incorrect guess the same way. The current scored sections are two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section, so your raw score is drawn from those questions.
LSAC feeds your raw score into a conversion table that maps each raw total to a scaled score from 120 to 180. That table is specific to the form you sat, which is why the same raw score can yield slightly different scaled scores on two different tests. The scaled score, not the raw score, is what appears on your report and reaches law schools.
Guessing never hurts your raw LSAT score, because there is no wrong-answer penalty. Every unanswered question is a guaranteed zero, while a guess gives you a real chance at a point. The practical rule is to answer every question, and to fill in remaining bubbles before time is called on each section.
The raw total behind a competitive scaled score varies by form, since LSAC equates each test to the same 120 to 180 meaning. The table shows the general relationship, with each figure verified against a recent official form.
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.
A good LSAT score is one that meets or beats the median LSAT at your target schools. Law schools report their 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT figures in their ABA Standard 509 reports, so the same score can be strong for one school and below median for a more selective one. 120 to 180
The mean scaled LSAT score falls slightly under the midpoint of the 120 to 180 range, since the test is designed so most takers cluster near the center. The precise average moves a little each testing year. the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC does not publish a single headline average; the median falls near 152 on the percentile tables). A raw score is converted to the scale before it is measured against that mean.
The LSAT is scored from 120 to 180. Your raw score, meaning the number of questions answered correctly, is run through a form-specific conversion table to produce that scaled score. Since August 2024 the scored content is two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section, plus an unscored variable section, with Logic Games no longer part of the test.
The LSAT does not penalize wrong answers. Your raw score counts only correct responses, so a wrong answer costs nothing that a blank would not already cost. For that reason LSAC and prep experts advise answering every question and bubbling in guesses for anything you run out of time to work through, since a guess can only add to your raw score.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026