The lowest possible LSAT score is 120, the bottom of the exam's 120 to 180 scaled range. You receive a 120 even with very few or no correct answers, because the scale does not go below it. A 120 sits at the bottom of the national percentile distribution: 0.0 percent below.
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.
The lowest score you can get on the LSAT is 120, the floor of the 120 to 180 scale. Because the scale has a fixed bottom, there is no score below 120 even if you answer very few questions correctly. Your scaled score is converted from your raw score, the number of correct answers, and a very low raw total maps to a score at or near 120.
A low LSAT score means your result sits near the bottom of the national percentile distribution and below the medians of most ABA-approved schools. It narrows your options, but it does not close them, because schools vary widely and many admit students across a broad range. Retaking the LSAT after focused preparation is often the most direct way to raise a low score.
Many assume the scale bottoms out at zero, but the lowest possible LSAT score is 120, not 0. Others think a low score permanently blocks law school, though a stronger retake, a high GPA, and a compelling application can change the picture. It also helps to remember that leaving questions blank never helps, since wrong answers carry no penalty.
A good LSAT score is one at or above the medians of your target law schools on the 120 to 180 scale, well clear of the 120 floor. There is no universal cutoff, so each school's 50th percentile is your benchmark. Compare your score to your target schools' published 25th-50th-75th percentile figures.
The average LSAT score across all test-takers is in the low 150s, near the middle of the 120 to 180 scale and well above the 120 minimum. The mean shifts a little each testing year. For the current figure, consult the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC does not publish a single headline average; the median falls near 152 on the percentile tables) before benchmarking your own score.
The LSAT is scored by converting your raw score, the count of questions answered correctly, into a scaled score from 120 to 180 using your form's conversion table, with no penalty for wrong answers. Since August 2024 the scored sections are two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section, plus one unscored variable section that does not count.
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September 20, 2026
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