What is a good LSAT score?
A good LSAT score is 160 or higher, which beats about 71% of test takers. The median is around 154. A 165 puts you in the top 15%, and 170 or more is roughly the top 6%. What counts as good for you depends on your schools: aim at or above the median LSAT of the schools on your list.
LSAT scores run from 120 to 180. Your raw score is the number of questions you answered correctly, with no penalty for wrong answers, and LSAC converts it to the 120 to 180 scale. Your percentile shows the share of test takers who scored lower over the last three testing years, and LSAC updates it every summer.
The table below uses LSAC's percentile table for the 2023 to 2026 testing years, the current one as of October 2026. Many older guides still put the median at 151 or 152. Scores have crept up since then, so a 152 now beats only about 43% of test takers.
Every ABA-approved law school publishes the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile LSAT of its entering class in its Standard 509 disclosure. Use those numbers instead of a general rule. A score above a school's median helps your admission chances and often your scholarship offers too.
| LSAT score | Test takers who scored lower | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | 21% | Below the median |
| 150 | 37% | Below the median |
| 153 | 47% | Just under the median |
| 155 | 54% | Just above the median |
| 158 | 64% | Above average |
| 160 | 71% | Good, a common first target |
| 163 | 80% | Top 20% |
| 165 | 85% | Top 15% |
| 168 | 91% | Top 10% |
| 170 | 94.5% | About the top 6% |
| 173 | 97.6% | Top 3% |
| 175 | 98.7% | Top 2% |
| 180 | 99.8% | Perfect score |
- 1List the law schools you want and look up the median LSAT in each school's ABA 509 report.
- 2Set your target at or a few points above the median of your main schools.
- 3Take a timed official practice test on LawHub to see your starting score.
- 4Measure the gap. A few points can close in weeks; ten or more usually takes months.
- 5Pick a test date that leaves room for a retake before your application deadlines.