Scores & Targets
What's a good LSAT score in 2026?
The LSAT is scored 120–180. The 'good' score depends entirely on where you want to go to law school. Here is the practical breakdown.
| Score | Percentile | What it opens up |
|---|---|---|
| 175–180 | 99th+ | Yale, Harvard, Stanford competitive with strong GPA. Massive scholarship leverage at any T14. |
| 170–174 | 97th–99th | T14 in range with a solid GPA. Full-tuition scholarships common at T20–T50. |
| 165–169 | 89th–96th | T20 realistic. Strong scholarship money at T30–T60. |
| 160–164 | 78th–88th | T30–T50 range. Meaningful scholarships at regional schools. |
| 155–159 | 62nd–77th | T50–T100 range. Retake if a specific top program is the goal. |
| 150–154 | 42nd–61st | Regional and lower-ranked schools. A retake usually pays for itself. |
How the LSAT is scored
The LSAT scaled score runs 120 (lowest) to 180 (highest). Your raw score — the number of questions you got right across the two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section — is converted to a scaled score using a curve specific to that administration. To translate a specific raw total into scaled points, use our LSAT score calculator.
What matters more: LSAT or GPA?
For most law schools, LSAT is weighted slightly more heavily than undergraduate GPA. The two metrics together — reported to U.S. News — determine the school's median statistics, so admissions committees are highly incentivized to admit applicants who move both medians up.
Should I retake the LSAT?
If your score is at least 3 points below the median of your target school and you have not yet taken all six official free retakes: yes. Law schools consider your highest LSAT score, not an average. Before retaking, rebuild fundamentals with a structured 12-week LSAT study plan and re-benchmark on a timed full-length simulation.
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