You took the LSAT and just received your score report. Is it time to relax or hit the prep books? Here is everything you need to know about interpreting your LSAT scores.
LSAT Score Range
The LSAT is scored on a scale of 120 (lowest) to 180 (highest), with the median score being approximately 152. You need to get about 60 questions right (out of 99–102 questions) to get that median score of 152, which means you need to bat about 60 percent.
What do LSAT percentiles mean?
It's common to talk in terms of LSAT score, but law schools also look at your percentile rank. Your percentile ranking compares your performance with everyone else who has taken the LSAT in the previous three years. Your score's percentile rank is the percent of people who score lower than you.
Take note: Percentiles may vary slightly depending on the year in which they are reported, so the numbers provided in this article are rough estimates .
- Because a 152 is the median LSAT score, it would give you a percentile ranking of approximately 50.
- A score of 156 moves you up to a ranking of about 70.
- A 164 pulls you up to a ranking of about 90.
- Any score over 167 puts you above 95 percent of all the LSAT takers.
Small numerical jumps (five points or so) can lead to a huge difference in percentile points. If you score a 150 on your first LSAT practice test, but on the real test, you score a 155, that means you’re jumping over 20 percent of all test takers!
What's a good LSAT score?
A good score on the LSAT is one that gets you into the law school you want to attend. Check out the LSAT score ranges for the schools on your list in our law school profiles, and see how your scores compare. Use our law school search to find the programs you want to research.
Read More: 4 LSAT Prep Myths Holding You Back
LSAT Scoring Chart
Most test takers are interested in knowing where their LSAT scores fall within the distribution of all scores. This chart should give you a rough idea of where you rank compared to those competing for the same spot in law school.
| Score | %Below | Score | %Below | Score | %Below | Score | %Below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | 99.9 | 165 | 92.2 | 150 | 44.5 | 135 | 5.4 |
| 179 | 99.9 | 164 | 90.5 | 149 | 40.2 | 134 | 4.4 |
| 178 | 99.8 | 163 | 88.5 | 148 | 36.7 | 133 | 3.6 |
| 177 | 99.7 | 162 | 86.5 | 147 | 32.9 | 132 | 3.0 |
| 176 | 99.6 | 161 | 83.8 | 146 | 29.6 | 131 | 2.3 |
| 175 | 99.5 | 160 | 81.3 | 145 | 26.5 | 130 | 1.9 |
| 174 | 99.3 | 159 | 78.1 | 144 | 23.3 | 129 | 1.5 |
| 173 | 99.0 | 158 | 74.8 | 143 | 19.9 | 128 | 1.2 |
| 172 | 98.6 | 157 | 72.0 | 142 | 17.6 | 127 | 0.9 |
| 171 | 98.1 | 156 | 68.3 | 141 | 15.2 | 126 | 0.7 |
| 170 | 97.6 | 155 | 64.4 | 140 | 13.0 | 125 | 0.6 |
| 169 | 96.9 | 154 | 60.4 | 139 | 11.2 | 124 | 0.4 |
| 168 | 96.0 | 153 | 56.3 | 138 | 9.4 | 123 | 0.3 |
| 167 | 95.0 | 152 | 52.8 | 137 | 7.7 | 122 | 0.3 |
| 166 | 93.4 | 151 | 48.5 | 136 | 6.6 | 121 | 0.2 |
| 120 | 0.0 | ||||||
SOURCE: LSAC. The figures indicate the percentage of test scores in the 2004–2007 testing years next to each score given.
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