{"id":159997,"date":"2026-08-10T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/the-law-schools-with-the-highest-lsat-scores-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:37:25","slug":"the-law-schools-with-the-highest-lsat-scores-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/10\/the-law-schools-with-the-highest-lsat-scores-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the LSAT\u2019s status as the unquestioned gatekeeper of law school admissions isn\u2019t quite what it once was, with schools increasingly embracing alternative pathways and greater flexibility in how they evaluate applicants, the rite of passage for would-be lawyers remains the gold standard for those seeking admission to law school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because we must still dedicate time to these test scores, let\u2019s chat about the highest of heights incoming law students have achieved on the LSAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/the-short-list-grad-school\/articles\/law-schools-where-students-had-the-highest-lsat-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a>, the median LSAT score for full-time students entering in fall 2025 was about 160 at the 196 law schools that are ranked by the magazine. Seventeen of the schools near the tippy top of the list, however, had a median LSAT score above 170. Which schools made the list? Take a look.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Washington University in St. Louis: 175<\/li>\n<li>Harvard: 174<\/li>\n<li>U. Chicago: 174<\/li>\n<li>Yale: 174<\/li>\n<li>Cornell: 173<\/li>\n<li>UVA: 173<\/li>\n<li>Columbia: 173<\/li>\n<li>Stanford: 173<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern: 173<\/li>\n<li>Penn: 173<\/li>\n<li>NYU: 172<\/li>\n<li>Texas: 172<\/li>\n<li>Duke: 171<\/li>\n<li>Michigan: 171<\/li>\n<li>UCLA: 171<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota: 171<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown: 171<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not exactly shocking that some of the best law schools in the country boast some of the best LSAT scores. After all, when thousands of aspiring lawyers are competing for a limited number of seats at the nation\u2019s most elite schools, a stellar LSAT score is practically the price of admission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did your law school measure up against these schools?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/the-short-list-grad-school\/articles\/law-schools-where-students-had-the-highest-lsat-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">17 Law Schools With the Highest LSAT Scores<\/a>\u00a0[U.S. News]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/the-law-schools-with-the-highest-lsat-scores-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores (2026)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/02\/studying-300x156.jpg?resize=300%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the LSAT\u2019s status as the unquestioned gatekeeper of law school admissions isn\u2019t quite what it once was, with schools increasingly embracing alternative pathways and greater flexibility in how they evaluate applicants, the rite of passage for would-be lawyers remains the gold standard for those seeking admission to law school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because we must still dedicate time to these test scores, let\u2019s chat about the highest of heights incoming law students have achieved on the LSAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/the-short-list-grad-school\/articles\/law-schools-where-students-had-the-highest-lsat-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a>, the median LSAT score for full-time students entering in fall 2025 was about 160 at the 196 law schools that are ranked by the magazine. Seventeen of the schools near the tippy top of the list, however, had a median LSAT score above 170. Which schools made the list? Take a look.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Washington University in St. Louis: 175<\/li>\n<li>Harvard: 174<\/li>\n<li>U. Chicago: 174<\/li>\n<li>Yale: 174<\/li>\n<li>Cornell: 173<\/li>\n<li>UVA: 173<\/li>\n<li>Columbia: 173<\/li>\n<li>Stanford: 173<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern: 173<\/li>\n<li>Penn: 173<\/li>\n<li>NYU: 172<\/li>\n<li>Texas: 172<\/li>\n<li>Duke: 171<\/li>\n<li>Michigan: 171<\/li>\n<li>UCLA: 171<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota: 171<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown: 171<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not exactly shocking that some of the best law schools in the country boast some of the best LSAT scores. After all, when thousands of aspiring lawyers are competing for a limited number of seats at the nation\u2019s most elite schools, a stellar LSAT score is practically the price of admission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How did your law school measure up against these schools?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/the-short-list-grad-school\/articles\/law-schools-where-students-had-the-highest-lsat-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">17 Law Schools With the Highest LSAT Scores<\/a>\u00a0[U.S. News]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#8bf8ffeae8e2cbeae9e4fdeeffe3eee7eafca5e8e4e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the LSAT\u2019s status as the unquestioned gatekeeper of law school admissions isn\u2019t quite what it once was, with schools increasingly embracing alternative pathways and greater flexibility in how they evaluate applicants, the rite of passage for would-be lawyers remains the gold standard for those seeking admission to law school. 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