Law Schools for a 148 LSAT: Safety, Target & Reach

With a 148 LSAT, of the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that publish an LSAT band, 18 are a Target (your score sits inside their middle 50%), 2 are a Safety (you're at or above their 75th percentile), and 176 are a Reach. Classification uses each school's official ABA Standard 509 LSAT 25th/75th percentiles.

Safety / Target / Reach here is LSAT-based. Exhibit's interactive Match Me tool weighs LSAT and undergraduate GPA together; see the methodology for the full rule.

Target — 18 schools

Your LSAT falls inside the school's published middle-50% band.

#	Law school	State	LSAT 25/50/75	Median GPA	First-time bar	JD employment	Resident tuition
1	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	148/152/155	3.37	63.41%	92.2%	$37,980
2	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	146/152/156	3.77	58.27%	68.5%	$8,845
3	Vermont Law School	Vermont	148/152/157	3.25	64.93%	77.7%	$55,382
4	Capital University Law School	Ohio	148/151/157	3.44	72.22%	84.3%	$45,066
5	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	148/151/153	3.28	65.57%	71.2%	$12,438
6	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	148/151/155	3.48	68.35%	83.6%	$17,139
7	Barry University School of Law	Florida	148/150/152	3.23	68.62%	72.8%	$42,000
8	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	148/150/154	3.33	71.43%	78.4%	$39,900
9	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	148/150/154	3.41	57.14%	77.6%	$23,667
10	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	147/150/154	3.43	57.06%	82.8%	$47,400
11	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	148/150/152	3.33	72.36%	57.3%	$19,202
12	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	147/150/153	3.33	54%	84.8%	$54,375
13	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	146/149/151	3.34	68.42%	87.8%	$33,900
14	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	146/149/155	3.38	59.49%	81.1%	$15,863
15	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	146/149/152	3.13	—	—	$24,302
16	Cooley Law School	Michigan	145/147/151	3.09	51.54%	74.1%	$45,820
17	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	145/147/150	3.15	60.33%	54.1%	$11,338
18	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	145/146/151	3.20	63.16%	65.1%	$41,000

Safety — 2 schools

Your LSAT is at or above the school's 75th percentile.

#	Law school	State	LSAT 25/50/75	Median GPA	First-time bar	JD employment	Resident tuition
1	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	140/144/148	3.39	48.18%	61.9%	$16,585
2	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	136/139/143	3.33	54.9%	38.8%	$15,660

Reach — 176 schools (showing 25 of 176)

Your LSAT is below the school's 25th percentile.

#	Law school	State	LSAT 25/50/75	Median GPA	First-time bar	JD employment	Resident tuition
1	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	149/151/154	3.31	55.94%	78.1%	$13,444
2	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	149/151/155	3.56	75.2%	82.6%	$32,103
3	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	150/152/155	3.13	68.42%	83.2%	$52,536
4	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	149/152/155	3.48	75.38%	79.6%	$13,224
5	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	149/152/155	3.36	58.33%	78.6%	$31,766
6	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	149/152/156	3.47	72.6%	86.6%	$12,076
7	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	150/152/156	3.42	80.89%	79.4%	$44,730
8	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	150/152/156	3.36	63.64%	91.4%	$54,840
9	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	149/152/154	3.33	66.3%	90.8%	$56,550
10	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	150/153/158	3.41	73.53%	84.1%	$13,770
11	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	150/153/156	3.51	72.6%	90.3%	$44,718
12	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	149/153/157	3.54	68.38%	85.4%	$27,516
13	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	150/153/156	3.40	60.14%	80.3%	$36,192
14	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	150/153/156	3.44	63.73%	83.6%	$43,210
15	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	149/153/157	3.37	79.18%	67.6%	$62,896
16	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	151/153/156	3.41	72.53%	84.2%	$16,298
17	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	151/153/156	3.49	65.84%	86.2%	$44,910
18	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	150/153/156	3.53	72.27%	74.5%	$26,446
19	Touro University School of Law	New York	151/153/156	3.35	61.69%	84.8%	$61,000
20	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	149/153/156	3.27	77.23%	69%	$50,320
21	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	151/154/157	3.51	72.09%	89.5%	$22,359
22	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	152/154/157	3.51	74.07%	81.4%	$48,600
23	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	151/154/158	3.40	76.81%	88.9%	$45,333
24	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	151/154/158	3.54	84.82%	92%	$43,150
25	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	151/154/157	3.47	68.98%	86.4%	$55,024

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FAQ

What law schools can I get into with a 148 LSAT?

A 148 LSAT lands inside the published middle-50% LSAT band (a Target) at 18 of 196 ABA-accredited law schools, and at or above the 75th percentile (a Safety) at 2 more. The tables above list them with bar passage, employment and tuition.

Is a 148 LSAT good?

A 148 is at or above the median class LSAT at 5 of the 196 ABA-accredited schools that report LSAT bands — so it opens 20 schools as a Target or Safety. 'Good' depends on your target schools; use the bands, not a single label.

What are target law schools for a 148 LSAT?

At a 148 LSAT, target schools (your score inside their middle-50% band) include Mississippi College School of Law, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Vermont Law School, among 18 in total listed above.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 26, 2026.