Median LSAT: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report median lsat, the median is 159. Values span from 175 at Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law to 139 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle (trend data 2011–2025).

Schools reporting 196
Median 159
25th–75th 154.75 – 164
Range 139 – 175

Distribution across 196 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: The 50th-percentile LSAT score of the entering full-time JD class, as reported in the ABA Standard 509 disclosure.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Score

How to read it

A median LSAT moves slowly; a multi-point jump usually signals a deliberate shift in selectivity or class size, not a one-year blip.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT
1	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	175
2	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	174
3	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	174
4	Yale Law School	Connecticut	174
5	Columbia Law School	New York	173
6	Cornell Law School	New York	173
7	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	173
8	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	173
9	Stanford Law School	California	173
10	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	173
11	New York University School of Law	New York	172
12	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	172
13	UCLA School of Law	California	171
14	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	171
15	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	171
16	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	171
17	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	171
18	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	170
19	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	170
20	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	170
21	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	170
22	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	170
23	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	169
24	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	169
25	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	169
26	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	169
27	University of Southern California School of Law	California	169
28	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	169
29	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	168
30	Fordham University School of Law	New York	168
31	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	168
32	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	168
33	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	168
34	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	167
35	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	167
36	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	167
37	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	167
38	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	166
39	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	166
40	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	166
41	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	166
42	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	166
43	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	166
44	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	165
45	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	165
46	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	165
47	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	165
48	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	165
49	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	164
50	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	164
51	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	164
52	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	164
53	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	164
54	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	164
55	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	164
56	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	164
57	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	164
58	St. John's University School of Law	New York	164
59	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	164
60	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	164
61	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	164
62	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	163
63	Chapman University School of Law	California	163
64	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	163
65	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	163
66	University of San Diego School of Law	California	163
67	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	162
68	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	162
69	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	162
70	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	162
71	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	162
72	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	162
73	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	162
74	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	161
75	Brooklyn Law School	New York	161
76	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	161
77	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	161
78	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	161
79	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	161
80	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	161
81	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	161
82	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	161
83	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	161
84	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	161
85	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	160
86	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	160
87	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	160
88	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	160
89	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	160
90	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	160
91	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	160
92	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	159
93	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	159
94	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	159
95	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	159
96	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	159
97	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	159
98	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	159
99	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	159
100	Albany Law School	New York	158
101	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	158
102	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	158
103	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	158
104	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	158
105	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	158
106	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	158
107	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	158
108	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	158
109	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	157
110	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	157
111	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	157
112	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	157
113	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	157
114	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	157
115	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	157
116	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	157
117	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	157
118	New York Law School	New York	157
119	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	157
120	Southwestern Law School	California	157
121	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	157
122	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	156
123	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	156
124	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	156
125	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	156
126	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	156
127	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	156
128	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	156
129	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	156
130	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	156
131	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	156
132	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	155
133	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	155
134	California Western School of Law	California	155
135	City University of New York School of Law	New York	155
136	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	155
137	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	155
138	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	155
139	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	155
140	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	155
141	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	155
142	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	155
143	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	155
144	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	155
145	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	155
146	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	155
147	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	155
148	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	154
149	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	154
150	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	154
151	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	154
152	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	154
153	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	154
154	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	154
155	Pace University School of Law	New York	154
156	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	154
157	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	153
158	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	153
159	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	153
160	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	153
161	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	153
162	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	153
163	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	153
164	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	153
165	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	153
166	Touro University School of Law	New York	153
167	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	153
168	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	152
169	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	152
170	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	152
171	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	152
172	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	152
173	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	152
174	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	152
175	Vermont Law School	Vermont	152
176	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	152
177	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	152
178	Capital University Law School	Ohio	151
179	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	151
180	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	151
181	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	151
182	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	151
183	Barry University School of Law	Florida	150
184	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	150
185	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	150
186	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	150
187	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	150
188	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	150
189	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	149
190	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	149
191	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	149
192	Cooley Law School	Michigan	147
193	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	147
194	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	146
195	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	144
196	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	139

At the extremes

Top: Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law (175) · University of Chicago Law School (174) · Harvard Law School (174) · Yale Law School (174) · Columbia Law School (173)

Bottom: Cooley Law School (147) · Southern University School of Law (147) · Appalachian School of Law (146) · Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (144) · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (139)

FAQ

What is median lsat?

The 50th-percentile LSAT score of the entering full-time JD class, as reported in the ABA Standard 509 disclosure.

What is the median median lsat across U.S. law schools?

159, across the 196 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest median lsat?

Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law, at 175.

What counts as a strong median lsat?

Schools above the median of 159 are above average; the top tenth begins around 170.

How should I read median lsat?