Information on Average LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) Scores for top ranking law schools in the United States:
Harvard Law School
- As reported to the ABA, the 75/25 percentile GPAs for the class entering in 2006 were 3.95/3.72 and the 75/25 percentile LSATs were 175/169.
- Harvard Law School also offers a number of joint degree programs, with the Harvard Business School (J.D./MBA), the Harvard School of Public Health (J.D./MPH), the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (J.D./MPP or MPA/ID), the Harvard Graduate School of Design (J.D./MUP), and the Cambridge University Faculty of Law (J.D./LL.M.).
Yale Law School
- Average LSAT scores for all students: 169-177 (Fall 2008).
- Yale Law School is ranked No. 1 in the 2011 US News rankings of top law schools in the nation, followed by Harvard Law School (2nd) and Stanford Law School (3rd).
Columbia Law School
- For the 2009 entering class, the median undergraduate GPA was 3.72 and the median LSAT score was 172. There is no minimum undergraduate GPA / LSAT score in the consideration process for admission to Columbia Law School.
- It is one of the first law schools established in the United States, internationally renowned as a leading center of legal scholarship with a commitment to teaching and professional training.
The University of Chicago Law School
- For the class entering in 2010, the median LSAT score is 171 and median GPA is 3.78.
- An applicant's LSAT score (high or low) is not the determinative or sole factor in any application at Chicago. The Committee will read every component of an application in its entirety regardless of the LSAT score.
- The J.D. program is a full-time three year program of study.
* Suggested Reading:
GMAT Not Required for Admission
Universities Without GRE Requirements
Harvard Law School
- As reported to the ABA, the 75/25 percentile GPAs for the class entering in 2006 were 3.95/3.72 and the 75/25 percentile LSATs were 175/169.
- Harvard Law School also offers a number of joint degree programs, with the Harvard Business School (J.D./MBA), the Harvard School of Public Health (J.D./MPH), the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (J.D./MPP or MPA/ID), the Harvard Graduate School of Design (J.D./MUP), and the Cambridge University Faculty of Law (J.D./LL.M.).
Yale Law School
- Average LSAT scores for all students: 169-177 (Fall 2008).
- Yale Law School is ranked No. 1 in the 2011 US News rankings of top law schools in the nation, followed by Harvard Law School (2nd) and Stanford Law School (3rd).
Columbia Law School
- For the 2009 entering class, the median undergraduate GPA was 3.72 and the median LSAT score was 172. There is no minimum undergraduate GPA / LSAT score in the consideration process for admission to Columbia Law School.
- It is one of the first law schools established in the United States, internationally renowned as a leading center of legal scholarship with a commitment to teaching and professional training.
The University of Chicago Law School
- For the class entering in 2010, the median LSAT score is 171 and median GPA is 3.78.
- An applicant's LSAT score (high or low) is not the determinative or sole factor in any application at Chicago. The Committee will read every component of an application in its entirety regardless of the LSAT score.
- The J.D. program is a full-time three year program of study.
* Suggested Reading:
GMAT Not Required for Admission
Universities Without GRE Requirements
