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Though the end times may be near for the LSAT — this summer, the ABA will attempt to drop its rule that accredited schools must require a standardized test score — for the time being (at least until 2025, which is the earliest the ABA’s rule change would take effect if passed), the rite of passage for would-be lawyers remains the gold standard for those seeking admission to law school.
Because we must still dedicate time to these test scores, let’s chat about the highest of heights incoming law students have achieved on the LSAT.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the median LSAT score for full-time students entering in fall 2022 was an average of 157 at the 192 law schools that are ranked by the magazine. Fourteen of the schools near the tippy top of the list, however, had an average median LSAT score of 172.
Which schools made the list? Take a look.
- Yale: 175
- Harvard: 174
- U. Chicago: 173
- Stanford: 173
- Columbia: 173
- Washington University in St. Louis: 172
- Penn (Carey): 172
- NYU: 172
- Cornell: 172
- UVA: 171
- Michigan: 171
- UCLA: 171
- Northwestern: 171
- Georgetown: 171
It’s not exactly shocking that some of the best law schools in the country have the best LSAT scores, but what is shocking is the fact that many of their graduates have been doomed to debt thanks to their alma maters’ high tuitions (which we addressed earlier this week).
How did your law school measure up against these schools?
14 Law Schools With the Highest LSAT Scores [U.S. News]
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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