Thursday, February 20, 2025
Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median LSAT
Update:
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Resources
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Student Outcomes
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Admissions
Following up on this week's posts
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Acceptance Rate
- Preview Of The 2025-26 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median UGPA
| Rank | School | 2024 LSAT | 2023 LSAT |
| 1 | Harvard | 174 | 174 (2) |
| 1 | Yale | 174 | 175 (1) |
| 3 | Chicago | 173 | 173 (3) |
| 3 | Columbia | 173 | 173 (3) |
| 3 | Cornell | 173 | 172 (7) |
| 3 | Stanford | 173 | 173 (3) |
| 3 | Washington Univ. | 173 | 173 (3) |
| 8 | Northwestern | 172 | 172 (7) |
| 8 | NYU | 172 | 172 (7) |
| 8 | Penn | 172 | 172 (7) |
| 8 | Virginia | 172 | 171 (11) |
| 12 | Georgetown | 171 | 171 (11) |
| 12 | Michigan | 171 | 171 (11) |
| 12 | Texas | 171 | 171 (11) |
| 15 | Boston Univ. | 170 | 170 (15) |
| 15 | Duke | 170 | 170 (15) |
| 15 | UC-Berkeley | 170 | 170 (15) |
| 15 | UCLA | 170 | 170 (15) |
| 19 | Florida | 169 | 169 (20) |
| 19 | Georgia | 169 | 169 (20) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 169 | 168 (24) |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 169 | 169 (20) |
| 19 | USC | 169 | 169 (20) |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 169 | 170 (15) |
| 25 | BYU | 168 | 168 (24) |
| 25 | George Mason | 168 | 168 (24) |
| 25 | George Washington | 168 | 168 (24) |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 168 | 166 (33) |
| 29 | Boston College | 167 | 167 (28) |
| 29 | Fordham | 167 | 167 (28) |
| 29 | North Carolina | 167 | 166 (33) |
| 29 | UC-Irvine | 167 | 167 (28) |
| 33 | Ohio State | 166 | 165 (37) |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 166 | 165 (37) |
| 33 | Washington & Lee | 166 | 165 (37) |
| 36 | Alabama | 165 | 167 (28) |
| 36 | Arizona State | 165 | 167 (28) |
| 36 | Emory | 165 | 166 (33) |
| 36 | Florida State | 165 | 165 (37) |
| 36 | Illinois | 165 | 165 (37) |
| 36 | SMU | 165 | 164 (44) |
| 36 | Utah | 165 | 164 (44) |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 165 | 165 (37) |
| 44 | Cardozo | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | Colorado | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | Indiana (Maurer) | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | Pepperdine | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | Richmond | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | Villanova | 164 | 164 (44) |
| 44 | William & Mary | 164 | 166 (33) |
| Rank | School | 2024 LSAT | 2023 LSAT |
| 51 | Baylor | 163 | 164 (44) |
| 51 | Maryland | 163 | 163 (54) |
| 51 | Miami | 163 | 162 (59) |
| 51 | Northeastern | 163 | 163 (54) |
| 51 | Temple | 163 | 163 (54) |
| 51 | Tennessee | 163 | 162 (59) |
| 51 | UC-Davis | 163 | 165 (37) |
| 51 | University of Arizona | 163 | 163 (54) |
| 51 | University of Washington | 163 | 164 (44) |
| 60 | Chapman | 162 | 161 (65) |
| 60 | Iowa | 162 | 163 (54) |
| 60 | Loyola-L.A. | 162 | 161 (65) |
| 60 | St. John's | 162 | 162 (59) |
| 60 | Wayne State | 162 | 162 (59) |
| 65 | Connecticut | 161 | 160 (71) |
| 65 | Houston | 161 | 161 (65) |
| 65 | Kansas | 161 | 160 (71) |
| 65 | Penn State-Dickinson | 161 | 162 (59) |
| 65 | San Diego | 161 | 161 (65) |
| 65 | South Carolina | 161 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | American | 160 | 162 (59) |
| 71 | Belmont | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Brooklyn | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Case Western | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Catholic | 160 | 159 (86) |
| 71 | Chicago-Kent | 160 | 159 (86) |
| 71 | Florida Int'l | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Lewis & Clark | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Loyola-Chicago | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Michigan State | 160 | 159 (86) |
| 71 | Missouri-Columbia | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 160 | 159 (86) |
| 71 | Seton Hall | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | Tulane | 160 | 161 (65) |
| 71 | UC-San Francisco | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 71 | UNLV | 160 | 160 (71) |
| 87 | Denver | 159 | 160 (71) |
| 87 | Georgia State | 159 | 159 (86) |
| 87 | Oregon | 159 | 158 (93) |
| 87 | Pittsburgh | 159 | 160 (71) |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 158 | 158 (93) |
| 91 | DePaul | 158 | 157 (98) |
| 91 | Drexel | 158 | 159 (86) |
| 91 | Kentucky | 158 | 157 (98) |
| 91 | Nebraska | 158 | 158 (93) |
| 91 | Regent | 158 | 157 (98) |
| 91 | Rutgers | 158 | 157 (98) |
| 91 | Stetson | 158 | 158 (93) |
| 91 | Syracuse | 158 | 157 (98) |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 158 | 158 (93) |
| 101 | Maine | 157 | 157 (98) |
| 101 | Mississippi | 157 | 157 (98) |
| 101 | New Mexico | 157 | 155 (115) |
| 101 | Santa Clara | 157 | 159 (86) |
| 101 | Seattle | 157 | 157 (98) |
| 106 | Albany | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | Campbell | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | Dayton | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | Drake | 156 | 154 (132) |
| 106 | Duquesne | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | Hawaii | 156 | 157 (98) |
| 106 | Louisiana State | 156 | 157 (98) |
| 106 | Louisville | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | Marquette | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | Montana | 156 | 154 (132) |
| 106 | New York Law School | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | St. Louis | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | St. Thomas (MN) | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 106 | SUNY-Buffalo | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | Tulsa | 156 | 156 (108) |
| 106 | West Virginia | 156 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Cleveland State | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Hofstra | 155 | 156 (108) |
| 123 | Howard | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Indiana (McKinney) | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Mercer | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Missouri-Kansas City | 155 | 154 (132) |
| 123 | New Hampshire | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Pacific | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 155 | 161 (65) |
| 123 | Samford | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Southwestern | 155 | 155 (115) |
| 123 | Suffolk | 155 | 154 (132) |
| 123 | Wyoming | 155 | 154 (132) |
| 136 | CUNY | 154 | 153 (142) |
| 136 | Detroit Mercy | 154 | 154 (132) |
| 136 | Gonzaga | 154 | 154 (132) |
| 136 | Jacksonville | 154 | N/A (N/A) |
| 136 | Memphis | 154 | 155 (115) |
| 136 | San Francisco | 154 | 153 (142) |
| 136 | South Texas | 154 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Akron | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Ave Maria | 153 | 152 (154) |
| 143 | Baltimore | 153 | 154 (132) |
| 143 | Cal-Western | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Charleston | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Elon | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Liberty | 153 | 154 (132) |
| 143 | New England | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | North Texas | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Nova | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | Pace | 153 | 152 (154) |
| 143 | Quinnipiac | 153 | 153 (142) |
| 143 | St. Mary's | 153 | 152 (154) |
| 156 | Creighton | 152 | 152 (154) |
| 156 | Idaho | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | Illinois-Chicago | 152 | 152 (154) |
| 156 | Lincoln Memorial | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | Loyola-New Orleans | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | Mitchell | Hamline | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | Northern Kentucky | 152 | 152 (154) |
| 156 | South Dakota | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | St. Thomas (FL) | 152 | 152 (154) |
| 156 | Toledo | 152 | 151 (164) |
| 156 | Willamette | 152 | 152 (154) |
| 167 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 151 | 152 (154) |
| 167 | Capital | 151 | 150 (174) |
| 167 | Florida A&M | 151 | 151 (164) |
| 167 | Massachusetts | 151 | 150 (174) |
| 167 | Oklahoma City | 151 | 149 (185) |
| 167 | Touro | 151 | 151 (164) |
| 167 | Vermont | 151 | 151 (164) |
| 167 | Washburn | 151 | 154 (132) |
| 167 | Western State | 151 | 152 (154) |
| 176 | Barry | 150 | 149 (185) |
| 176 | District of Columbia | 150 | 151 (164) |
| 176 | Faulkner | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | John Marshall (GA) | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | Mississippi College | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | North Carolina Central | 150 | 149 (185) |
| 176 | North Dakota | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | Northern Illinois | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | Texas Southern | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | Western New England | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 176 | Widener (DE) | 150 | 150 (174) |
| 187 | Roger Williams | 149 | 150 (174) |
| 188 | Ohio Northern | 148 | 148 (189) |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 148 | 148 (189) |
| 188 | Southern Illinois | 148 | 149 (185) |
| 188 | Widener (PA) | 148 | 148 (189) |
| 192 | Appalachian | 147 | 146 (194) |
| 192 | Cooley | 147 | 148 (189) |
| 194 | Southern | 146 | 147 (193) |
| 195 | Inter-American (PR) | 143 | 142 (195) |
| 196 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 137 | 138 (196) |
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