LSAT Score Calculator

Convert your raw score to an estimated scaled score

Uses a commonly published average conversion curve — actual scoring varies slightly by test date.

Total scored questions

Number correct

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the LSAT scoring scale? ▼

The LSAT scaled score ranges from 120 (lowest) to 180 (highest). Your raw score — the number of questions you answered correctly — is converted to this scale using a statistical process called equating.

Why isn't there one fixed conversion table? ▼

LSAC adjusts ("equates") the conversion slightly for every test administration to account for small differences in difficulty between test forms, so the exact number of questions you can miss for a given scaled score shifts by a point or two from test to test. This calculator uses a commonly published average conversion curve, not the exact table for any specific test date.

What's the current LSAT format? ▼

Since August 2024, the LSAT has 2 scored Logical Reasoning sections and 1 scored Reading Comprehension section (about 77 scored questions total), plus 1 unscored experimental section and a separately administered LSAT Writing task. The Logic Games (Analytical Reasoning) section was permanently removed and replaced with a second Logical Reasoning section.

How accurate is this calculator? ▼

It's an estimate based on a widely used average conversion curve (the kind test-prep companies use for practice-test scoring), typically accurate within 1-2 scaled score points of the real conversion for a given test date. It cannot replicate the exact table for a specific LSAT administration.

How LSAT scores are calculated

Your raw score is the number of questions you answer correctly. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so you should never leave a question blank. LSAC then converts the raw score to the 120 to 180 scale through equating, which adjusts each test form for small differences in difficulty.

This calculator uses a typical conversion curve for a test with 77 scored questions and scales it if your practice test has a different number. Results are usually within one or two points of an official conversion table.

Example

Answering 65 of 77 scored questions correctly (12 wrong) gives an estimated scaled score of 168, which is around the 94th percentile.

Approximate score and percentile guide

Scaled score	Questions wrong (of 77)	Approx. percentile
175	about 5	99%
170	about 10	97%
165	about 15	90%
160	about 22	80%
155	about 30	61%
150	about 39	44%

The current LSAT format

Since August 2024 the test has no Analytical Reasoning (logic games) section. It has two scored Logical Reasoning sections and one scored Reading Comprehension section, plus one unscored experimental section, each 35 minutes. LSAT Argumentative Writing is completed separately and is not scored, but schools receive it.

What score do you need?

The median LSAT at the most selective law schools is around 170 to 174; many strong regional schools have medians in the 155 to 165 range. Schools look at your score together with your undergraduate GPA. Because law schools consider your highest score in most cases, a retake can be worthwhile if your practice scores are clearly higher than your first result.

Study tips

Take full, timed practice tests under realistic conditions, and review every missed question.
Track your score by section to see where points are easiest to gain.
Most test takers study for two to four months.

Law schools also use your LSAC-calculated GPA, which you can estimate with the LSAC GPA calculator. For your college transcript, try the college GPA calculator.