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Is the Lsat Average?

James H. Sterling • • 6 min read
Is the Lsat Average?

According to the LSAC

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The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is a nonprofit corporation that provides products and services to facilitate the admission process for law schools and their applicants worldwide. More than 200 law schools in the United States, Canada, and Australia are members of the Council.
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, the average LSAT score during the 2019-2020 testing year was 151.88, while the average score for 2018-2019 was slightly lower: 150.99. Read: Law Schools Where Students Had the Highest LSAT Scores. ]

Can the average person pass the LSAT?

While a perfect LSAT score is a worthy goal, you should know that only 0.1% of LSAT test-takers achieve it. That's a clear indication of just how hard the LSAT is. The LSAT is scored between 120 and 180. An average score of about 155 is obtained by getting about 60% of the questions correct.

Is a 162 on the LSAT good?

LSAT Scores: What You Need to Know in 2021. ... From your raw scores, the test is graded on an LSAT score scale from 120-180. The average LSAT score is about 150. To get into a top 14 law school, you need to score above 162, and to get into a top 50 law school, you need 154 or above.

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