LSAT Registration — Information for US Test Registrants

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is offered throughout the year as listed below. For the most current dates, visit the LSAC website.

2026

• January 7-10
• February 6-7
• April 9-11
• June 3-6
• August 5-8
• September 9-12
• October 7-10
• November 11-14

2027

• January 13-16
• February 12-13
• April 8-10
• June 9-12

IMPORTANT — In-Center Testing Mandate:  Registration opens mid-May 2026. Starting August 2026, all testing will be in-center only (no remote option), with limited exceptions for certain medical accommodations or extreme hardship in getting to a testing center.. 

List of LSAT Test Center Locations

The LSAT is currently administered both remotely (online, live remote-proctored) and in person at Prometric digital testing centers. Most test takers have the choice of either option. However, starting with the August 2026 LSAT , LSAC will be moving toward in-center testing for almost all U.S. and international test takers, with limited exceptions for certain medical accommodations or extreme hardship in getting to a testing center. For more information and to find a Prometric testing center, visit LSAC website.org.

LSAT Fees and Services for US Registrants

The following table summarizes the LSAT fees and services for US registrants. For additional information on all these fees, please visit the LSAC website.

About the Law School Admission Council

Headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania (about 48 km north of Philadelphia), the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is best known for administering the LSAT. LSAC is a non-profit organization whose membership includes more than 200 law schools in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

All US law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) are LSAC members. For a brief description of LSAC's services and programs check the "About LSAC" page at www.LSAC.org.

About the LSAT

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day, standardized exam administered throughout the year by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) at designated testing centers throughout the world, but primarily in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. All American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law schools require the LSAT as part of their admissions process.

The LSAT provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools use as a primary factor in assessing applicants. The test itself is comprised of numerous questions designed to assess a wide range of abilities involved in critical thinking, with an emphasis on the skills that are central to legal reasoning. These skills include:

• The reading and comprehension of complex text with accuracy and insight
• The organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it
• The ability to think critically
• The analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of others

Many law schools require the LSAT to be taken by December for admission for the following fall. However, it is advised that students take the test earlier – in June or September – to allow ample time to prepare to re-test if need be.

The test consists of four 35-minute sections of multiple-choice questions. Three of the four sections contribute to the test taker's score.

These sections include: two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section. An unscored fourth section typically is used to pre-test new questions or to pre-equate new test forms.

The placement of this unscored section, which is commonly referred to as the “experimental section”, varies for each administration of the test.

The LSAT is scored on a scale from 120 to 180, with 180 being the highest possible score. LSAT Argumentative Writing is administered separately from the multiple-choice test sections, online via a secure proctored platform through LawHub. Test takers are presented with a debatable issue and several perspectives, then have 50 minutes (15 minutes for prewriting analysis and 35 minutes for essay writing) to construct a cogent argumentative essay. LSAT Argumentative Writing is currently unscored, but LSAC has indicated it may begin scoring the essay in the future. A completed LSAT Argumentative Writing (either from LSAT Argumentative Writing or a previous LSAT Writing administration) must be on file before scores can be released to law schools.

LSAC administers the LSAT throughout the year at hundreds of designated test centers around the world. Since 2010, the annual average number of test-takers writing the LSAT has been just above 120,000.

According to a recent LSAC research report, approximately 93% are writing it in the United States.

The average LSAT score of all test-takers in a given year is 150. To get into a top 10 US law school, you need to score above 166, and to get into a top 50 law school, you need to score 153 or above.

At its February 2023 meeting, the American Bar Association rejected a proposal to make the LSAT optional in law school admissions. However, in November 2024, the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to create a “variance” allowing individual law schools to apply for permission to admit up to 100% of their students without an admissions test score (previously limited to 10%). If accepted, each variance is valid for three to five years. In August 2025, the ABA extended the deadline for schools to submit variance applications. While most ABA-approved law schools continue to require the LSAT or GRE, test-optional admissions may become more common. As of 2025, 94 ABA-accredited law schools accept GRE scores in addition to the LSAT.

*Changes to the LSAT — Effective August 2024

The LSAT is changing as a result of a settlement agreement reached in 2019 with two blind individuals who asserted that the Analytical Reasoning section of the LSAT, commonly known as “Logic Games,” disadvantaged blind test takers because they could not draw or use diagrams to solve these questions.

Starting with the August 2024 LSAT, the Analytical Reasoning section (“Logic Games”) was replaced with a second Logical Reasoning section. The LSAT now consists of two scored Logical Reasoning sections, one scored Reading Comprehension section, plus one unscored (experimental) section of either Logical Reasoning or Reading Comprehension.

LSAT Test Center Regulations

For in-person testing at Prometric centers, regulations are governed by Prometric’s test center policies. For remote testing, LSAC has separate requirements including webcam monitoring, room scans, and specific device/software requirements.

The official LSAC test regulations page: lsac.org/lsat/taking-lsat

LSAT Contact Information for Registrants

Registrants can contact LSAC via their website or by email, telephone, fax, or mail. The contact information for each method is listed below:

Registering for the LSAT

Registering for the LSAT is done on a first-come, first-served basis; therefore, the earlier you register, the better your chances are of being assigned to the test date and test center you selected. LSAT test-takers can register online, by telephone, or by mail. Registration for the test must be completed on or before the registration deadlines; registrations after these dates are not accepted. Please see the LSAT Dates section for exact dates and deadlines.

Those wishing to have their score sent to law schools or pre-law advisories must make the request when they register for the test.

Changing LSAT Test Centers and Test Dates

Any changes regarding test centers and test dates can be done if the request is made on or before the appropriate deadlines. There are fees associated with changing test dates and test centers; please see the LSAT & CAS Fees section for the appropriate fees.

Changes to test dates and test centers can be done using the following four methods:

• Online: Through the LSAT Status page of your LSAC online account. (must be received by midnight (EST) on the deadline date)
• Telephone: 1-800-336-3982 (must be received by Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET; Saturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET on the deadline date)
• Mail to:
  LSAC,
  PO Box 2000-T,
  Newtown, PA, 18940-0979
  

Please review the deadlines listed for each administration for exact dates.

LSAT Exam Score Release Dates

LSAC score release dates are approximately three weeks from the test date.

For score reports received by mail, please allow 5–7 days from the email release date.

For specific LSAT score release dates, visit the LSAC website .

LSAT Exam Scores / Score Preview

Upon the release of LSAT scores, candidates who have LSAC.org accounts, will receive their LSAT exam score by email. For those without online accounts, LSAC will send score reports by mail. Scores will only be released to the test-taker and not their parents, spouses, friends, or any other persons. Those wishing to have their score sent to law schools or pre-law advisories must make the request when they register for the test. Please see the LSAT Fees and Services for US Registrants section for all fees associated with taking the LSAT.

The LSAT score is based on the total number of questions answered correctly and there is no deduction for incorrect answers. All questions are weighted equally, and the total number of correct answers is converted to the LSAT scale of 120 - 180, with 120 being the lowest score and 180 being the highest score. A percentile rank is also calculated and displayed on the score report. Previous scores can be requested to be sent to you or to a law school by contacting LSAC via mail, phone, or through your LSAC online account.

LSAT Score Preview is available for purchase ($45 if purchased before the first day of testing, or $85 if purchased after testing concludes). Test takers who purchase Score Preview receive their scores at the normal release time and have six calendar days to decide whether to keep or cancel their score. If no action is taken, scores are automatically released to schools at the end of the six-day period. Score Preview is available through JD Services.

Scaled Score vs. Percentile Rank Conversion Chart for LSAT Test Scores

Canceling the LSAT Score

The test-taker can cancel an LSAT score on the LSAT Status page when he or she logs into his or her LSAC.org account . The score cancelation option is available until 11:59p.m. (ET) six calendar days after the test-taker's test date. Cancelations will not be accepted after this time.

Repeating the LSAT Test

Test-takers may repeat the LSAT if they feel the test score does not reflect their ability. As of September 2017, there are no longer any limitations on the number of times a test taker can take the LSAT in a two-year period. Not all law schools use the highest score; some take an average of all the candidate's test scores. If a candidate has some circumstances such as illness or anxiety that prevents him or her from scoring well on the LSAT, he or she should notify the law schools to which he or she applied.

LSAT Refund Policy

Individuals not able to take the test on the day for which they registered will receive a partial refund if the request is made before the specified deadline. Non-refundable fees include late fees, test date and test center change fees, and fees for non-published test centers. All refund requests can be done in writing prior to the refund deadline to avoid an absentee notation appearing on the file or by filling out the Refund Request Form. The refund takes approximately six weeks to process, and the test registration will be canceled.

All written requests must include:

All LSAT refund requests must be sent to:

Mail
LSAC
Box 2000 - T
Newtown, PA.
18940

The following table outlines the refund request deadlines. For any further information regarding the refund policy, please contact the LSAC.

LSAT Test Preparation Courses

Oxford Seminars offers comprehensive 30-hour and 48-hour LSAT test preparation courses live via Zoom.

You can find a full list of upcoming courses by visiting: Oxford Seminars LSAT Test Preparation Course.

List of Sample Practice LSAT Tests

* PrepTests 93+ are available through LawHub,the tests from August 2024 onward reflect the current format (no Analytical Reasoning / Logic Games section). LSAC now distributes practice tests primarily through LawHub rather than individual published booklets.

* Publication of these PrepTests is now discontinued and they are no longer available for sale.

Law School Rankings

Each year, US News conducts a nationwide survey of US law schools. The survey provides future lawyers with a list of the top-ranked law schools:

• 1 Stanford University (tie)
• 1 Yale University (tie)
• 3 University of Chicago
• 4 University of Virginia (tie)
• 5 University of Pennsylvania
• 6 Duke University (tie)
• 6 Harvard University (tie)
• 8 New York University (tie)
• 8 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (tie)
• 10 Northwestern University (tie)
• 10 Columbia University (tie)
• 12 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• 13 University of California, Berkeley (tie)
• 14 Vanderbilt University (tie)
• 14 University of Texas, Austin (tie)
• 14 Washington University in St. Louis (tie)
• 14 Georgetown University (tie)
• 18 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (tie)
• 18 Cornell University (tie)
• 20 University of Notre Dame (tie)
• 20 University of Minnesota (tie)
• 22 Texas A&M University (tie)
• 22 Boston University (tie)
• 22 University of Georgia (tie)
• 25 Boston College
• 26 Wake Forest University (tie)

For more details of these survey results, please visit the US News website.

Law School Profiles

For a list of ABA-approved law schools, visit our ABA-Approved Law Schools list that includes addresses, phone numbers, emails, and website links.

In recent years, the following law school application trends have been noticed:

• More individuals are writing the LSAT each year.
• Applicants are applying to more law schools (on average 6 law schools per applicant).
• Overall, applicants are completing their law school applications earlier in the admission-year cycle.
• Older applicants are applying later in the admission-year cycle.

Information about the LSAT and its requirements and policies changes constantly. For the most up-to-date information, see the official LSAC website.