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Turn a 120-180 score into an approximate percentile, or a target percentile into a score. It is free, needs no account, and runs in your browser: nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Approximate · Model updated
These are estimates from a statistical model, not LSAC's official figures, and not a score. For exact percentiles, use LSAC's official percentile table.
Score to percentile
The approximate share of LSAT scores lower than yours.
Percentile to score
The approximate lowest score that reaches a target percentile.
The calculators need JavaScript. The table below gives the approximate percentile for every score.
Read these numbers as estimates
- They come from a bell curve, not from LSAC's table. When we checked on , they were within 2.7 percentile points of LSAC's official figures at every score.
- LSAC reports every score with a score band, because no test is perfectly precise: your actual skill may be a few points either side of any single score.
- LSAC recalculates its percentiles every year by the end of July, from the previous three testing years.
- A percentile from a practice test is a guide. Only LSAC scores the LSAT.
The model at a glance
- Testing year
- 2024-2025
- Test takers
- 123,973
- Mean score
- 152.66
- Standard deviation
- 10.96
- Largest gap from LSAC's table
- 2.7 points
Source: LSAC, LSAT Technical Report TR 26-01, Table 1A, Total.
Approximate percentile for every score
The approximate percent of scores lower than each LSAT score, from the model described below (LSAC's 2024-2025 mean of 152.66 and standard deviation of 10.96). This is our model's output, updated , not LSAC's table. For exact figures, see LSAC's official percentile table.
| Score | Approx. percentile |
|---|---|
| 120 | 0% |
| 121 | under 1% |
| 122 | under 1% |
| 123 | under 1% |
| 124 | under 1% |
| 125 | under 1% |
| 126 | under 1% |
| 127 | under 1% |
| 128 | 1% |
| 129 | 1% |
| 130 | 2% |
| 131 | 2% |
| 132 | 3% |
| 133 | 3% |
| 134 | 4% |
| 135 | 5% |
| 136 | 6% |
| 137 | 7% |
| 138 | 8% |
| 139 | 10% |
| 140 | 11% |
| Score | Approx. percentile |
|---|---|
| 141 | 13% |
| 142 | 15% |
| 143 | 18% |
| 144 | 20% |
| 145 | 23% |
| 146 | 26% |
| 147 | 29% |
| 148 | 32% |
| 149 | 35% |
| 150 | 39% |
| 151 | 42% |
| 152 | 46% |
| 153 | 49% |
| 154 | 53% |
| 155 | 57% |
| 156 | 60% |
| 157 | 64% |
| 158 | 67% |
| 159 | 70% |
| 160 | 73% |
| Score | Approx. percentile |
|---|---|
| 161 | 76% |
| 162 | 79% |
| 163 | 82% |
| 164 | 84% |
| 165 | 86% |
| 166 | 88% |
| 167 | 90% |
| 168 | 91% |
| 169 | 93% |
| 170 | 94% |
| 171 | 95% |
| 172 | 96% |
| 173 | 96% |
| 174 | 97% |
| 175 | 98% |
| 176 | 98% |
| 177 | 99% |
| 178 | 99% |
| 179 | over 99% |
| 180 | over 99% |
Percentiles are rounded to whole numbers because the model is only good to a few points. “Under 1%” and “over 99%” mark the ends of the scale.
Older PrepTests with Logic Games
Logic Games (Analytical Reasoning) left the LSAT with the August 2024 test. Since then the scored part is two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section: 50 Logical Reasoning and 27 Reading Comprehension questions, 77 in all. Older practice tests still have a Games section, and each test has its own score conversion chart.
We do not reproduce those charts or turn a raw score into a scaled score. This calculator does the part that needs no chart: how accurate you are on the question types still tested, weighted the way today's test weights them, and which raw score to look up on your own test's chart if you set Games aside.
How to use the result
- Accuracy on today's mix is (50 × your Logical Reasoning accuracy + 27 × your Reading Comprehension accuracy) ÷ 77. It is a percent correct, not a scaled score.
- The raw score without Games is that accuracy times the number of scored questions on your test, rounded. Look it up on the conversion chart that came with your test for a rough idea of your score without Games.
- It assumes you would answer Games questions at your Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension rate, and LSAC equates every test form separately, so treat it as a guide, not a converted score.
- For practice in today's format, LSAC offers four full official PrepTests free on LawHub®.
Accuracy on today's question mix
Enter the questions you got right and the scored questions in each part of one practice test. Count both Logical Reasoning sections together.
This calculator needs JavaScript. You can do the same arithmetic by hand with the formula on the left.
How the converter works
- LSAC's technical report TR 26-01 gives the mean and standard deviation of LSAT scores for each testing year. For 2024-2025 they are 152.66 and 10.96, for 123,973 test takers; a repeat test taker's scores within the year are averaged and counted once.
- The converter draws a bell curve (a normal distribution) with that mean and standard deviation. Scores are whole numbers, so the share of scores lower than a score is the share of the curve below that score minus one half. For 157, that is the curve below 156.5: about 64%.
- At the ends of the scale: nobody can score below 120, so 120 gets 0%. Scores stop at 180, so the part of the curve above 179.5 stands for everyone at 180, and 180 gets the share below 179.5, about 99.3%.
- For a target percentile, the converter gives the lowest score whose percentile is at least the target. If even 180 falls short in the model, it says so instead of guessing.
- On we compared the model, score by score, with LSAC's “LSAT Percentile Table: 2023-2026 Testing Years”. The largest gap was 2.66 percentile points, at 157. The model reads a little high in the middle of the scale and a little low at the ends. For whole-number targets from 1 to 99, its score was within one point of the score the official table gives in 96 of 99 cases and never more than 3 points away; the bigger gaps are at the very top and bottom.
Why a model? LSAC's percentile table is LSAC's own data and changes every July, so we link to it rather than copy it. The model needs only two published summary numbers and is honest about its error. LSAC's table also counts every score from three testing years, while the model uses one year of test takers, which is part of why the two differ.
The August 2027 format change
LSAC has announced these changes, starting with the August 2027 test:
- Unscored questions move inside the three scored sections instead of filling a separate unscored section. LSAC calls this embedded pretesting.
- Reading Comprehension comes first: 52 minutes for 40 questions in six passages, of which 27 questions in four passages are scored.
- Two Logical Reasoning sections follow, each 45 minutes for 32 questions, of which 25 are scored.
- There is a 10-minute break after the first section and another after the second.
- Practice tests in the new format arrive in LawHub in February 2027.
LSAC says the scored questions stay the same: 27 Reading Comprehension and 50 Logical Reasoning, and scores of 120-180 keep representing the same skill levels. So the percentiles and the 77-question mix on this page still apply. Source: The LSAT Will Look a Little Different Starting August 2027 (LSAC, read October 26, 2026).
Took the GRE instead?
ETS, which makes the GRE®, offers a free GRE Comparison Tool for Law Schools. It predicts an LSAT score from GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores, and ETS says the predicted range is about plus or minus 5 points. Its page notes that LSAC does not endorse or approve the tool. We link to it rather than reproduce it. LSAC points out that the LSAT is the only admission test accepted by every ABA-approved law school, so check each school's policy before you rely on a GRE score.
Questions
What does an LSAT percentile mean?
A percentile rank is the percentage of LSAT scores that are lower than a given score. LSAC computes it from the scores of the previous three testing years, reports one with every score, and updates the figures by the end of July each year. In this converter's model, about 73% of scores are lower than 160.
Why are these percentiles approximate?
They come from a bell curve drawn from two numbers LSAC published for the 2024-2025 testing year, a mean of 152.66 and a standard deviation of 10.96, not from LSAC's percentile table. LSAC's table counts every score from three testing years, and real scores do not follow a perfect bell curve. When we checked on October 26, 2026, the model was within 2.7 percentile points of LSAC's table at every score.
Where is the official LSAT percentile table?
On LSAC's website, under Data & Research, as the “LSAT Percentile Table: 2023-2026 Testing Years”. Use it whenever you need exact figures; this converter links to it rather than copying it. LSAC's official percentile table
What is an LSAT score band?
LSAC reports every LSAT score with a score band: a range slightly above and below the score, because no test measures skill perfectly. The band is based on a statistic called the standard error of measurement. LSAC says a test taker's actual proficiency is unlikely to be more than a few points higher or lower than the score received. LSAC's page on score bands
What LSAT score is the 90th percentile?
In this converter's model, 168 is the lowest score with at least 90% of scores below it (about 91%). The model is approximate, so check LSAC's official table for the exact figure.
What is the average LSAT score?
LSAC's technical report TR 26-01 gives a mean of 152.66 and a standard deviation of 10.96 for the 123,973 people who tested in the 2024-2025 testing year. A repeat test taker's scores within the year are averaged and counted once.
Can this convert a PrepTest raw score into a scaled score?
No. LSAC equates every test form separately, so the same number of right answers can earn different scaled scores on different tests, and we do not reproduce LSAC's score conversion charts. Read your scaled score from the chart that came with your PrepTest. For a test with Logic Games, the older-PrepTest calculator on this page works out your accuracy on today's question mix and the raw score to look up on that chart.
Does the August 2027 change affect LSAT scores or percentiles?
LSAC says no. From August 2027 the unscored questions move inside the three scored sections and Reading Comprehension comes first, but the test keeps 27 scored Reading Comprehension and 50 scored Logical Reasoning questions, and scores of 120-180 keep representing the same skill levels and stay comparable across testing years. LSAC's announcement
Is anything I type sent to Think Clearly Prep?
No. The converter runs in your browser. The numbers you type are not sent to us or stored, and they never appear in the page address.
From a target score to a plan
Once you know the score you are aiming for, find out where you stand. The free diagnostic is 20 original questions in today's format, with every answer choice explained and results by question family. It does not give a 120-180 score, because original questions are not equated to LSAC's scale.
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Sources
All pages read on . The facts are summarized in our own words; no LSAC percentile table, score conversion chart or ETS data is reproduced.
- LSAC, LSAT Technical Report TR 26-01, “LSAT Performance with Regional, Gender, Racial/Ethnic, Repeater, and Accommodation Breakdowns: 2018-2019 through 2024-2025 Testing Years” (Robert Kelly and James Morgan, May 2026). Table 1A, Total: the number of test takers, the mean and the standard deviation for the 2024-2025 testing year; the format history and how equating makes scaled scores comparable across test forms.https://www.lsac.org/sites/default/files/research/TR-26-01.pdf
- LSAC, LSAT Percentiles (“LSAT Percentile Table: 2023-2026 Testing Years”). The official percentiles. We link to them and used them only to check the model's accuracy on October 26, 2026; they are not copied here.https://www.lsac.org/data-research/data/lsat-percentiles
- LSAC, LSAT Scoring. Raw scores, the 120-180 scale, what a percentile rank means, the yearly July update, and score bands.https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-scoring
- LSAC, LSAT Score Bands. Why every score is reported with a band, and the standard error of measurement.https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-scoring/lsat-score-bands
- LSAC, Frequently Asked Questions about the LSAT. The scored sections since the August 2024 test.https://www.lsac.org/lsat/frequently-asked-questions-about-lsat
- LSAC, The LSAT Will Look a Little Different Starting August 2027. The 27 scored Reading Comprehension and 50 scored Logical Reasoning questions, and the August 2027 format.https://www.lsac.org/lsat-will-look-little-different-starting-august-2027
- LSAC, Official LSAT Practice Tests. The four full official PrepTests that are free on LawHub.https://www.lsac.org/lsat/prepare/official-lsat-practice-tests
- LSAC, About the LSAT. The LSAT is the only admission test accepted by every ABA-approved law school.https://www.lsac.org/lsat/about
- ETS, GRE Comparison Tool for Law Schools. What the tool predicts and its stated range of about plus or minus 5 points. Linked, not reproduced.https://www.ets.org/gre/score-users/law-schools/comparison-tool.html
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