Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is an important component in law school admission process. Washington University School of Law has the highest LSAT scores of 175. University of Chicago Law School and Harvard Law School also have higher LSAT score of 174 and 174 respectively.

Important Statistics of Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores — Top Programs By Median (50th Percentile) LSAT Performance

The 2026 average tuition & fees of Law Schools with the Highest LSAT Scores — Top programs by median (50th percentile) LSAT performance are $85,020 for state residents and $85,320 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2025-2026. The average GPA of the schools is 3.96 and the average LAST score is 174. The average acceptance rate is 10.86%.

Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $92,194 and Washington University School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $76,589.
Washington University School of Law has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Columbia Law School has the lowest score of 173.
University of Virginia School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.99 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.92.
Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 4.06% and Washington University School of Law has the lowest rate of 18.96%.
Harvard Law School has the most law school students of 2,025 and Stanford Law School has the least enrolled students of 670.

The following table compares Law Schools with the Highest LSAT Scores — Top programs by median (50th percentile) LSAT performance law schools with important law schools facts.

Law Schools with the Highest LSAT Scores — Top programs by median (50th percentile) LSAT performance Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
Rank	School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
1	Washington University School of Law private, St. Louis, MO	$76,589	18.96%	3.96	175	1,122	258	93.57%
2	University of Chicago Law School private, Chicago, IL	$88,500	9.74%	3.97	174	710	191	97.42%
3	Harvard Law School private, Cambridge, MA	$86,344	9.20%	3.96	174	2,025	483	97.86%
4	Yale Law School private, New Haven, CT	$81,818	4.06%	3.96	174	676	175	96.50%
5	Columbia Law School private, New York, NY	$92,194	11.84%	3.92	173	1,740	412	95.85%
6	Cornell Law School private, Ithaca, NY	$88,609	18.19%	3.92	173	933	210	96.41%
7	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law private, Chicago, IL	$83,938	12.30%	3.96	173	1,205	245	91.80%
8	University of Pennsylvania Law School private, Philadelphia, PA	$88,184	8.05%	3.95	173	1,032	254	96.70%
9	Stanford Law School private, Stanford, CA	$82,122	6.10%	3.96	173	670	173	96.50%
10	University of Virginia School of Law public, Charlottesville, VA	$84,900 ($81,900)	10.17%	3.99	173	982	302	94.98%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

Law Schools with the Highest LSAT Scores — Top programs by median (50th percentile) LSAT performance

$85,320

173.5

3.96

10.86%

Important Statistics of Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores — Top Programs By Median (50th Percentile) LSAT Performance