Law School GPA and LSAT Trends

0.10 pts

GPA

1.54 pts

LSAT

Law school GPA and LSAT score trends (2022-2026): Average undergraduate GPA changed from 3.54 to 3.65 (0.10). Average LSAT score moved from 158.09 to 159.63 (1.54).

By institution control, public schools had an average GPA of 3.69 compared with 3.62 at private schools. Over 2022-2026, public school GPA increased by 0.11 points, while private school GPA increased by 0.10 points. Similarly, average LSAT totals were 159.99 at public schools and 159.36 at private schools, with changes of 1.53 and 1.55 points respectively.

At a glance: Law School GPA and LSAT Score Changes 2022-2026

  • Undergraduate GPA: 3.54 → 3.65 (0.10 points)
  • Public Schools: 3.58 → 3.69 (0.11 points)
  • Private Schools: 3.52 → 3.62 (0.10 points)
  • LSAT Score: 158.09 → 159.63 (1.54 points)
  • Public Schools: 158.45 → 159.99 (1.53 points)
  • Private Schools: 157.81 → 159.36 (1.55 points)

Analysis of GPA and LSAT Score Trends

  • Recent Year Snapshot: In 2026, the average undergraduate GPA was 3.65 and the average LSAT score was 159.63.
  • GPA Trends: Average GPA moved from 3.54 to 3.65 (0.10 points). By control, public schools changed from 3.58 to 3.69 (0.11 points) and private schools changed from 3.52 to 3.62 (0.10 points).
  • LSAT Trends: Average LSAT moved from 158.09 to 159.63 (1.54 points). Public school LSATs changed from 158 to 160 (1.53 points) while private school LSATs changed from 158 to 159 (1.55 points).
  • Public vs. private comparison: Public schools' average GPA moved from 3.58 to 3.69 (change: 0.11 pts), while private schools moved from 3.52 to 3.62 (change: 0.10 pts). For LSAT, public schools went from 158.45 to 159.99 (change: 1.53 pts) versus private schools from 157.81 to 159.36 (change: 1.55 pts). These comparisons highlight which sector saw larger shifts in applicant academic profiles and may signal changes in relative competitiveness.

GPA and LSAT Scores For All Law Schools (2022-2026)

This table shows each institution's average undergraduate GPA and LSAT score for every year from 2022 to 2026. GPA values are displayed above and LSAT scores below in each table cell.

Law School GPA and LSAT Scores by School (2022-2026)
School202220232024202520265 Years Avg.
University of Akron School of Law3.39
153
3.45
153
3.52
153
3.54
153
3.51
154
3.48
153
The University of Alabama School of Law3.94
165
3.95
166
3.95
167
3.95
165
3.97
167
3.95
166
Albany Law School3.42
154
3.48
155
3.47
155
3.47
156
3.54
158
3.48
156
Washington College of Law3.57
161
3.61
162
3.63
162
3.61
160
3.63
162
3.61
161
Appalachian School of Law3.27
147
3.21
146
3.13
146
3.04
147
3.20
146
3.17
146
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law3.85
166
3.85
167
3.90
167
3.90
165
3.91
165
3.88
166
James E. Rogers College of Law3.66
163
3.76
163
3.79
163
3.78
163
3.78
163
3.75
163
University of Arkansas School of Law3.59
156
3.60
156
3.71
156
3.63
156
3.71
158
3.65
156
William H. Bowen School of Law3.43
152
3.41
152
3.39
152
3.47
151
3.41
153
3.42
152
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School3.13
151
3.14
151
3.19
150
3.09
150
3.13
152
3.14
151
Ave Maria School of Law3.17
151
3.30
152
3.35
152
3.41
153
3.36
155
3.32
153
University of Baltimore School of Law3.34
154
3.42
154
3.39
154
3.42
153
3.45
155
3.40
154
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law3.15
149
3.23
149
3.24
149
3.21
150
3.23
150
3.21
149
Baylor Law School3.64
162
3.72
163
3.73
164
3.73
163
3.77
164
3.72
163
Belmont University College of Law3.71
158
3.70
160
3.77
160
3.79
160
3.84
161
3.76
160
Boston College Law School3.69
165
3.74
166
3.77
167
3.80
167
3.83
168
3.77
167
Boston University School of Law3.77
169
3.84
170
3.86
170
3.88
170
3.88
170
3.85
170
J. Reuben Clark Law School3.85
167
3.92
168
3.94
168
3.92
168
3.95
170
3.92
168
Brooklyn Law School3.50
159
3.54
160
3.56
160
3.54
160
3.59
161
3.55
160
California Western School of Law3.26
153
3.35
153
3.38
153
3.39
153
3.50
155
3.38
153
Berkeley School of Law3.83
169
3.83
170
3.87
170
3.87
170
3.92
170
3.86
170
Davis School of Law 3.70
165
3.70
165
3.69
165
3.68
163
3.70
165
3.69
165
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco3.52
160
3.59
160
3.59
160
3.63
160
3.71
161
3.61
160
Irvine School of Law3.69
167
3.72
167
3.72
167
3.81
167
3.80
169
3.75
167
Los Angeles School of Law3.82
170
3.90
171
3.92
170
3.95
170
3.95
171
3.91
170
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law3.40
154
3.53
154
3.48
155
3.57
156
3.51
156
3.50
155
Capital University Law School3.30
151
3.33
151
3.45
150
3.39
151
3.44
151
3.38
151
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law3.74
164
3.76
164
3.79
164
3.80
164
3.78
165
3.77
164
Case Western Reserve University School of Law3.61
160
3.66
160
3.70
160
3.70
160
3.76
162
3.69
160
Columbus School of Law3.50
158
3.61
159
3.63
159
3.64
160
3.68
161
3.61
159
Chapman University School of Law3.60
160
3.63
161
3.67
161
3.67
162
3.70
163
3.65
161
Charleston School of Law3.32
151
3.41
152
3.49
153
3.54
153
3.51
154
3.45
153
University of Chicago Law School3.91
172
3.91
173
3.94
173
3.94
173
3.97
174
3.93
173
Chicago-Kent College of Law3.56
159
3.61
159
3.67
159
3.74
160
3.72
161
3.66
160
University of Cincinnati College of Law3.70
158
3.73
158
3.80
158
3.81
158
3.80
159
3.77
158
City University of New York School of Law3.46
155
3.42
154
3.45
153
3.44
154
3.54
155
3.46
154
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law3.48
155
3.39
154
3.42
155
3.43
155
3.50
155
3.44
155
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law3.61
164
3.72
164
3.81
164
3.79
164
3.81
164
3.75
164
Columbia Law School3.84
174
3.87
173
3.90
173
3.90
173
3.92
173
3.89
173
University of Connecticut School of Law3.54
159
3.64
160
3.71
160
3.72
161
3.78
162
3.68
160
Cornell Law School3.86
171
3.87
172
3.90
172
3.89
173
3.92
173
3.89
172
Creighton University School of Law3.39
153
3.50
153
3.35
152
3.42
152
3.51
153
3.43
153
University of Dayton School of Law3.53
153
3.58
154
3.61
155
3.66
156
3.60
157
3.60
155
Sturm College of Law3.63
160
3.60
160
3.58
160
3.65
159
3.66
160
3.62
160
DePaul University College of Law3.57
156
3.57
156
3.59
157
3.65
158
3.61
158
3.60
157
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law3.32
154
3.39
154
3.46
154
3.55
154
3.52
156
3.45
154
David A. Clarke School of Law3.08
149
3.15
150
3.27
151
3.18
150
3.28
151
3.19
150
Drake University Law School3.50
155
3.55
154
3.49
154
3.56
156
3.67
156
3.55
155
Drexel University School of Law3.59
158
3.72
159
3.70
159
3.72
158
3.76
160
3.70
159
Duke University School of Law3.82
170
3.85
170
3.87
170
3.89
170
3.91
171
3.87
170
Duquesne Kline School of Law3.43
155
3.50
155
3.55
156
3.57
156
3.62
157
3.53
156
Elon University School of Law3.31
152
3.41
152
3.43
153
3.41
153
3.40
154
3.39
153
Emory University School of Law3.80
167
3.80
168
3.82
166
3.81
165
3.82
166
3.81
166
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law3.23
150
3.18
151
3.21
150
3.30
150
3.33
150
3.25
150
Florida A&M University College of Law3.42
149
3.41
150
3.52
151
3.44
151
3.48
152
3.45
151
Florida International University College of Law3.69
160
3.72
160
3.74
160
3.73
160
3.80
161
3.74
160
Florida State University College of Law3.82
163
3.83
165
3.85
165
3.91
165
3.93
166
3.87
165
Levin College of Law3.86
167
3.90
169
3.91
169
3.90
169
3.91
169
3.90
169
Fordham University School of Law3.70
166
3.72
167
3.75
167
3.76
167
3.79
168
3.74
167
George Mason University School of Law3.81
164
3.83
166
3.89
168
3.92
168
3.93
169
3.88
167
The George Washington University Law School3.83
167
3.84
168
3.85
168
3.87
168
3.86
168
3.85
168
Georgetown University Law Center3.85
171
3.86
171
3.91
171
3.92
171
3.93
171
3.89
171
Georgia State University College of Law3.55
160
3.61
160
3.56
159
3.56
159
3.64
160
3.58
160
University of Georgia School of Law3.82
166
3.87
168
3.83
169
3.91
169
3.92
169
3.87
168
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law3.13
151
3.15
154
3.28
153
3.19
153
Gonzaga University School of Law3.51
154
3.48
154
3.48
154
3.55
154
3.55
155
3.51
154
Harvard Law School3.92
174
3.92
174
3.93
174
3.95
174
3.96
174
3.94
174
William S. Richardson School of Law3.54
156
3.53
156
3.48
157
3.70
156
3.62
158
3.57
157
Hofstra University School of Law3.48
156
3.58
156
3.59
156
3.62
155
3.65
157
3.58
156
University of Houston Law Center3.64
161
3.70
161
3.72
161
3.75
161
3.79
163
3.72
161
Howard University School of Law3.49
154
3.49
154
3.43
155
3.47
155
3.63
156
3.50
155
University of Idaho College of Law3.26
153
3.36
152
3.35
151
3.46
152
3.54
153
3.39
152
University of Illinois College of Law3.66
164
3.71
166
3.75
165
3.77
165
3.81
166
3.74
165
Maurer School of Law3.77
164
3.81
164
3.86
164
3.91
164
3.91
164
3.85
164
Robert H. McKinney School of Law3.56
155
3.58
154
3.61
155
3.59
155
3.58
155
3.58
155
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law3.37
142
3.37
143
3.36
142
3.32
143
3.39
144
3.36
143
University of Iowa College of Law3.69
163
3.66
163
3.76
163
3.76
162
3.78
164
3.73
163
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law3.31
152
3.36
152
3.39
152
3.38
152
3.40
153
3.37
152
University of Kansas School of Law3.69
158
3.73
158
3.71
160
3.79
161
3.85
162
3.75
160
University of Kentucky College of Law3.62
157
3.68
157
3.67
157
3.71
158
3.72
159
3.68
158
Lewis & Clark Law School3.54
162
3.52
161
3.59
160
3.58
160
3.59
161
3.56
161
Liberty University School of Law3.48
153
3.49
152
3.56
154
3.55
153
3.54
154
3.52
153
Duncan School of Law3.43
150
3.40
150
3.49
151
3.44
152
3.44
153
3.44
151
Paul M. Hebert Law Center3.56
156
3.62
157
3.65
157
3.71
156
3.74
157
3.66
157
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law3.56
156
3.68
156
3.68
156
3.59
156
3.67
157
3.64
156
Loyola Law School3.64
161
3.69
161
3.71
161
3.72
162
3.74
163
3.70
162
Loyola University Chicago School of Law3.46
159
3.56
159
3.60
160
3.60
160
3.70
161
3.58
160
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law3.35
153
3.39
152
3.37
151
3.38
152
3.47
154
3.39
152
University of Maine School of Law3.57
158
3.65
158
3.62
157
3.66
157
3.70
158
3.64
158
Marquette University Law School3.56
155
3.63
155
3.61
155
3.70
156
3.70
158
3.64
156
University of Maryland School of Law3.70
161
3.71
163
3.76
163
3.73
163
3.72
164
3.72
163
McGeorge School of Law3.44
155
3.47
155
3.40
155
3.52
155
3.52
156
3.47
155
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law3.36
154
3.32
154
3.40
155
3.48
154
3.53
155
3.42
154
Mercer Law School3.51
156
3.48
154
3.59
155
3.63
155
3.62
157
3.57
155
University of Miami School of Law3.63
160
3.69
161
3.72
162
3.76
163
3.79
164
3.72
162
Michigan State University College of Law3.59
156
3.52
157
3.55
159
3.63
160
3.73
162
3.60
159
University of Michigan Law School3.84
171
3.83
171
3.85
171
3.86
171
3.88
171
3.85
171
University of Minnesota Law School3.80
166
3.83
168
3.85
168
3.88
169
3.88
171
3.85
168
Mississippi College School of Law3.24
150
3.38
150
3.33
150
3.31
150
3.37
152
3.33
150
University of Mississippi School of Law3.56
156
3.54
157
3.62
157
3.64
157
3.68
157
3.61
157
University of Missouri School of Law3.69
159
3.70
160
3.70
160
3.76
160
3.72
161
3.71
160
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law3.48
154
3.47
154
3.55
154
3.51
155
3.65
156
3.53
155
Mitchell Hamline School of Law3.29
153
3.33
152
3.26
151
3.34
152
3.29
154
3.30
152
University of Montana School of Law3.50
156
3.43
154
3.48
154
3.52
156
3.64
156
3.51
155
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law3.64
158
3.72
158
3.75
158
3.77
158
3.81
160
3.74
158
William S. Boyd School of Law3.70
160
3.74
160
3.78
160
3.78
160
3.76
160
3.75
160
New England School of Law3.28
154
3.36
154
3.44
153
3.31
153
3.37
153
3.35
153
University of New Hampshire School of Law3.50
158
3.48
156
3.41
155
3.45
155
3.50
155
3.47
156
University of New Mexico School of Law3.61
156
3.50
156
3.61
155
3.57
157
3.56
157
3.57
156
New York Law School3.49
155
3.53
155
3.51
156
3.59
156
3.63
157
3.55
156
New York University School of Law3.86
172
3.88
172
3.90
172
3.91
172
3.92
172
3.89
172
North Carolina Central University School of Law3.27
147
3.32
148
3.35
149
3.41
150
3.31
151
3.33
149
University of North Carolina School of Law3.73
164
3.77
166
3.78
166
3.85
167
3.89
168
3.80
166
University of North Dakota School of Law3.39
150
3.37
150
3.37
150
3.46
150
3.48
151
3.41
150
Northeastern University School of Law3.66
162
3.70
163
3.72
163
3.73
163
3.77
164
3.72
163
Northern Illinois University College of Law3.20
148
3.36
150
3.43
150
3.26
150
3.41
150
3.33
150
Salmon P. Chase College of Law3.37
153
3.55
152
3.38
152
3.50
152
3.41
154
3.44
153
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law3.86
171
3.89
171
3.92
172
3.95
172
3.96
173
3.92
172
Notre Dame Law School3.77
168
3.81
168
3.83
169
3.85
169
3.89
170
3.83
169
Shepard Broad Law Center3.26
153
3.43
153
3.36
153
3.52
153
3.52
155
3.42
153
Claude W. Pettit College of Law3.43
150
3.42
148
3.40
148
3.30
148
3.34
149
3.38
149
Michael E. Moritz College of Law3.79
163
3.86
164
3.83
165
3.89
166
3.91
168
3.86
165
Oklahoma City University School of Law3.30
149
3.43
148
3.36
149
3.47
151
3.56
151
3.42
150
University of Oklahoma College of Law3.59
158
3.67
159
3.71
159
3.74
160
3.73
162
3.69
160
University of Oregon School of Law3.54
159
3.57
158
3.52
158
3.56
159
3.62
160
3.56
159
Pace University School of Law3.40
152
3.39
152
3.47
152
3.51
153
3.54
154
3.46
153
Penn State Dickinson Law3.54
161
3.61
161
3.63
162
3.68
161
3.71
159
3.63
161
Penn State Law3.76
162
3.72
162
3.77
161
3.71
155
3.74
160
University of Pennsylvania Law School3.90
171
3.90
172
3.92
172
3.93
172
3.95
173
3.92
172
Pepperdine University School of Law3.80
164
3.85
164
3.86
164
3.85
164
3.85
164
3.84
164
University of Pittsburgh Law School3.51
160
3.55
161
3.56
160
3.56
159
3.54
160
3.54
160
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law3.13
135
3.26
135
3.32
138
3.37
137
3.33
139
3.28
137
University of Puerto Rico School of Law3.75
149
3.71
147
3.76
148
3.73
148
3.77
152
3.74
149
Quinnipiac University School of Law3.46
152
3.56
152
3.51
153
3.59
153
3.65
155
3.55
153
Regent University School of Law3.64
156
3.63
157
3.68
157
3.64
158
3.68
158
3.65
157
University of Richmond School of Law3.70
162
3.75
163
3.75
164
3.75
164
3.81
164
3.75
163
Roger Williams University School of Law3.17
150
3.33
150
3.30
150
3.44
149
3.43
150
3.33
150
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus3.39
157
3.41
158
3.60
157
3.61
158
3.66
158
3.53
158
Saint Louis University School of Law3.50
156
3.54
156
3.59
155
3.64
156
3.61
157
3.58
156
Cumberland School of Law3.54
154
3.62
155
3.61
155
3.63
155
3.63
156
3.61
155
University of San Diego School of Law3.70
161
3.74
161
3.80
161
3.80
161
3.84
163
3.78
161
University of San Francisco School of Law3.33
155
3.42
155
3.46
153
3.39
154
3.47
155
3.41
154
Santa Clara University School of Law3.42
157
3.42
158
3.55
159
3.44
157
3.50
159
3.47
158
Seattle University School of Law3.36
157
3.44
157
3.51
157
3.53
157
3.60
159
3.49
157
Seton Hall University School of Law3.58
160
3.62
159
3.66
160
3.69
160
3.71
161
3.65
160
University of South Carolina School of Law3.53
158
3.61
159
3.70
160
3.74
161
3.67
162
3.65
160
University of South Dakota School of Law3.44
150
3.39
151
3.56
151
3.55
152
3.47
152
3.48
151
South Texas College of Law3.22
154
3.30
153
3.36
153
3.35
154
3.41
155
3.33
154
Gould School of Law3.82
168
3.87
168
3.88
169
3.91
169
3.91
169
3.88
169
Southern Illinois University School of Law3.36
149
3.35
150
3.30
149
3.38
148
3.38
149
3.35
149
Dedman School of Law3.76
163
3.71
164
3.83
164
3.86
165
3.81
167
3.79
165
Southern University Law Center3.03
146
3.13
146
3.12
147
3.15
146
3.15
147
3.12
146
Southwestern Law School3.31
154
3.36
154
3.44
155
3.48
155
3.51
157
3.42
155
St. John's University School of Law3.62
162
3.36
153
3.71
162
3.74
162
3.81
164
3.65
161
St. Mary's University School of Law3.36
153
3.32
152
3.38
152
3.41
153
3.49
153
3.39
153
St. Thomas University School of Law3.32
152
3.63
156
3.40
152
3.30
152
3.42
152
3.41
153
University of St. Thomas School of Law3.48
155
3.66
162
3.62
155
3.64
156
3.72
159
3.62
157
Stanford Law School3.91
172
3.92
173
3.95
173
3.92
173
3.96
173
3.93
173
Stetson University College of Law3.45
157
3.51
158
3.59
158
3.60
158
3.63
159
3.56
158
Suffolk University Law School3.48
154
3.49
154
3.55
154
3.55
155
3.58
155
3.53
154
Syracuse University College of Law3.51
157
3.56
157
3.58
157
3.62
158
3.60
158
3.57
157
Beasley School of Law3.60
163
3.63
163
3.65
163
3.67
163
3.76
165
3.66
163
University of Tennessee College of Law3.67
160
3.76
160
3.78
162
3.82
163
3.89
164
3.78
162
Texas A&M University School of Law3.84
163
3.93
164
3.97
166
3.97
168
4.00
169
3.94
166
University of Texas School of Law3.80
169
3.84
170
3.86
171
3.89
171
3.89
172
3.86
171
Thurgood Marshall School of Law3.32
151
3.10
151
3.16
150
3.21
150
3.33
150
3.22
150
Texas Tech University School of Law3.56
157
3.64
157
3.63
158
3.65
158
3.69
159
3.63
158
University of Toledo College of Law3.42
152
3.55
152
3.53
151
3.58
152
3.53
153
3.52
152
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center3.15
150
3.11
150
3.22
151
3.22
151
3.35
153
3.21
151
Tulane University School of Law3.60
161
3.64
161
3.64
161
3.64
160
3.67
161
3.64
161
University of Tulsa College of Law3.38
154
3.43
155
3.53
156
3.52
156
3.45
157
3.46
156
University at Buffalo Law School3.58
156
3.61
156
3.72
156
3.71
156
3.71
157
3.67
156
University of Massachusetts School of Law3.36
150
3.47
152
3.39
150
3.39
151
3.36
152
3.39
151
UNT Dallas College of Law3.14
151
3.31
152
3.43
153
3.49
153
3.41
153
3.36
152
S.J. Quinney College of Law3.82
163
3.87
163
3.85
164
3.86
165
3.87
166
3.85
164
Vanderbilt University Law School3.89
169
3.90
170
3.89
170
3.89
169
3.91
170
3.90
170
Vermont Law School3.40
154
3.36
154
3.30
151
3.18
151
3.25
152
3.30
152
Villanova University School of Law3.70
162
3.76
163
3.80
164
3.81
164
3.80
164
3.77
163
University of Virginia School of Law3.91
171
3.94
171
3.94
171
3.96
172
3.99
173
3.95
172
Wake Forest University School of Law3.68
163
3.72
165
3.79
165
3.84
166
3.79
166
3.76
165
Washburn University School of Law3.53
155
3.50
154
3.59
154
3.61
151
3.68
155
3.58
154
Washington and Lee University School of Law3.61
164
3.66
164
3.72
165
3.73
166
3.75
167
3.69
165
Washington University School of Law3.93
170
3.94
172
3.95
173
3.96
173
3.96
175
3.95
173
University of Washington School of Law3.67
164
3.70
164
3.74
164
3.67
163
3.76
165
3.71
164
Wayne State University Law School3.75
161
3.80
161
3.83
162
3.84
162
3.89
164
3.82
162
West Virginia University College of Law3.56
154
3.68
155
3.59
155
3.58
156
3.65
155
3.61
155
Cooley Law School2.99
148
3.00
148
3.07
148
3.15
147
3.09
147
3.06
148
Western New England University School of Law3.47
150
3.43
150
3.30
150
3.29
150
3.27
153
3.35
151
Western State College of Law3.11
150
3.23
151
3.16
152
3.26
151
3.36
152
3.22
151
Widener Law Commonwealth3.20
148
3.30
148
3.34
148
3.36
148
3.33
150
3.31
148
Willamette University College of Law3.32
154
3.25
154
3.26
152
3.40
152
3.48
154
3.34
153
Marshall-Wythe School of Law3.78
164
3.75
165
3.77
166
3.75
164
3.82
166
3.77
165
University of Wisconsin Law School3.65
164
3.73
165
3.79
165
3.81
165
3.81
167
3.76
165
University of Wyoming College of Law3.32
154
3.48
154
3.51
154
3.46
155
3.55
156
3.46
155
Yale Law School3.94
174
3.94
175
3.96
175
3.96
174
3.96
174
3.95
174
Jacksonville University College of Law3.53
154
3.48
156
3.51
155
Widener Law Delaware3.19
150
3.26
150
3.26
150
3.28
150
3.33
152
3.26
150
Wilmington University School of Law3.13
149
3.13
149
3.13
149