Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores
Yale Law School ranked first and Harvard Law School ranked second in 2024 Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores rankings.
Below statements summarize the average statistics including law schools tuition and admission data for the top 10 Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores. You can compare all law schools in one table with GAP, LSAT, admission, and tuition information at law school comparison page.
- The average law school tuition & fees is $51,002 and, among Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores, Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) has the highest tuition & fees of $81,292 and Washington University School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $67,744.
- The average LSAT score is 159 and, among Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores, Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has the lowest score of 172.
- The average acceptance rate is 42.35% and, among Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores, Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) rate of 6% and Cornell Law School has the loosest (highest) rate of 18%.
- The average law school population is 139,883 and, among Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores, New York University School of Law has the most students of 2,094 and Stanford Law School has the fewest students of 682.
- The average bar exam pass rate (for first-time exam takers) is 77.17% and, among Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores, University of Chicago Law School has the highest rate of 97% and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has the lowest rate of 92%.
Law Schools with Highest LSAT Scores
| Rank | College Name | Founded | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Student Population | Bar Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale Law School New Haven, CT | 1843 | $76,369 | 175 | 3.96 | 5.6% | 705 | 96.8% |
| 2 | Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA | 1817 | $78,692 | 174 | 3.93 | 9.6% | 2,031 | 96.1% |
| 3 | Stanford Law School Stanford, CA | 1893 | $73,713 | 173 | 3.95 | 7.3% | 682 | 96.7% |
| 17 | Washington University School of Law St. Louis, MO | 1867 | $67,744 | 173 | 3.95 | 17.2% | 1,341 | 91.9% |
| 7 | University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL | 1902 | $77,877 | 173 | 3.94 | 12.8% | 686 | 97.1% |
| 5 | Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) New York, NY | 1858 | $81,292 | 173 | 3.90 | 12.2% | 1,748 | 93.7% |
| 12 | Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL | 1859 | $74,552 | 172 | 3.92 | 15.5% | 1,189 | 91.6% |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania Law School Philadelphia, PA | 1850 | $76,934 | 172 | 3.92 | 9.9% | 1,048 | 96.3% |
| 15 | Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY | 1887 | $77,593 | 172 | 3.90 | 18.4% | 875 | 94.3% |
| 9 | New York University School of Law New York, NY | 1835 | $80,014 | 172 | 3.90 | 16.8% | 2,094 | 96.6% |
| Average | - | $51,002 | 159 | 3.61 | 42.3% | 139,883 | 77.2% |