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LSAT Score Calculator

Blake Boege
Written by Blake Boege · Founder, Calculator Answers

An LSAT score calculator is an educational utility designed to estimate scaled test scores (120 to 180) from a raw count of correct answers. By mapping raw scores onto standardized conversion curves for the Law School Admission Test, it provides law school candidates with their scaled score and approximate national percentile rank.

Calculate your estimated scaled LSAT score. Enter your correct raw answer count out of the total scored questions to get your scaled score and approximate national percentile.

Quick Answer

Estimate your scaled LSAT score (120-180) and national percentile rank. Enter raw correct answer counts out of scored questions.

Test Outcomes

Current LSAT format has 76 scored questions.

Scaled Result Estimate

Estimated LSAT score

159

Approx. 77.3th national percentile

Raw correct answers55 / 76
Percentage correct72.4%
Estimated percentile77.3%
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Examples

58 correct answers out of 76

Estimated LSAT: 161 (77th percentile)

70 correct answers out of 76

Estimated LSAT: 173 (99th percentile)

40 correct answers out of 76

Estimated LSAT: 149 (38th percentile)

How it works

The calculator translates your raw correct count into the standard 120-180 scale using an approximation of the official LSAC scoring conversion curves:

Scaled Score Conversion Range:

Scaled Score = 120 (Min) to 180 (Max)

Percentile Approximation Formula:

Percentile is calculated by fitting the scaled score into a normal bell curve distribution with a mean of 152.0 and a standard deviation of 9.0.

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Frequently asked questions

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) uses a raw score, which is simply the number of questions answered correctly (no penalty for wrong answers). This raw score is converted using a statistical formula unique to each test edition into a scaled score ranging from 120 (lowest) to 180 (highest).

Starting in August 2024, the LSAT consists of three scored sections plus one unscored experimental section. The total number of scored questions typically ranges between 75 and 77 (standardized to 76 in this calculator). Historically, the exam had 4 scored sections with around 100-103 questions.

The average LSAT score is around 151-152. Scoring 160 or above puts you in the top 20% of test-takers, while scoring 170 or above puts you in the top 2-3% — which is generally required for admission to Top 14 law schools.

Because the distribution of LSAT scores resembles a bell curve, percentiles rise rapidly in the middle ranges (around 150) and slowly at the extremes. For example, getting 50 correct out of 76 yields an estimated 156 score (approx. 63rd percentile), while 65 correct yields a 169 score (approx. 95th percentile).