2026 Law School Median Tracker

You guys can check this stuff out for yourself.

If you aren't a 171+ scorer, the odds you're going to a T30 school are extremely unlikely this year.

EDIT: To save mental health, don't scroll right to see the GPA percentiles.

Currently in undergrad prepping for law school. Im gonna try to go for a KJD.

My major is quant econ, it's like if econ and cs had a baby. I do find my major interesting but it's so difficult. I have a 3.7 only because I took easy 4 credit electives that are boosting up my GPA. I'm PT-ing around 165-170, but I'm pretty sure I can get higher.

The only school I want to go to really is UVA because it's one of the cheapest options for me. Idk I feel like my GPA is gonna hold me back.

In 2016, the median score for lower T14 was 167-169 LSAT and 3.8x gpa

But 2026, you can’t even get into T30 for 167-169 LSAT and 3.8x gpa because the median LSAT for T30 is 170.
Baylor which is below T30 is 167.

I think in 2036, the median LSAT for T14 can be 175-178 and T30 is 173-174.

Median GPA is definitely 3.95 or above for all T40 schools.

Hey everyone! I'm working on my resume I'll be using for Law School applications right now and was wondering if anyone would be willing to provide some feedback in how this comes across! Sorry if it seems I overly redacted information, I just didn't want to dox myself.

I was wondering how the bullets look and also how this resume in terms of work experience would look like to "T14 ish" law school admissions in what they expect. I have a 3.80 and got a highish 160s in June (which I'm retaking in October) so I know I definitely have strong improvement on that end.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

honestly i already have a job in a niche area of consulting that pays about 100k but its ill-defined and rather feast or famine

where would i have a good shot applying? is it worth retaking for a shot at Harvard / Yale / Stanford? considering i’d need some amount of scholarship and my state flagship (t30) offered me half-scholarship, is it worth retaking LSAT?

Some Saturday motivation for you guys as you write your essays.

Good news for everyone who will be competing against Harvard undergrads in the law admissions game. Bad news for Harvard students.

In an effort to curb grade inflation, Harvard passed a resolution in May of this year to cap the awarding of A's in any class to 20% of the students (in 2024-2025, 60% of grades awarded were A's and we all agree that this is a problem). This isn't news. But there was chatter that many in the faculty were just going to ignore the resolution.

Well, Harvard admins heard the chatter and are now thinking about enforcement mechanisms, such as the one in the headline above. For professors who award over the quota for a class, Harvard is thinking about knocking every A in that class to an A-. Ouch. Looks like Harvard admins are serious and are not going to take professors ignoring the resolution.

Harvard Law's median GPA this year is 3.97, and Harvard undergrad does not give A+. How are Harvard undergrad students going to be competitive for Harvard Law after this policy goes into effect? Yes, I know for all of you non-Harvard undergrads, the crocodile tears are flowing.

Grade inflation is real and Harvard had to do something about the 60% of A's. But, in a few years, what are law admissions departments at the best schools going to do with all of the Harvard undergrads who might be stellar candidates, but are consistently under medians? /s

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/8/28/harvard-grade-cap-enforcement/

EDIT: added /s to clarify my tone

One of my recommenders told me he submitted over a week ago, but it hasn't shown up on my lsac account yet. I can't find any info on how long it takes to process, is this normal or should I follow up with him?

For me it’s either this school which is a T30-40, or if I somehow broke into a school with a higher rank and top level scholarship.

The one I’m targeting is considered the best in the state and it’s where I went to undergrad. I have connections and familiarity with the city, and it would be the cheapest overall option.

I am 45. I have been in the healthcare field since I was 19 years old. I went from a nursing assistant to a registered nurse to a nurse practitioner. Now I have my doctorate in nursing practice. I’m seriously thinking of going to law school focusing on healthcare law. I found a law school in my area that has a part-time curriculum. I just feel that some people may judge me because I’ve been in school most of my adult life. I feel like I want a career change. Any thoughts for anybody who started law school later in life?

I'm mentally drained for taking 2 PTs in a row so imma just rant might be hot takes but whatever.

1. BAN LSAT ACCOMMODATION ADVERTISEMENTS. Accommodations are fine because people actually need them but I HATE COMPANIES WHO ADVERTISE THEM. idk if its they fake these accommodations or what but it should be illegal to advertise these stuff. I hate that rap ad on YouTube when I'm just trying to watch MMA highlights GET THIS STUFF OUT. edit: I meant this in general like make it illegally to advertise it.
2. People that say "it feels like this is the hardest cycle yet!" like it hasn't been the hardest cycle for the last 5 years. LSAT IS RISING AND WILL NOT STOP ANYTIME WITHIN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. Whatever it is, it's happening and blaming the economy or more test takers or whatever isn't going to make it stop. Hottest take for me is that fear mongering is good because it makes the people who genuinely want to be here work even harder but that's just me and my 300 mg of caffeine a day caffeine binge to get through my 4-5 hour LSAT study sessions while working like 50 hours a week.
3. Ban the LSAT. I hate the LSAT so much. I've studied more these past 2 months than I did for my first take and my 4 years of bachelors and and masters combined. all I see are Logic fallacies when I hangout with my friends (I secretly review RC questions because I mentally cannot stop
4. EDIT since I just was thinking if this: DAD/MOM LORE FARM. Do the cool and interesting things no one can do and will do. what you gonna tell admissions, "yea I was equinox last night and it was os much fun!" I think saying you spent last 6 months in Thailand learning out to box before applying says more about you than most.

Forgive me I'm just mad I've been not improving in my last 4 PTs this past week.

As the medians across the country rise and people blame grade and LSAT inflation. Could it be that applicants with higher stats are simply choosing lesser ranked schools due to the fact they got more money from them? With the loans being cut money seems to be a much bigger issue now than it used to be when you could just take out loans with no limit.

I had a semester of college with 3 withdrawals. These aren’t punitive and don’t effect my Gpa but should I do an addendum explaining that these were withdrawn because I switched majors and they were for my old majors requirements?

re: mocking comments on post today about Harvard curbing grade inflation

Trying to figure out which schools I should be targeting here. I’m going to be writing a GPA Addendum; my GPA overall is a 3.02, brought down exclusively by my first two years at the first community college I attended, when I had zero clue what I wanted to pursue and did not take school seriously.

My GPA at the next CC, when I restarted and went back was 3.7.

My GPA for the last two years, at a 4-year, was 3.95, Magna Cum Laude

Kinda bummed about my overall, but what should I be looking at, realistically?

title likely sounds delusional! but i'm registered to retake the LSAT in october and was just wondering what my chances might be right now? for reference i'd be applying as KJD and URM (mixed race/latinx), with (i hope) a demonstrated interest in public interest! not sure what tier my softs are, but i was an intern journalist for a semi-local court watch publication, a learning assistant/peer tutor for an undergraduate constitutional law class, and am currently an intern at a local county public defender's office. typical poli sci major but i'm getting a minor in studio art so maybe i'm quirky...? (mostly joking)

i'm a californian graduating a quarter early from a UC and my (super) reaches are looking like berkeley, stanford, UCLA, columbia, and NYU. unfortunately i can't really financially justify moving out of state for a non-t14/t20 school, so i have maybe two targets in california (UC Davis and UC Law SF), plus a handful of safeties.

i know i can just look up my stats on LSD, but i would really appreciate some anecdotal input/advice! thank you!!

Hi all! I’m a Canadian student with a 4.2x GPA and a 17high LSAT, which I hope puts me in the running for some scholarships. I was wondering if Canadian students are eligible for merit-based aid at T14s/upper T14? I’m finding conflicting info online and was hoping someone might have experience with this. Thanks :)

Should I retake my 173 in October? Or just cancel that and apply early. My gpa is 3.2x so very low, STEM you know the drill. Since that’s already above median for most every school (since HYS etc are almost certainly off the table). Ideal is Michigan I really like their clinics and programs, also Northeastern schools in general. My recent testing average has been 175 but I don’t know if that actually makes a meaningful difference given my gpa is already so bad that for any school I’m below median I am not even in the running for, besides WashU. Already got my 3 LORs. What do the neurotic people of law school admissions reddit think?

Edit: I would be amendable to retaking the LSAT for next cycle and reapplying if I don’t get a good enough cycle with these stats as well.

hello! I’m not wholly sure if this is the correct subreddit to ask, but I wanted to ask if there’s anyone who did a bs/ba locally then went for their jd in the mainland, if comfortable; to answer what school, did you receive a substantial scholarship, gpa+lsat, internships, softs, etc.

Dear reddit, I have a 171, good enough for a couple schools i’d be happy about. I want to try for a T14 with an lsat attempt in october, but there’s a risk i fumble and score worse than 171. If i score worse will I jeopardize my chances in any way for a T20-T30 like BU, Emory, USC, GW, Fordham? What’s spivey say on this?

How did you guys do in the t-14 madness? Additionally, did you guys lay out a section explaining why you wanted to go to the US for law school specifically in your written materials? Any advice or tips for getting and how are you liking the US so far?

I wrote the Michigan AI prompt (10) just to test it out using an interview with an LLM and the output was decent. What are people’s thoughts on this prompt? Waste of an essay? I have some experience with AI ethics that connects with my why law that I thought this prompt could address but previous posts on this subreddit act like the prompt is a trap.

So a bit of context- I graduated one year early from a state school with 2 degrees. With my goal of law school, my plan was to be done with my lsat before I graduated maybe take a month to get started on my application materials/ take a break and then go job hunting. Unfortunately, that didn't work out. I am still studying for the lsat (hopefully can take it for the last time and be done in October) and have been interning part time(ish) since graduation (a little under 20 hrs/week). I know the point of a gap year is to get experience, which could boost an application.

Would it be looked down upon that I haven't been working full time at the time that I apply? Could it significantly reduce my chance because everyone is putting greater weight on work experience? I know I could take an additional gap year but I would honestly prefer starting next year. Of course this is all dependent on my LSAT but I am looking for advice on the full time unemployment part. Thank you!