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Law School Admissions Calculator — LSAT & GPA Chances

Estimate law school admission chances by LSAT, GPA, URM status, and work experience. Covers T14 through T50 schools with reach/target/safety.

Use CAS GPA from LSAC, not transcript GPA

Profile type: Standard Profile
Index score (ref): 3.31(Columbia formula)
2 Safety5 Target6 Reach14 Long Shot1 Unlikely

University of Louisville

Regional · Median 155 / 3.50 (+13 LSAT)

Safety

75%+

Charlotte School of Law

Regional · Median 147 / 3.10 (+21 LSAT)

Safety

75%+

George Washington

T50 · Median 165 / 3.60 (+3 LSAT)

Target

40–74%

Fordham School of Law

T50 · Median 165 / 3.55 (+3 LSAT)

Target

40–74%

University of Minnesota

T50 · Median 163 / 3.65 (+5 LSAT)

Target

40–74%

University of Colorado

T50 · Median 162 / 3.63 (+6 LSAT)

Target

40–74%

Arizona State

T50 · Median 163 / 3.59 (+5 LSAT)

Target

40–74%

UCLA School of Law

T25 · Median 170 / 3.85 (-2 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

University of Texas

T25 · Median 170 / 3.82 (-2 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

Emory University

T25 · Median 168 / 3.80 (+0 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

USC Gould School of Law

T25 · Median 168 / 3.72 (+0 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

Washington & Lee

T25 · Median 167 / 3.70 (+1 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

Boston University

T25 · Median 167 / 3.71 (+1 LSAT)

Reach

15–39%

Yale Law School

T14 · Median 174 / 3.96 (-6 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Harvard Law School

T14 · Median 174 / 3.96 (-6 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

University of Chicago

T14 · Median 174 / 3.97 (-6 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Columbia Law School

T14 · Median 173 / 3.92 (-5 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Northwestern Pritzker

T14 · Median 173 / 3.96 (-5 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

University of Pennsylvania

T14 · Median 173 / 3.95 (-5 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

University of Virginia

T14 · Median 173 / 3.99 (-5 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Cornell Law School

T14 · Median 173 / 3.92 (-5 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

NYU School of Law

T14 · Median 172 / 3.92 (-4 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Duke Law School

T14 · Median 171 / 3.91 (-3 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Georgetown University Law

T14 · Median 171 / 3.93 (-3 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

UC Berkeley School of Law

T14 · Median 170 / 3.92 (-2 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

University of Michigan

T14 · Median 171 / 3.88 (-3 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Vanderbilt Law School

T25 · Median 170 / 3.90 (-2 LSAT)

Long Shot

5–14%

Stanford Law School

T14 · Median 176 / 4.00 (-8 LSAT)

Unlikely

Under 5%

Estimates based on 2025 ABA 509 medians. Actual admissions depend on personal statements, LORs, demonstrated interest, and institutional priorities. This tool is for planning only.

How to Use This Calculator

  1. 1

    Enter your LSAT score and LSAC GPA

    Enter your highest LSAT score (120-180) and your LSAC CAS cumulative GPA (not your college transcript GPA). If you have multiple LSAT scores, most schools consider the highest. Your CAS GPA is available after registering with LSAC — it recalculates all undergraduate grades on a standardized scale.

  2. 2

    Enter soft factors

    Select your work experience (none, 1-3 years, or 4+ years of post-college work) and check applicable boxes: URM status, Early Decision application, or first-generation college graduate. These factors affect admissions decisions, particularly for borderline profiles.

  3. 3

    Review results by school tier

    Results show all 28 schools across T14, T25, T50, and Regional tiers, classified as Safety (75%+), Target (40-74%), Reach (15-39%), Long Shot (5-14%), or Unlikely. Filter by tier to focus your list. The LSAT gap vs. each school's median helps identify where to focus retake energy.

What Each Value Means

LSAC CAS GPA (0.00–4.33 scale)
Your GPA as recalculated by the Law School Admission Council's Credential Assembly Service. All undergraduate coursework is included and normalized to a 4.0 scale. Grade forgiveness and repeated course policies are ignored. This is typically lower than your college transcript GPA.
Admissions Index Score (school-specific)
A composite score calculated by each law school from a weighted LSAT-GPA formula. Example (Columbia): index = 0.016 × LSAT + 0.242 × GPA − 0.284. Schools use their own coefficients, set privately through LSAC's ACES2 system. Most T14 schools weight LSAT at 60-70% and GPA at 30-40%.
Splitter Profile (profile type)
An applicant whose LSAT score is significantly higher than their GPA relative to school medians. Splitters often outperform their GPA at LSAT-driven schools because LSAT is weighted more heavily in rankings and index formulas. The reverse — high GPA, low LSAT — is called a reverse splitter, who faces a disadvantage despite strong academic credentials.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What LSAT score do I need for a top law school?
For T14 law schools (top 14 by US News rankings), you generally need an LSAT of 170+ to be competitive. Yale, Stanford, Harvard, and UChicago have median LSATs of 174-176. Georgetown and Berkeley are accessible with scores around 168-170. Scoring at or above a school's 75th percentile LSAT significantly improves admission odds, even if your GPA is below median. The national average LSAT is around 153-154.
Does LSAT or GPA matter more for law school admissions?
LSAT is weighted more heavily at most schools — roughly 60% LSAT to 40% GPA in the admissions index formulas schools use. This is partly because law school rankings are heavily influenced by median LSAT scores reported to US News. However, both matter: a very high GPA can compensate for a moderate LSAT, and a top LSAT can sometimes offset a lower GPA. Applicants with mismatched scores (splitters) should target LSAT-friendly schools.
What is a law school splitter?
A splitter is an applicant whose LSAT score is significantly higher than their GPA relative to school medians — for example, LSAT 173 with GPA 3.3. A reverse splitter has a high GPA but lower LSAT — for example, GPA 3.95 with LSAT 163. Splitters often do better than their GPA suggests because LSAT is weighted more heavily. Reverse splitters are often at a disadvantage despite strong academic records, because LSAT is harder to compensate for in the admissions model.
Does URM status help law school admissions?
URM (underrepresented minority) status — typically referring to Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American applicants — is considered in holistic review at most law schools. The effect is significant at T14 schools, particularly for Black and Native American applicants. For Hispanic/Latino applicants the effect varies by school and subgroup. The 2023 Supreme Court decision (SFFA v. Harvard/UNC) prohibits explicit racial quotas in admissions but most law schools continue holistic review that considers background and life experiences.
What is the LSAC CAS GPA and why is it different from my transcript GPA?
LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS) recalculates your GPA using a standardized scale that counts every undergraduate institution you attended, and normalizes grades on a 4.0 scale regardless of your school's scale. AP, IB, and dual enrollment credits taken before college are excluded. Repeated courses and grade forgiveness are undone — all attempts count. Your CAS GPA is almost always lower than your transcript GPA. Always use your CAS GPA when using this calculator.