How do I calculate my chances at law school?

Enter your LSAT score and GPA into our free law school admissions calculator. It uses real ABA 509 data to estimate your admission odds, scholarship amounts, and net cost at 185 law schools.

What LSAT score do I need for a full scholarship?

Full scholarships typically require an LSAT score at or above a school's 75th percentile. Our calculator shows estimated scholarship amounts for every score and GPA combination across 185 schools.

What is BigLaw+FC placement rate?

BigLaw+FC measures the percentage of graduates who land positions at large law firms (250+ attorneys) or federal clerkships within 10 months of graduation. It's the most important employment metric for law schools.

Is law school worth it financially?

It depends on your LSAT score, scholarships, and career goals. Use our score increase ROI tool to see how each additional LSAT point translates to scholarship dollars and better school options.

Law School Admissions & Scholarship Calculator

What's a good score worth? Explore admissions odds, scholarship estimates, and career outcomes for all 185 ABA-accredited law schools.

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Your GPA 3.50

Starting LSAT 150

Adjustments optional

Race / Ethnicity Adjusts odds using LSAC applicant pool data

Soft Factors Work experience, personal statement, LORs

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Part-Time / Evening Adjusts odds for part-time programs

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LSAT: 160 GPA: 3.50

Data Tables

Filter and explore data for all 185 law schools. Data from 2025 ABA 509 disclosures. view official reports.

LSAT 160

GPA 3.50

Data disclaimer: Admissions odds are statistical estimates based on ABA 509 medians and quartiles, not predictions. Actual decisions depend on personal statements, letters of recommendation, work experience, softs, and institutional priorities that numbers cannot capture. Scholarship estimates are rough approximations; actual awards vary significantly by applicant. Many scholarships carry GPA conditions that can result in loss of funding. Always verify data against official ABA 509 reports.

Key: Admit 75%+: most applicants admitted Likely Admit 55–74%: odds favor admission Toss-Up 35–54%: could go either way Likely Deny 20–34%: odds against Deny <20%: most applicants denied

Rank	School	Median LSAT	Median GPA	Admission Odds	Est. Scholarship	Net Cost/yr (+ CoL adj)	ABA Data

LSAT Score	Best New Admission	Odds	Best Scholarship Change	New Aid Level	Amount Saved/yr

Employment data nuance: BigLaw+FC rates count only NLJ 250 firms (250+ attorneys) and federal clerkships. They exclude midlaw, state clerkships, government, public interest, and other excellent legal careers. High BigLaw rates at smaller schools may reflect small graduating classes. These numbers also do not account for school-funded positions, which some schools use to inflate employment statistics. Bar passage rates, underemployment, and the percentage of graduates in non-JD-required jobs tell a fuller story. Always check each school's ABA Employment Outcomes report.

What is BigLaw+FC?

BigLaw+FC measures the percentage of a law school's graduates who land positions at large law firms (250+ attorneys) or secure federal clerkships within 10 months of graduation. These are among the most competitive and highest-paying entry-level legal positions, with BigLaw starting salaries typically at $225,000+. This metric is a key indicator of a school's ability to place graduates in elite legal careers.

Rank	School	BigLaw+FC %	Distribution	Bar Pass %	Median LSAT	Tuition/yr	ABA Data

ROI estimates are illustrative only. Salary figures are medians from ABA 509 employment reports and NALP survey data for the 2023 graduating class. Debt figures are average debt at graduation from ABA 509 reports. "Years to payoff" uses the formula: (avgDebt × 0.9) ÷ (medianPrivSalary − $50,000 living expenses). Employment bars show the approximate breakdown for full-time, long-term bar-passage-required or JD-advantage positions. Conditional scholarship % shows the share of scholarship recipients whose awards carry GPA conditions. Schools above 40% are flagged with a warning. All figures are approximations; always verify against official ABA 509 reports.

How to read this table

Years to Payoff = (avg debt × 0.9) ÷ (median private salary − $50k living expenses). Lower is better. Employment bar: ■ BigLaw ■ Fed Clerk ■ Govt ■ Pub Int ■ Business ■ Other/Unknown. ⚠ Cond. Schol = school reports >40% of scholarship recipients have GPA conditions that could result in aid reduction.

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Rank	School	Your Odds	Your Scholarship	Your Net Debt	Median Priv Salary	Years to Payoff	Employment Breakdown	Cond. Schol %

School ▿	2025 LSAT	2025 GPA	LSAT Trend (2011→25)	→ 2026 LSAT	→ 2026 GPA	→ 2027 LSAT	Confidence

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Applicant Pool Trends (2022–2026)

The LSAT applicant pool has grown 33% since 2022 to 68,318 applicants. Biggest surges at the top: 170+ applicants up 69%, making elite admissions dramatically more competitive.

URM Competitive Advantage Analysis

Being an underrepresented minority (URM, primarily Black or Hispanic,) applicant significantly changes the competitive landscape. The key insight is competition ratios within score bands:

Note: These numbers reflect the structural competitive advantage, but individual outcomes depend on many factors. Schools vary widely in how they weigh diversity. Post-SFFA v. Harvard, many schools cannot use race directly in admissions but may consider related factors like overcoming adversity.