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LSAT Percentiles scores

Sudents are given scaled scores for the LSAT ranging from 120 to 180 using a statistical method called equating. Below is a table correlating scaled score to percentile rank. Thus, if a law school requires that applicants score above the 90th percentile, they must score above approximately 163.

Scaled Score	Percentile Rank	Scaled Score	Percentile Rank	Scaled Score	Percentile Rank	Scaled Score	Percentile Rank
180	99.9%	164	92%	148	39%	132	3.5%
179	99.9%	163	90%	147	35%	131	3%
178	99.9%	162	88%	146	32%	130	2.5%
177	99.9%	161	86%	145	29%	129	2%
176	99.8%	160	83%	144	26%	128	1.5%
175	99.7%	159	80%	143	23%	127	1.2%
174	99.5%	158	77%	142	20%	126	1%
173	99.3%	157	74%	141	17%	125	0.8%
172	99%	156	71%	140	14%	124	0.6%
171	98.5%	155	67%	139	12%	123	0.5%
170	98%	154	63%	138	10%	122	0.4%
169	98%	153	59%	137	8%	121	0.3%
168	97.5%	152	55%	136	7%	120	0%
167	96%	151	51%	135	6%
166	95%	150	47%	134	5%
165	94%	149	43%	133	4%