What Law Schools Can I Get Into With a 120?
A 120 on the LSAT sits below about the 37th percentile of recent LSAT scores (LSAC published table, 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 testing years). Below is every ABA school in our data whose Fall 2025 median LSAT sits at or below your score. Those are your targets: a score at or above the median makes you competitive.
This is a starting-point score. Most students who begin here and study seriously finish far higher. The fastest gains come from learning the basic argument structure of Logical Reasoning before worrying about speed.
No target schools at this score
No school in our 196-school data set has a Fall 2025 median at or below 120 (the lowest median in the data is 139). That does not mean zero options: schools admit students below their medians every cycle, and published 25th percentiles run lower. But the honest read is that a retake would change your options more than anything else right now. See should you retake a 120.
How to read this list
- Target: your score is at or above the school's median. You are competitive there.
- Reach: your score is 1 to 3 points below the median. Apply if you like the school, but know it is a stretch.
- Long shot: 4 or more points below the median. Only worth the application fee if something else in your file is exceptional.
These are rules of thumb, not guarantees. Schools admit full classes, not medians: every school takes students above and below its median each year.
What to do with a 120
- Should you retake a 120? - the honest math on retaking vs. applying.
- Take a free diagnostic - find your real starting point if this score was a first attempt.
- Free LSAT prep - study plans and practice to raise the score.
Common questions
Is a 120 a good LSAT score?
A 120 sits below about the 37th percentile of recent LSAT scores (LSAC, 2023-2026 testing years). Whether it is good depends on your target schools: compare it to each school’s published median LSAT, not to a single national cutoff. This is a starting-point score. Most students who begin here and study seriously finish far higher. The fastest gains come from learning the basic argument structure of Logical Reasoning before worrying about speed.
How many law schools can I get into with a 120?
In our data set of 196 ABA schools, 0 have a Fall 2025 median LSAT at or below 120. Those are your target schools: a score at or above the median makes you competitive. Another 0 sit within 3 points above, which counts as reach territory.
Should I retake a 120 on the LSAT?
Retake if your score sits below the medians of the schools you actually want to attend and you have time to prepare. Apply if you are at or above your target schools’ medians and the rest of your application is strong. Our page on whether to retake a 120 walks through the math: /should-i-retake/120
Medians from ABA Standard 509 disclosures via ILRG, Fall 2025 entering class. Tuition is the 2025-2026 sticker price. All cost figures are estimates, not guarantees.
Last updated October 12, 2026