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About Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

Law School Admission Test (LSAT) · US

Key exam facts

Provider
Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC): examination owner and developer; Prometric: test-center delivery/proctoring provider, not the exam owner. LSAT Argumentative Writing is delivered remotely through LawHub.
Format
Announced August 2027 format: computer-based multiple-choice Reading Comprehension followed by two Logical Reasoning sections, with embedded unscored pretest items; generally in-center testing with approved remote exceptions. Separately administered remote unscored argumentative essay required unless an applicable approved earlier writing sample satisfies the requirement.
Exam questions
Total questions: 104; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
Standard multiple-choice answer time: 142 minutes (52 Reading Comprehension +45+45 Logical Reasoning), plus two separate10-minute breaks. Separately administered writing:50 minutes including15-minute prewriting analysis and35-minute essay writing; approved accommodations may change time. Check-in and tutorials are not included in answer time.
Passing score
LSAC reports a scaled score from120 to180 based on equally weighted correct answers, with no deduction for incorrect answers. A universal LSAC admission pass cutoff is not published in the scoring policy; law schools use scores in their own holistic admission decisions. The August2027 announcement preserves the scale and score meaning.
Exam fee
August2027-version fee: not published in the fee schedule currently posted and checked November1,2026. That schedule explicitly scopes USD253 registration (including writing), equal for first and repeat attempts, to August2026–June2027; it is not asserted as the August2027 price. Published fees are in US dollars; taxes/exchange rates may affect candidates outside the US.

Topics covered

  • Reading Comprehension (35.06%)

    • The main idea or primary purpose
    • Information that is explicitly stated
    • Information or ideas that can be inferred
    • The meaning or purpose of words or phrases as used in context
    • The organization or structure
    • The application of information in the selection to a new context
    • Principles that function in the selection
    • Analogies to claims or arguments in the selection
    • An author’s attitude as revealed in the tone of a passage or the language used
    • The impact of new information on claims or arguments in the selection

  • Logical Reasoning (64.94%)

    • Recognizing the parts of an argument and their relationships
    • Recognizing similarities and differences between patterns of reasoning
    • Drawing well-supported conclusions
    • Reasoning by analogy
    • Recognizing misunderstandings or points of disagreement
    • Determining how additional evidence affects an argument
    • Detecting assumptions made by particular arguments
    • Identifying and applying principles or rules
    • Identifying flaws in arguments
    • Identifying explanations

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

Announced August 2027 format: computer-based multiple-choice Reading Comprehension followed by two Logical Reasoning sections, with embedded unscored pretest items; generally in-center testing with approved remote exceptions. Separately administered remote unscored argumentative essay required unless an applicable approved earlier writing sample satisfies the requirement.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 104; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.

How long is the exam?

Standard multiple-choice answer time: 142 minutes (52 Reading Comprehension +45+45 Logical Reasoning), plus two separate10-minute breaks. Separately administered writing:50 minutes including15-minute prewriting analysis and35-minute essay writing; approved accommodations may change time. Check-in and tutorials are not included in answer time.

What is the passing score?

LSAC reports a scaled score from120 to180 based on equally weighted correct answers, with no deduction for incorrect answers. A universal LSAC admission pass cutoff is not published in the scoring policy; law schools use scores in their own holistic admission decisions. The August2027 announcement preserves the scale and score meaning.

How much does the exam cost?

August2027-version fee: not published in the fee schedule currently posted and checked November1,2026. That schedule explicitly scopes USD253 registration (including writing), equal for first and repeat attempts, to August2026–June2027; it is not asserted as the August2027 price. Published fees are in US dollars; taxes/exchange rates may affect candidates outside the US.

Official sources and references

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