Quick answer: the T14 law schools are the 14 schools that have traditionally ranked at the top of the US News law school list: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Virginia, Berkeley, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Cornell and Georgetown. Their median LSAT scores run from 170 to 174, and their median GPAs from 3.88 to 3.99.
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List of T14 Law Schools With LSAT and GPA Medians
| T14 law school | 25th LSAT | Median LSAT | 75th LSAT | Median GPA | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Law | 171 | 174 | 177 | 3.96 | 4.1% |
| Stanford Law | 171 | 173 | 176 | 3.96 | 6.1% |
| Harvard Law School | 171 | 174 | 176 | 3.96 | 9.2% |
| University of Chicago Law | 171 | 174 | 176 | 3.97 | 9.7% |
| Columbia Law | 169 | 173 | 175 | 3.92 | 11.8% |
| NYU Law | 169 | 172 | 174 | 3.92 | 13.4% |
| Penn Carey Law | 167 | 173 | 174 | 3.95 | 8.1% |
| UVA Law | 168 | 173 | 175 | 3.99 | 10.2% |
| Berkeley Law | 167 | 170 | 172 | 3.92 | 14.8% |
| Duke Law | 169 | 171 | 172 | 3.91 | 12.9% |
| Michigan Law | 168 | 171 | 173 | 3.88 | 8.6% |
| Northwestern Law | 167 | 173 | 175 | 3.96 | 12.3% |
| Cornell Law | 168 | 173 | 175 | 3.92 | 18.2% |
| Georgetown Law | 166 | 171 | 173 | 3.93 | 15.7% |
Numbers come from each school’s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, shown on its page here. They are sorted by the usual T14 grouping, not by a current rank.
What Does T14 Mean?
T14 is short for “top 14.” The name stuck because the same group of schools held the top spots in the US News rankings for many years. It is an informal label, and no official body sets it. Rankings move each year, and schools such as UT Austin (172 median) have moved into or close to that group in recent lists. Check the current rankings for the latest order.
What LSAT Score Do You Need for a T14 School?
- To be at the median of every T14 school: a 174.
- To be at the median of at least one: a 170, which is about the 94th percentile.
- To be at or above the 25th percentile of all of them: a 171.
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How Many T14 Schools Fit Your LSAT?
| Your LSAT | Percentile | T14 schools at or above median | T14 schools in the 25th to median range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 85.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | 89.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 168 | 91.4 | 0 | 7 |
| 170 | 94.5 | 1 | 9 |
| 172 | 96.7 | 5 | 9 |
| 173 | 97.6 | 11 | 3 |
| 174 | 98.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 176 | 99.1 | 14 | 0 |
The T6 vs the Rest of the T14
People often split out the top six: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia and NYU. Their medians run from 172 to 174. The rest of the T14 run from 170 to 173. A few points can matter a lot here, because these schools report very narrow ranges.
Is the LSAT All That Matters?
No, but it matters a lot. T14 schools also weigh your GPA, personal statement, letters and experience. Use your LSAC GPA, since that is the one schools report. Students with a high LSAT and a lower GPA are splitters, and the reverse are reverse splitters.
T14 Law Schools FAQ
What are the T14 law schools?
Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Virginia, Berkeley, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Cornell and Georgetown.
Can I get into a T14 with a 165 LSAT?
It is hard. A 165 is below the median at all 14, and it reaches the 25th percentile at 0 of them. A strong GPA and application would need to help a lot.
What LSAT score do I need for Harvard Law?
Harvard’s median is 174, with a 25th percentile of 171 and a 75th of 176.
What is the acceptance rate at T14 law schools?
It ran from 4.1% to 18.2% in 2025. See all law school acceptance rates.
What about the T20 law schools?
See the T20 law schools LSAT scores chart and the top 100 chart.
Sources
School numbers come from the 2025 ABA 509 disclosures, shown on each school’s page. Percentiles come from LSAC for the 2023 to 2026 testing years.