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Philosophy and the LSAT

Every year the Law School Admissions Council publishes results from the LSAT. Of undergraduate programs that send more than 1,000 graduates to law school usually either Philosophy or Economics produces the highest mean LAST scores. Last year Philosophy did. This year (2015-16) Economics did.

MAJOR MEAN LSAT SCORE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
     
Economics        158.84             2717
Philosophy        157.97             2294
International Relations        157.04             1026
History        156.07             3472
English        154.36             3549
Finance        154.01

            1468

Political Science        153.39            12693
Psychology        152.46             3778
Communication Studies        151.02             1809
Liberal Arts        150.99             1311
Sociology        150.24             2055
Business Management        149.14             1085
Business Administration        148.72             1554
Criminal Justice        145.80             3857

 

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