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 |