Why Should a Pre-Law Student Major in Philosophy?
Average LSAT scores of the eleven most popular pre-law majors
|
Major |
LSAT score |
Compared to average |
Popularity of major |
Number of students |
|
Philosophy |
157.0 |
+4.7pts |
11 |
1,447 |
|
Economics |
156.2 |
+3.9pts |
6 |
2,575 |
|
History |
154.5 |
+2.2pts |
2 |
5,107 |
|
English |
153.5 |
+1.2pts |
3 |
4,968 |
|
Psychology |
151.7 |
-0.6pts |
4 |
3,758 |
|
Political Science |
151.5 |
-0.8pts |
1 |
13,229 |
|
Accounting |
151.5 |
-0.8pts |
7 |
2,098 |
|
Sociology |
149.4 |
-2.9pts |
8 |
1,888 |
|
Communications |
149.4 |
-2.9pts |
9 |
1,780 |
|
Business Administration |
148.2 |
-4.1pts |
10 |
1,758 |
|
Criminal Justice |
145.4 |
-6.9pts |
5 |
3,185 |
Average LSAT scores of the ten most popular pre-law Arts & Humanities majors
|
Major |
LSAT score |
Compared to average |
Popularity of major |
Number of students |
|
Philosophy |
157.0 |
+4.7pts |
11 |
1,447 |
|
Religion |
156.6 |
+4.3pts |
10 |
200 |
|
Literature |
154.5 |
+2,2pts |
5 |
348 |
|
Music |
155.0 |
+1.7pts |
7 |
245 |
|
French |
153.9 |
+1.6pts |
8 |
224 |
|
English |
153.5 |
+1.2pts |
1 |
4,968 |
|
Foreign Languages |
153.3 |
+1.0pts |
9 |
203 |
|
Journalism |
151.9 |
-0.4pts |
4 |
793 |
|
Liberal Arts |
150.8 |
-1.5pts |
6 |
320 |
|
Spanish |
149.1 |
-3.2pts |
3 |
827 |
|
