LSAT score release dates 2026-2027

LSAC releases scores for each LSAT administration on a fixed date, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, through your LSAC JD Services account. Your score only comes out on time if your LSAT Argumentative Writing sample is approved and your account has no holds.

Source: LSAC Upcoming LSAT Dates and LSAT FAQs, checked October 11, 2026. LSAC notes that dates can change.

Score release dates, US and Canada

Source: LSAC, Upcoming LSAT Dates, checked October 11, 2026. All dates Eastern Time.

International administrations share these score release dates: October 2026, January 2027, April 2027 and June 2027.

What can delay your score

• No writing sample. First-time test takers must complete LSAT Argumentative Writing, and LSAC must approve it, before the score is released. It opens in your account eight days before your test, and LSAC says processing can take up to three weeks, so do it early.
• Holds on your account. Any hold stops the release until it is cleared.

Cancelling or previewing your score

• Cancel: you can cancel your score within six calendar days of your test date, through JD Services or by contacting LSAC.
• Score Preview: lets you see your score before deciding whether to keep it. It costs $46 if you buy it before testing starts, or $87 in the window after testing. You then have six calendar days from score release to cancel or keep the score.
• Cancelled scores, including those cancelled through Score Preview, still count toward the retake limits.

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