Graduateshotline
graduateshotline
Last Updated: January 26, 2025

LSAT Registration

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test conducted by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) for aspiring law school candidates. It is integral to admission to law schools in the United States, Canada, and many more countries. It aims to assess skills required for the first year of law school. These include reading, comprehension, logical reasoning, and writing, which present the abilities of the candidates in addition to their GPA.

It is recommended that the candidate takes the test before the year of applying to prospective law schools due to the following reasons:

Eligibility for Registering for LSAT

There is no particular criterion for taking the LSAT. Anyone who wishes to pursue a law degree can take the test for admission into law schools.

LSAT Registration Process

Here is the step-by-step process to register for the LSAT: Important LSAT Registration Dates

United States (Including Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada


LSAT Multiple-Choice Test datesLSAT Writing Opening DateRegistration DeadlineScheduling
Opening Date
Score Release Date
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 17, 2025
Jan 18, 2025
Jan 7, 2025Dec 3, 2024Dec 17, 2024Feb 5, 2025
Feb 7, 2025
Feb 8, 2025
Jan 30, 2025Dec 24, 2024Jan 21, 2025Feb 26, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
Feb 22, 2025
Puerto Rico
Feb 13, 2025Jan 7, 2025Feb 4, 2025March 12, 2025
Apr 10, 2025
Apr 11, 2025
Apr 12, 2025
Apr 2, 2025Feb 27, 2025March 25, 2025Apr 30, 2025
June 4, 2025
June 5, 2025
June 6, 2025
June 7, 2025
May 27, 2025Apr 22, 2025May 13, 2025June 25, 2025


To give candidates more flexibility, those who register for the June 2025 test dates can cancel the registration for a full refund after the April test scores are released. The date for the full refund for June 2025 tests has been extended to May 1, 2025.

Other Countries conducting the LSAT

LSAT Multiple-Choice Test datesLSAT Writing Opening DateRegistration DeadlineScheduling
Opening Date
Score Release Date
Jan 17, 2025Jan 7, 2025Dec 3, 2024Dec 18, 2024Feb 5, 2025
Apr 11, 2025Apr 2, 2025Feb 27, 2025March 26, 2025Apr 30, 2025
June 6, 2025May 27, 2025Apr 22, 2025May 14, 2025June 25, 2025

Cost of Taking the LSAT

LSAT Registration Fees
ServiceAmount payable
LSAT (including LSAT Writing)$238
CAS Registration$207


Other Services:
ServiceAmount payable
CAS Report$45
Score Preview$45 If the applicant registers before the test's first day
$80 upon registering within a given time frame following the end of the testing
Official Score Report$50
Score Audit$150 ($75 if the candidate is approved for a fee waiver)
Test Date Change$145 (Up to 7 days after registration deadline)
$238 (8 days after test registration deadline through the day before test date)

Registering for Accommodations

Candidates can register for testing accommodations after they have already registered for the test. They will have to upload the necessary documents to prove their disability and reasons for registering for accommodations.

Registering for Spanish LSAT

Candidates in Puerto Rico who want to take the test in Spanish can do so by taking the Spanish LSAT, which is offered by LSAC only once every year. The Spanish LSAT scores are only accepted by the three law universities in Puerto Rico: the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Inter American University School of Law, and Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Rescheduling/Canceling LSAT

The candidates can request to reschedule or cancel the LSAT test date online by logging into the LSAC account and visiting the Status page. They can be refunded in full or partial amounts if they meet the refund deadline.

Cost for LSAT test date changes:

Reschedule/CancelFee
Rescheduling/Canceling before the Registration DeadlineNo charge
Rescheduling/Canceling by 7 days after Registration Deadline$145
Rescheduling/Canceling after 7 days after Registration Deadline and 1 day before the Test DateNo refund- does not count as an attempt
Rescheduling/Canceling less than a day before Test DateNo refund- counts as an attempt


For further specific queries, the LSAC’s Candidate Services team can be contacted by emailing LSACinfo@LSAC.org.

2024-25 LSAT Test Dates

All About LSAT

Legal Studies

Studying Law Abroad

Subscribe to our newsletter