The Economics Program:
Economics Majors and the LSAT

Average LSAT Scores for 14 Majors with More than 2,000 Students Taking the Exam

1994-95 Rank
Major
Average Score
Number of Students
1991-92 Rank
Average Score
Number of Students
1
Economics
155.3
2,916
1
155.7
4,157
2
History
154.0
5,819
3
154.4
5,080
3
English
153.7
6,324
4
153.9
5,698
4
Engineering
152.7
2,656
2
154.7
2,536
5
Journalism & Languages
152.5
2,002
7
152.3
2,042
6
Finance
152.2
2,009
5
153.1
2,756
7
Psychology
151.9
3,977
8
152.0
3,522
8
Accounting
151.8
2,340
6
152.6
2,855
9
Political Science
151.6
15,388
9
151.8
13,628
10
Communication & Arts
150.7
3,898
10
150.8
3,909
11
Management
149.4
2,735
11
149.9
3,294
12
Sociology & Social Work
149.3
3,129
13
149.2
2,550
13
Business Administration
148.6
2,111
12
149.6
2,454
14
Criminology
145.8
3,960
14
145.9
2,928
Click here to read the complete article by Michael Nieswiadomy from the Journal of Economic Education, Volume 29, Number 4, Fall pp. 377-379.