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Recent studies show that, as a group, Philosophy majors outperform many other majors and all government and prelaw majors on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
|
MAJOR AREA OF STUDY |
MEAN LSAT SCORE (PERCENTILE) |
NUMBER OF APPLICANTS |
| Philosophy | 158 (74.1%) | 2,154 |
| Int'l Relations | 158 (74.1%) | 1,101 |
| Government/Service | 157 (70.9%) | 477 |
| Political Science | 154 (60.0%) | 12,046 |
| Liberal Arts | 152 (52.0%) | 1,166 |
| Pre-law | 147 (33.2%) | 681 |
| Criminal Justice | 146 (29.7%) | 3,657 |
(Source: LSAC Social Science Research, Law School Admission Council, Applicants by Major 2016–17)