Important LSAT Dates and Deadlines
January 2026 LSAT
Regions
United States (Including Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam & Northern Mariana Islands) and Canada
Most test takers will continue to have the option of taking the LSAT either at home in an online, live, remotely proctored environment or in-person at a digital testing center. Our goal in offering two different test modalities is to give each test taker a choice of which option works best for them.
Regardless of whether you choose to take the LSAT remotely or at a test center, the content of the test will remain exactly the same.
Explore your options:
Taking the LSAT at a Test Center
Test Dates and Details
| Primary Test Dates | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Thursday, January 8, 2026 Friday, January 9, 2026 Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
|---|---|
| LSAT Argumentative Writing Available | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
| Scores Released * Learn more about Score Release | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
Registration Deadlines
We strongly urge you to register early. Requests for testing accommodations are due by the receipt deadlines below.
If you do choose to register on a deadline day, please do so during our business hours. If you have technical problems with your registration after business hours, we will not be able to extend deadlines. All receipt deadlines are by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
| Deadline | Fee/Refund | |
|---|---|---|
| Registration Deadline | Friday, November 28, 2025 | $248 |
| Accommodation Request Deadline (for test takers with disabilities) | Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
| Assistive Technology Request Deadline | Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
| Scheduling Opens (via Prometric) | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | |
| Scheduling Closes (if testing at a center) | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | |
| Scheduling Closes (if testing remotely) | Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
LSAT Options
Please note that the fees listed below are in addition to your test registration fee.
All receipt deadlines are by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
| Deadline | Fee/Refund | |
|---|---|---|
| LSAT Score Preview | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | $45 |
| Saturday, January 17, 2026 through Monday, January 26, 2026 | $85 | |
| Test Date Change | Friday, November 28, 2025 | No charge |
| Saturday, November 29, 2025 through Friday, December 5, 2025 | $150 | |
| Saturday, December 6, 2025 through Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | $248 | |
| Registration Refund | Friday, November 28, 2025 | $248 refund |
LSAT Score Release — Quick Facts
- Scores are released to test takers at 9 a.m. ET via the test taker’s LSAC JD Account.
- Scores will only be released if the test taker has an approved LSAT Argumentative Writing sample on file and there are no holds on their account. If you are a first-time test taker, you must complete LSAT Argumentative Writing before your score can be released.
- Your score will be released to the schools to which you have applied at the same time it is released to you, unless you have purchased the LSAT Score Preview option.
- If you have granted permission to your prelaw advisor to see your score, it will be released to that prelaw advisor on the day following the day it is released to you.
- If you purchased Score Preview, your score will be released to others only after you have chosen to have it released, or at the end of the Score Preview period if you have not canceled the score.
Note: These dates are subject to change.