LNAT raw score conversion
Reported score
Enter a number right
Every 2014-15 paper
| Paper | Candidates | Raw mean (SD) | Reported mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 1,380 | 24.12 (5.68) | 22.37 (5.46) |
| B1 | 1,375 | 21.5 (5.4) | 22.24 (5.12) |
| C1 | 1,402 | 22.46 (4.73) | 22.46 (4.73) |
| D1 | 1,424 | 22.72 (5.34) | 22.71 (5.32) |
| E1 | 1,411 | 24.22 (5.7) | 22.33 (5.5) |
LNAT Pro
Score 30 or your money back
£229 once
Price rises to £379 on 1 January. Save £150 by joining before then.
At least 12 months of access
No VAT is charged. Conditions
In the LNAT's 2014-15 and 2015-16 technical reports, papers were put on one scale, and each paper's reported scores had a different mean and spread from its raw scores.
Questions people ask
Is the LNAT score the number of questions you get right?
Not always exactly. In the LNAT's 2014-15 and 2015-16 technical reports, papers were put on one scale, and each paper's reported scores had a different mean and spread from its raw scores. On paper A1 in 2014-15, 25 right corresponded to a reported score of about 23; on paper B1 the same year, about 25.6.
Is the LNAT scaled?
The Consortium's technical reports describe Pearson equating papers of different difficulty onto one scale, so a harder paper does not cost you. Current scoring details are published only to member universities.
Can I convert my LNAT practice test score?
No reliable conversion exists. The official practice tests have no published score table, and these historical papers are a different test from today's. Treat a practice score as a guide to your number right, not a prediction.
What is a good LNAT score?
That depends on the university. Our LNAT score by university tool compares your score with each university's published average for offer holders.
Is 17 a bad LNAT score?
It is low: about the 13th percentile nationally (2015-16), below the average candidate. Universities weigh it with your essay and application, and there is no pass mark.
Is 19 a bad LNAT score?
It is below average: about the 22nd percentile nationally (2015-16), below the average candidate. There is no pass mark; universities weigh it with your essay and application.
Is 23 a bad LNAT score?
No: about the 50th percentile nationally (2015-16), around the average candidate.
Is a 29 on the LNAT good?
Yes: about the 87th percentile nationally (2015-16), above the average candidate.
Is 33/42 a good LNAT score?
Yes, it is very strong: about the 97th percentile nationally (2015-16), above the average candidate.
Is 37 a good LNAT score?
Yes, it is exceptional: about the 99th percentile nationally (2015-16), above the average candidate.
More free tools
Keep going
How we work this out
What it does
Pick a historical LNAT paper and a number right to get the estimated reported score on that paper.
The five LNAT papers (forms A1 to E1) sat in 2014-15 by 6,992 candidates and in 2015-16 by 7,849, from the LNAT Consortium's technical reports: the last national paper-by-paper figures it has made public.
Method
- For each paper the reports give the mean and spread of the number right (raw) and of the reported score. Pearson, who ran the analysis, describes placing papers on one scale by Rasch equating.
- We line each paper's raw scores up with its reported scores by matching the two means and spreads: reported is about reported mean plus (raw minus raw mean) times reported spread over raw spread.
- The answer is that first method. A second, simpler method only shifts by the difference in means; the range between the two, widened by half a mark each way, is listed under How we work this out.
- We show the same number right on every paper that year, so you can see how much the paper mattered.
Published figures
The published paper-by-paper figures
| Year and paper | Candidates | Raw mean | Raw SD | Raw range | Reported mean | Reported SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 A1 | 1,380 | 24.12 | 5.68 | 0 to 38 | 22.37 | 5.46 |
| 2014-15 B1 | 1,375 | 21.5 | 5.4 | 6 to 38 | 22.24 | 5.12 |
| 2014-15 C1 | 1,402 | 22.46 | 4.73 | 4 to 34 | 22.46 | 4.73 |
| 2014-15 D1 | 1,424 | 22.72 | 5.34 | 7 to 38 | 22.71 | 5.32 |
| 2014-15 E1 | 1,411 | 24.22 | 5.7 | 8 to 37 | 22.33 | 5.5 |
| 2015-16 A1 | 1,598 | 24.43 | 5.4 | 6 to 38 | 22.45 | 5.35 |
| 2015-16 B1 | 1,579 | 22.73 | 5.1 | 8 to 37 | 23.12 | 4.71 |
| 2015-16 C1 | 1,538 | 23.97 | 5.46 | 5 to 37 | 23.97 | 5.46 |
| 2015-16 D1 | 1,625 | 23.11 | 5.52 | 7 to 38 | 23.57 | 5.06 |
| 2015-16 E1 | 1,509 | 22.04 | 6.04 | 3 to 39 | 21.7 | 5.29 |