LNAT 2025 Dates and Deadlines – Registration & Exam Dates

If you are applying for an undergrad law program at these nine top universities in the UK in 2025 for entry in September 2026 (Autumn 2026), you need to take the LNAT in the 2025-2026 cycle.

Go to the LNAT official website and the admissions details page of the specific universities to reconfirm the official dates and deadlines. The details below are tentative; and liable to change.

The online registration and booking of LNAT test slots starts from the 1st August 2025.

LNAT testing starts on 1st September 2025, i.e. you can take the LNAT on or after 1st September 2025; but you will have to take the test before the college or university specific deadlines mentioned below.

The LNAT test has to be taken only at the Pearson VUE testing centers.

The LNAT can be taken on any day of the week, but the test slot has to be booked in advance.

Given that there will be limited number of test slots available at each center on any given day, the earlier you book, the better chance you have of getting an appointment on the day of your choice; at the testing center of your choice.

Remember :

You can take the LNAT only once in any admission cycle, and the results are valid for that year only.

Previous year’s LNAT scores are not carried over subsequent years.

If you take the LNAT twice, the second attempt will be invalidated automatically.

Even if your scores in the second attempt are better than the first, only the scores from your first attempt will be sent to the universities.

Therefore, start your preparation early and give the LNAT your best shot.

Registration for the UCAS starts from the 1st of August.

The UCAS submissions will start from mid September.

You can take the LNAT before or after you send off your UCAS application. (Ensure that you adhere to the college specific deadlines).

Important :
If you register on the Pearson VUE website or take the LNAT before you complete your UCAS application, remember to enter your UCAS Personal Identifier number on your LNAT profile before you submit your UCAS application.

The UCAS Personal Identifier (a 10-digit number) is how the LNAT system identifies which universities you’ve applied to and sends your LNAT results (including your essay) to those specific institutions.

It is your responsibility to ensure the UCAS number is entered correctly and kept up-to-date on your LNAT profile.

You do not need your UCAS personal identifier number to register for the LNAT. You can enter 0000000000 instead (10 zeros) when you create your account on the LNAT website.

However, your real UCAS personal identifier number is needed for the universities to link your LNAT score to your UCAS application.

You must go back into your LNAT profile (On the LNAT website) and edit it as soon as you receive your real UCAS number (Do not include the hyphens).

Candidates not applying to UK universities can use the generic 0000000000 (10 zeros) in the UCAS number field on the LNAT website.

At a glance :

• 1 August 2025 – UCAS registration will open
• 1 August 2025 – LNAT registration will start
• 1 September 2025 – LNAT testing begins
• Mid September 2025 – UCAS applications can be submitted
• Ensure that you take the LNAT before the college specific deadlines

Cambridge and Oxford

• Register for LNAT between the 1st August 2025 to 15th September 2025
• Take the LNAT test after 1st September 2025, but on or before 15th October 2025
• UCAS registration will commence from mid September 2025
• Submit your UCAS form by the 15th October 2025
• You can take the LNAT before or after your UCAS application, but latest by 15th October 2025

London School of Economics (LSE), Kings college London (KCL) and University College London (UCL) – Faculty of Laws

• Register for LNAT on or after the 1st August 2025
• Take the LNAT test after 1st September 2025, but on or before 31st December 2025
• You can take the LNAT before or after your UCAS application, but latest by 31st December 2025

University of Bristol and University of Durham

• Register for LNAT between the 1st August 2025 to 14th January 2026
• Take the LNAT test after 1st September 2025, but on or before 14th January 2026
• Submit your UCAS form by 6:00 pm UK time on the 14th January 2026
• You can take the LNAT before or after your UCAS application, but latest by 14th January 2026

University of Glasgow and SOAS University of London

• Register for LNAT between the 1st August 2025 to 20th January 2026
• Take the LNAT test after 1st September 2025, but on or before 25th January 2026
• Submit your UCAS form by 6:00 pm UK time on the 29th January 2026
• You can take the LNAT before or after your UCAS application, but latest by 25th January 2026

2026 Late Applications

Check if your chosen university accepts late applications. Typically, international universities may accept late applications.

Remember, there will be a limited number of LNAT slots per day, so book early to get the center and the date of your choice.

And do not wait for the cut off dates – apply early to your preferred universities.

And yes, don’t forget to check out the LawMint LNAT practice series at Lawmint.uk.