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2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
ABA Applicants Year-to-Date 62,000 69,400 70,900 66,800 60,200 54,400 53,500 % Change from prior year 22.7% 11.9% 2.2% -5.9% -9.8% -9.7% -1.7% % YTD is of Prelim. EOY 70% 71% 72% 71% 69% 65% 64%
Preliminary End-of-Year 88,900 98,300 98,700 93,500 87,300 83,500 83,500 % Change from prior year 17.1% 10.6% 0.4% -5.2% -6.7% -4.3% 0.0%
Final End-of-Year 90,900 99,500 100,600 95,800 88,700 84,000 % Change from prior year 17.6% 9.5% 1.1% -4.8% -7.4% -5.2%
Admitted Applicants End-of-Year 56,500 56,800 55,900 56,100 56,000 55,500 % Change from prior year 9.1% 0.6% -1.6% 0.3% -0.2% -0.9%
LSAC Matrics End-of-Year 46,000 46,200 45,400 45,800 46,100 46,700 % Change from prior year 7.7% 0.4% -1.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%
ABA First Year Enrollment End-of-Application-Year 48,400 48,900 48,200 48,100 48,900 % Change from prior year 7.5% 0.9% -1.3% -0.2% 1.7%
LSAC Volume SummaryYear-to-date volumes through 02/01/08Volumes rounded to nearest hundred
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
ABA Applications Year-to-Date 305,200 364,300 395,400 391,400 373,100 352,200 355,900 % Change from prior year 30.1% 19.3% 8.6% -1.0% -4.7% -5.6% 1.0%
End-of-Year 445,300 522,800 552,400 543,000 527,900 515,000 % Change from prior year 25.5% 17.4% 5.7% -1.7% -2.8% -2.4%
LSATs Administered Year-to-Date 108,700 122,300 122,400 121,000 115,200 114,100 117,100 % Change from prior year 23.4% 12.5% 0.1% -1.2% -4.8% -1.0% 2.7%
End-of-Year 134,300 148,000 147,600 145,300 137,400 140,000 % Change from prior year 23.1% 10.3% -0.3% -1.6% -5.4% 1.9%
LSDAS Registrations Year-to-Date 80,000 83,900 78,900 * 75,100 * 71,900 * 69,100 * 69,400 * % Change from prior year 19.6% 4.9% -6.0% -4.8% -4.3% -3.9% 0.5%
End-of-Year 88,900 94,300 * 89,900 * 84,100 * 80,800 * 78,700 * % Change from prior year 19.9% 6.1% -4.7% -6.4% -3.9% -2.6%
* LSDAS changed to 5-year subscription beginning with 2002-03
Year-to-date volumes through 02/01/08Volumes rounded to nearest hundred
LSAC Volume Summary
Tests Administered, Applicants and First Year StudentsABA-Approved Law Schools
1966-67 - 2006-07
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
66-67 69-70 72-73 75-76 78-79 81-82 84-85 87-88 90-91 93-94 96-97 99-00 02-03 05-06
Admission Year
Tests Administered
ABA Applicants
First Year Law StudentsTes
ts, A
pp
lican
ts, S
tud
ents
Note: Due to changes in data collection methods, ABA applicant data beginning in 1999-2000is not directly comparable to prior applicant data.
Where Are Law School Applicants Coming From? % Change Fall 2006 to Fall 2007
As of: Preliminary End-of-Year (8/8/07)
NORTHWEST
2,413
-7.1%
MOUNTAIN WEST
4,213
-5.0% SOUTH CENTRAL
8,109
-4.3%
SOUTHEAST
11,485
-3.0%
MIDSOUTH
10,305
-4.8%
NORTHEAST
14,041
-3.9%
NEW ENGLAND
4,377
-2.8%
GREAT LAKES
12,905
-5.9%
MIDWEST
3,192
-4.3%
FAR WEST
10,293
-5.5%
National Volume & % Change: 81,333/-4.6%
Total Volume & % Change: 83,481/-4.3%
Applicant counts based on region of state of permanent residence
Where Are Law School Applications Going To?% Change Fall 2006 to Fall 2007
As of: Preliminary End-of-Year (8/8/07)
NORTHWEST
13,277
+3.0%
FAR WEST
75,022
-3.3%
MOUNTAIN WEST
16,374
-4.4% SOUTH CENTRAL
34,927
-3.8%
SOUTHEAST
51,756
+3.4%
MIDSOUTH
92,613
-1.2%
NORTHEAST
90,711
-2.6%
NEW ENGLAND
43,480
-1.5%
GREAT LAKES
80,912
-7.0%
MIDWEST
15,946
+0.5%
Total Volume & % Change: 515,018/-2.4%
Application counts based on region of each law school
Where Are Law School Applicants Coming From? % Change Fall 2007 to Fall 2008
As of: 02/01/08
NORTHWEST
1,705
-6.1%
MOUNTAIN WEST
2,934
+3.0% SOUTH CENTRAL
5,148
-0.5%
SOUTHEAST
6,601
-0.6%
MIDSOUTH
6,842
-1.6%
NORTHEAST
8,678
-3.1%
NEW ENGLAND
2,607
-6.4%
GREAT LAKES
7,999
-5.2%
MIDWEST
1,917
-6.0%
FAR WEST
7,588
+2.5%
National Volume & % Change: 52,019/-2.0%
Total Volume & % Change: 53,476/-1.7%
Applicant counts based on region of state of permanent residence
Where Are Law School Applications Going To?% Change Fall 2007 to Fall 2008
As of: 02/01/08
NORTHWEST
9,170
-2.8%
FAR WEST
58,992
+6.9%
MOUNTAIN WEST
11,606
+6.4% SOUTH CENTRAL
21,853
+3.7%
SOUTHEAST
29,362
-0.2%
MIDSOUTH
66,083
-1.6%
NORTHEAST
61,769
-0.4%
NEW ENGLAND
30,639
-2.4%
GREAT LAKES
56,616
+2.3%
MIDWEST
9,722
-4.4%
Total Volume & % Change: 355,862/+1.0%
Application counts based on region of each law school
All and White Applicants/Matriculants 1987-1988 through 2006-2007
Based on Applicants Who Provided Their Ethnicity
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 '06-07
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Note: Due to changes in data collection methods, ABA-applicant data beginning in 1999-2000is not directly comparable to prior applicant data.
All Applicants
All Matriculants
White Applicants
White Matriculants
Applicants/Matriculants Who Were Minorities 1987-1988 through 2006-2007
Based on Applicants Who Provided Their Ethnicity
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Note: Due to changes in data collection methods, ABA-applicant data beginning in 1999-2000is not directly comparable to prior applicant data.
Black/African American
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Percentage Change inApplicants and Matriculantsfrom Fall 2003 to Fall 2007
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Asian Hispanic AmericanIndian
White Black All
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Percentages of Various Populations
US Population
Bachelor's Degrees
Conferred** ABA Matrics J.D. Degrees Lawyers*2005 2004-05 All New*** 2006 2005-06 2005
Male 49.0% 42.6% 51.6% 51.2% 53.8% 51.9% 68.6%Female 51.0% 57.4% 48.4% 48.8% 46.2% 48.1% 31.4%
White 74.7% 72.9% 65.5% 67.3% 71.1% 70.8% 89.2%Black 12.1% 9.5% 10.5% 9.2% 7.1% 6.2% 3.9%Hispanic 14.5% 7.0% 8.3% 8.2% 7.4% 6.8% 3.3%Asian/Pacific Islander 4.4% 6.8% 8.1% 7.7% 8.0% 7.9% 2.3%American Indian/AK Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 1%
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* Lawyers by gender relying on 2005 data; ethnicity relying on 2000 data** Bachelor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions*** New excludes applicants who applied in any of the prior 4 years ("Reapplicants")
1 - U.S. Census Bureau: 2005 American Community Survey, Estimates2 - National Center for Education Statistics' Digest of Education Statistics: 20063 - Law School Admission Council4 - American Bar Association Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools 2008 Edition
Table prepared by Law School Admission Council
Gender/Ethnicity
ABA ApplicantsFall 2006