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The following is a breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications by region (based on data received through 1/02/15) and the percent change from last year:
* Other includes those applicants whose permanent residence is not available or is outside the United States.
Last year at this time, we had 35% of the preliminary final applicant count.
Thirty-three schools show an increase in applications, while 165 show a decline and 4 show no change. The full report:
Increase of 100% or more: 1
Increase of 50% to 99%: 3
Increase of 40% to 49%: -
Increase of 30% to 39%: 1
Increase of 20% to 29%: 4
Increase of 10% to 19%: 4
Increase of 1% to 9%: 20
No change: 4
Decrease of 1% to 9%: 53
Decrease of 10% to 19%: 53
Decrease of 20% to 29%: 41
Decrease of 30% or greater: 18
Applications to private institutions are down 11.0%, while applications to public law schools are down 10.6%.
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA applicants by racial/ethnic groups and the percent change from last year.
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA law school applicants by gender groups:
Female applicants: 8,840, down 7.7%
Male applicants: 8,647, down 10.3%
Not indicated: 19, up 72.7%
The chart below shows the high LSAT score of 2015 ABA applicants with the percent change from last year:
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