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ABA Fall 2015 Applicant and Application Counts
At this time last year (4/17) 88% of the data was in.
Currently there are 5 schools with an application volume increase of 40% or more, 5 schools show a decrease of 30% or more. Fifty-four schools show an increase in applications, while 141 show a decline and 7 show no change. A more detailed breakdown of school increases/decreases below:
Increase of 100% or more: -
Increase of 50% to 99%: 4
Increase of 40% to 49%: 1
Increase of 30% to 39%: 3
Increase of 20% to 29%: -
Increase of 10% to 19%: 15
Increase of 1% to 9%: 31
No change: 7
Decrease of 1% to 9%: 70
Decrease of 10% to 19%: 51
Decrease of 20% to 29%: 15
Decrease of 30% or greater: 5
Applications to private institutions are down 5.0%, and applications to public law schools are likewise down 3.8%.
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA applicants by racial/ethnic groups and the percent change from last year. The chart shows the maximum number of races/ethnicities selected by each applicant. For example, an applicant who selected Asian and Caucasian/White is counted twice, once as Asian and once as Caucasian/White.
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA law school applicants by gender groups:
Female applicants: 23,973, down 1.1%
Male applicants: 23,144, down 4.2%
Not indicated: 55, up 103.7%
The chart below shows the high LSAT score of 2015 ABA applicants with the percent change from last year:
