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ABA Fall 2015 Applicant and Application Counts
The following is a breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications by region (based on data received through 6/05/15) and the percent change from last year:
- Other includes those applicants whose permanent residence is not available or is outside the United States.
Currently there are 6 schools with an application volume increase of 40% or more, while 2 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Fifty-two schools show an increase in applications, while 140 show a decline and 10 show no change. A more detailed breakdown of school increases/decreases is shown below:
Increase of 100% or more: -
Increase of 50% to 99%: 4
Increase of 40% to 49%: 2
Increase of 30% to 39%: -
Increase of 20% to 29%: 2
Increase of 10% to 19%: 16
Increase of 1% to 9%: 28
No change: 10
Decrease of 1% to 9%: 74
Decrease of 10% to 19%: 49
Decrease of 20% to 29%: 15
Decrease of 30% or greater: 2
Applications to private institutions are down 5.0%, and applications to public law schools are down 3.7%.
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: 25,579, down 1%
Male applicants: 24,628, down 4.2%
Not indicated: 62, up 100%
The chart below shows the high LSAT score of 2015 ABA applicants with the percent change from last year:
