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ABA Fall 2015 Applicant and Application Counts
based on data received through 7/03/15
* Other includes those applicants whose permanent residence is not available or is outside the United States.
Currently there are 4 schools with an application volume increase of 40% or more, while 2 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Fifty-five schools show an increase in applications, while 139 show a decline and 9 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%: -
Increase of 30% to 39%: 2
Increase of 20% to 29%: 3
Increase of 10% to 19%: 15
Increase of 1% to 9%: 31
No change: 9
Decrease of 1% to 9%: 74
Decrease of 10% to 19%: 51
Decrease of 20% to 29%: 12
Decrease of 30% or greater: 2
Applications to private institutions are down 4.7%, and applications to public law schools are down 3.3%.
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: 26,481, down 0.4%
Male applicants: 25,514, down 3.7%
Not indicated: 61, up 74.3%
Last year at this time, this represented 97% of the preliminary final applicant count.
