February 24, 2016

2015/16 Cycle Data as of 2/19/2016

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2015/16 Cycle Data as of 2/19/2016Spivey Consulting Group
Highest LSAT # Applicants % Change YTD
< 140 2,178 -8.1%
140–144 2,961 5.1%
145–149 4,723 3.1%
150–154 6,368 -3.7%
155–159 6,616 -1.6%
160–164 5,823 6.6%
165–169 4,052 13.5%
170–174 1,943 11.5%
175–180 506 21.9%
Highest LSAT # Applicants % Change YTD
< 140 2,178 -8.1%
140 405 -8.4%
141 663 10.7%
142 472 1.7%
143 747 10.7%
144 674 6.0%
145 667 -15.1%
146 1,018 15.0%
147 860 -17.1%
148 977 32.4%
149 1,201 5.7%
150 1,036 -20.9%
151 1,202 5.5%
152 1,412 7.1%
153 1,274 -11.9%
154 1,444 3.0%
155 1,267 -13.2%
156 1,469 16.1%
157 1,183 -6.4%
158 1,528 2.5%
159 1,169 -6.0%
160 1,367 43.9%
161 1,184 -12.6%
162 933 -20.8%
163 1,265 56.2%
164 1,074 -8.0%
165 854 8.7%
166 761 -15.3%
167 989 64.0%
168 620 -9.2%
169 828 37.8%
170 564 19.7%
171 446 1.6%
172 389 1.6%
173 290 16.0%
174 254 27.0%
175 152 16.9%
176 131 23.6%
177 92 7.0%
178 62 87.9%
179 32 0.0%
180 37 32.1%
% Change in applications # Schools
Increase of 100% or more 1
Increase of 50% to 99% 1
Increase of 40% to 49% 1
Increase of 30% to 39% 3
Increase of 20% to 29% 4
Increase of 10% to 19% 23
Increase of 1% to 9% 55
No change 9
Decrease of 1% to 9% 62
Decrease of 10% to 19% 33
Decrease of 20% to 29% 7
Decrease of 30% or greater 4
Region Applicants # Applicants % Applications # Applications %
Far West 5,312 0.6% 39,475 -1.1%
Great Lakes 4,444 -4.1% 34,577 -0.8%
Midsouth 4,450 6.6% 46,115 3.1%
Midwest 1,231 1.9% 7,335 4.2%
Mountain West 1,874 -12.0% 7,949 -0.6%
New England 1,615 6.9% 20,782 4.1%
Northeast 5,889 4.0% 43,503 3.9%
Northwest 956 0.7% 5,002 -12.6%
South Central 4,481 5.3% 17,123 4.2%
Southeast 4,816 0.2% 19,743 0.4%
Regional Total 35,068 1.3%
Other 2,014 8.1%
Total 37,082 1.7% 241,604 1.4%
Race/Ethnicity Applicants # % Change
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian 1 0.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 772 -2.9%
Asian 4,279 3.5%
Black or African American 4,537 -5.4%
Canadian Aboriginal 28 3.7%
Caucasian/White 23,889 1.1%
Hispanic/Latino 4,501 6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 159 -3.0%
Puerto Rican 846 3.3%
Not Indicated 1,490 42.2%
Missing 206 6,766.7%
Gender Applicants # % Change
Female 19,507 4.2%
Male 17,526 -1.1%
Not Indicated 49 11.4%

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