January 12, 2014

Change in Law School Applicant Volume (c/o 2015 vs. c/o 2016 applications for T50)

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Click on each school to view their 2013 Standard 509 Information Report

2012 Standard 509 Reports can be found here: ABA-LSAC Official Guide

CHANGE IN APPLICANT VOLUME (C/O 2015 VS C/O 2016 APPS)

  1. Yale: -10.40%
  2. Stanford: -4.31%
  3. Harvard:1.80%
  4. U Chicago: -4.19%
  5. Columbia: -12.06%
  6. NYU: -10.36%
  7. U Pennsylvania: -9.66%
  8. U Virginia: -0.23%
  9. UC Berkeley: -16.25%
  10. U Michigan: -3.65%
  11. Duke:1.03%
  12. Northwestern: -9.98%
  13. Cornell: 1.04%
  14. Georgetown: -6.05%
  15. Vanderbilt: -12.27%
  16. U Texas: -2.97%
  17. UCLA: -9.07%
  18. USC: -13.57%
  19. Washington U:6.57%
  20. U Minnesota: -8.65%
  21. U Alabama:10.13%
  22. George Washington: -9.46%
  23. Notre Dame: -8.35%
  24. Emory: -1.70%
  25. Indiana U: -21.66%
  26. U Iowa: -45.86%
  27. Washington & Lee: -29.31%
  28. University of Washington: -10.35%
  29. Arizona State University: -14.48%
  30. Boston University: -22.49%
  31. U North Carolina: -37.10%
  32. Boston College: -11.14%
  33. U Georgia: -13.25%
  34. U Wisconsin: -30.38%
  35. William & Mary:5.12%
  36. Wake Forest: -23.78%
  37. Ohio State U: -18.40%
  38. U Arizona: -9.40%
  39. UC ​Davis: -30.84%
  40. Fordham: -22.24%
  41. U Utah: -18.45%
  42. George Mason: -45.45%
  43. U Maryland: -21.42%
  44. BYU: -18.99%
  45. U Colorado: -17.45%
  46. U Florida: -36.22%
  47. U Illinois: -21.42%
  48. Florida State U: -19.09%
  49. U Houston: -18.50%
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