This is the final cycle data as of August 1, 2018. Applicants are up 8.1%, and applications are up 8.7% compared to last year's data as of August 2, 2017.
Detailed data below.
| Highest LSAT |
# Applicants |
% Change YTD |
| < 140 |
4,348 |
1.9% |
| 140-144 |
5,942 |
1.1% |
| 145-149 |
9,775 |
2.3% |
| 150-154 |
11,598 |
4.3% |
| 155-159 |
10,540 |
6.6% |
| 160-164 |
8,283 |
14.7% |
| 165-169 |
5,123 |
27.2% |
| 170-174 |
2,382 |
13.4% |
| 175-180 |
689 |
59.9% |
| % Change in applications |
# Schools |
| Increase of 100% or more |
1 |
| Increase of 50% to 99% |
2 |
| Increase of 40% to 49% |
2 |
| Increase of 30% to 39% |
4 |
| Increase of 20% to 29% |
20 |
| Increase of 10% to 19% |
42 |
| Increase of 1% to 9% |
75 |
| No change |
11 |
| Decrease of 1% to 9% |
31 |
| Decrease of 10% to 19% |
9 |
| Decrease of 20% to 29% |
4 |
| Decrease of 30% to 39% |
0 |
| Decrease of 40% to 49% |
0 |
| Decrease of 50% or more: |
4 |
| Law School Type |
# Applications |
% Change YTD |
| Private |
252,099 |
8.3% |
| Public |
133,728 |
9.6% |
| Region |
Applicants # |
Applicants % Change YTD |
Applications # |
Applications % Change YTD |
| Far West |
7,899 |
12.4% |
58,188 |
10.3% |
| Great Lakes |
7,630 |
6.5% |
52,590 |
7.2% |
| Midsouth |
7,069 |
6.8% |
70,241 |
7.3% |
| Midwest |
2,129 |
16.5% |
11,695 |
4.8% |
| Mountain West |
3,047 |
12.2% |
14,902 |
16.7% |
| New England |
2,925 |
11.3% |
34,842 |
12.1% |
| Northeast |
9,951 |
9.0% |
70,493 |
10.2% |
| Northwest |
1,477 |
7.8% |
8,339 |
12.2% |
| South Central |
6,783 |
5.7% |
28,496 |
8.3% |
| Southeast |
8,543 |
0.5% |
36,041 |
3.4% |
| Total |
60,616 |
8.1% |
385,627 |
8.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Applicants # |
% Change YTD |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian |
5 |
* |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
1,372 |
6.9% |
| Asian |
6,705 |
13.9% |
| Black or African American |
8,926 |
6.0% |
| Canadian Aboriginal |
44 |
37.5% |
| Caucasian/White |
38,470 |
8.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
8,053 |
8.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
286 |
6.7% |
| Puerto Rican |
1,752 |
1.8% |
| Not Indicated |
1,534 |
16.8% |
| Gender |
Applicants # |
% Change YTD |
| Female |
32,530 |
9.3% |
| Male |
27,539 |
6.2% |
| Not Indicated |
547 |
51.5% |
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