# The following is a breakdown of ABA 2015 applicants and applications by region (based on data received through 11/28/14) and the percent change from last year:
| Region |
Applicants # |
Applicants Pct Chg |
Applications # |
Applications Pct Chg |
| Far West |
1,408 |
-10.4% |
10,324 |
-9.6% |
| Great Lakes |
1,601 |
-7.8% |
11,144 |
-10.6% |
| Midsouth |
1,393 |
-6.1% |
13,066 |
-10.1% |
| Midwest |
393 |
-6.9% |
2,451 |
2.1% |
| Mountain West |
543 |
-5.1% |
3,363 |
-4.8% |
| New England |
553 |
-9.5% |
6,231 |
-10.0% |
| Northeast |
1,883 |
-12.5% |
12,598 |
-12.9% |
| Northwest |
314 |
-9.0% |
1,194 |
-17.5% |
| South Central |
1,181 |
-6.3% |
3,811 |
-4.5% |
| Southeast |
1,492 |
-11.8% |
5,827 |
-5.3% |
| Regional Total |
10,761 |
-9.2% |
|
|
| Other* |
654 |
3.5% |
|
|
| Total |
11,415 |
-8.5% |
70,009 |
-9.5% |
Other includes not available or is outside the United States.
Last year at this time, we had 23% of the preliminary final applicant count.
Currently there are 7 schools with an application volume increase of 40% or more, while 19 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Fifty-two schools show an increase in applications, while 146 show a decline and 3 show no change. A more detailed breakdown of school increases/decreases is shown below:
| Increase of 100% or more: |
1 |
| Increase of 50% to 99%: |
3 |
| Increase of 40% to 49%: |
3 |
| Increase of 30% to 39%: |
1 |
| Increase of 20% to 29%: |
4 |
| Increase of 10% to 19%: |
8 |
| Increase of 1% to 9%: |
34 |
| No change: |
3 |
| Decrease of 1% to 9%: |
38 |
| Decrease of 10% to 19%: |
50 |
| Decrease of 20% to 29%: |
37 |
| Decrease of 30% or greater: |
19 |
Applications to private institutions are down 9.8%, while applications to public law schools are down 8.6%.
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA applicants by racial/ethnic groups and the percent change from last year.
Applicants
| Race / Ethnicity |
# |
Pct Chg |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian |
|
0.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
217 |
-8.1% |
| Asian |
1,328 |
-10.6% |
| Black or African American |
1,202 |
-12.9% |
| Canadian Aboriginal |
7 |
-22.2% |
| Caucasian/White |
7,560 |
-11.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
1,058 |
0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
36 |
-10.0% |
| Puerto Rican |
231 |
8.5% |
| Not Indicated |
643 |
48.8% |
| Missing |
1 |
-50.0% |
The following is a breakdown of 2015 ABA law school applicants by gender groups:
| Female applicants: |
5,654, down 6.5% |
| Male applicants: |
5,749, down 10.5% |
| Not indicated: |
12, up 33.3% |
The chart below shows the high LSAT score of 2015 ABA applicants with the percent change from last year:
| Highest LSAT |
Number of Applicants |
Pct Chg YTD |
| < 140 |
551 |
-14.6% |
| 140–144 |
690 |
-13.6% |
| 145–149 |
1170 |
-6.5% |
| 150–154 |
1828 |
-6.8% |
| 155–159 |
2111 |
-9.3% |
| 160–164 |
2192 |
-1.2% |
| 165–169 |
1686 |
-15.2% |
| 170–174 |
945 |
-13.5% |
| 175–180 |
272 |
-19.8% |
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