ABA 509 Report Data: Acceptance Rates Fall (To 45%), Yields Increase (To 32%)

Following up on my previous posts on the ABA's release of the 509 reports for every law school (links below): Mike Spivey, An In-Depth Analysis of the 2019 Law School Admissions & Entering Class Data:

Thanks to increasing applicants, law schools were able to be pickier about who they admitted to their class. The average acceptance rate nationally declined to 45.1% from 46.1%, and yield increased from 29.9% to 31.6%.

115 schools saw a decline in their acceptance rate, with 35 schools showing an acceptance rate of less than 30%.

Law School	Acceptance Rate
1. YALE	8.2%
2. STANFORD	9.7%
3. HARVARD	12.5%
4. PENNSYLVANIA	14.5%
5. VIRGINIA	14.7%
6. COLUMBIA	15.9%
7. MICHIGAN	16.6%
8. TEXAS	17.5%
9. USC	17.7%
10. NORTHWESTERN	18.0%
11. CHICAGO	18.6%
12. DUKE	18.9%
13. GEORGETOWN	19.5%
14. UC-BERKELEY	19.7%
15. FLORIDA	20.7%
16. GEORGIA	20.77%
17. UC-IRVINE	20.81%
18. GEORGE MASON	20.9%
19. CORNELL	21.3%
20. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	21.6%
21. VANDERBILT	21.9%
22. UCLA	22.4%
23. BOSTON UNIVERSITY	23.1%
24. NOTRE DAME	24.1%
25. WASHINGTON UNIV.	24.8%
26. ARIZONA	26.3%
27. UNLV	27.2%
28. FORDHAM	27.3%
29. UNIV. WASHINGTON	27.8%
30. TEXAS SOUTHERN	28.2%
31. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	28.6%
32. TEXAS A&M	28.7%
33. GEORGIA STATE	29.3%
34. ARIZONA STATE	29.41%
35. PEPPERDINE	29.81%

The Last Gen X American, 2019: Law School Applications Fall 1 Percent, Enrollments Flat:

The median law school accepted 47.1 percent of its applicants, but that’s only down from 47.9 percent in 2018. Here’s an image of the dispersion; overall, they’re trending downward, signifying increased selectivity.

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• Keith Lee, 2019 ABA Law School Disclosure Reports (Stats + Graphs)
• Jerry Organ (St. Thomas), 2019 Transfer Data Show Continued Decline In Number And Percentage Of Transfers
• Mike Spivey, ABA 509 Report Data: Applicants Up 3%, Matriculants Down 0.25%
• Mike Spivey, ABA 509 Report Data: Non-LSAT (GRE) Applicants Up 20%
• Mike Spivey, ABA 509 Report Data: The Top 50 Reduced Entering Class Size (-1%), The Non-Top 50 Increased (+3%)
• Mike Spivey, ABA 509 Report Data: Acceptance Rates Fall (To 45%), Yields Increase (To 32%)
• Mike Spivey, ABA 509 Report Data: LSAT And GPA — 19 Law Schools Increased Their 25th, 50th, And 75th LSAT And GPA
• Kellye Testy (LSAC),Sizing Up The 2019 Incoming Class: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?