85% Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands

We are now 85% of the way through Fall 2021 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is up 19.9% compared to last year at this time.

191 of the 200 law schools are experiencing an increase in applications. Applications are up 50% or more at 18 law schools, and 30% or more at 85 law schools:

Applicants are up the most in Northwest (26.1%), Southeast (24.4%), and New England (24.3%); and up the least in the Great Lakes (15.9%), Other (17.2%), and South Central (18.1%):

Applicants' LSAT scores are up 63.8% in the 170-180 band, 27.9% in the 160-169 band, 10.3% in the 150-159 band, and 2.6% in the 120-149 band:

Puerto Rican applicants are up 55.9%; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander applicants are up 31.7%; Black/African-American applicants are up 22.0%; Caucasian/White applicants are up 20.7%; Hispanic/Latino applicants are up 20.5%; applicants who did not reveal their ethnicity are up 16.8%; American Indian/Alaska Native applicants are up 15.3%; and Asian applicants are up 13.7%:

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• 6% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up Over 35%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Oct. 5, 2020)
• 16% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season:  Applicants Are Up Over 35%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Nov. 2, 2020)
• 25% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 32%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Nov. 23, 2020)
• 33% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 38%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Dec. 11, 2020)
• 40% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 31%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Dec. 31, 2020)
• 50% Through the Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 22%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Jan. 25, 2021)
• 60% Through The Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 21%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Feb. 15, 2021)
• 67% Through The Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applications Are Up At 97% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Mar. 1, 2021)
• 75% Through The Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Mar. 15, 2021)

• Mike Spivey, Projections For Fall 2021 Law School Applicants: +28% (+53% In 160-180 LSAT Band) (Nov. 16, 2020)
• Karen Sloan (Law.com), Law School Applicants Are Way Up. Is It A 'Trump Bump' Or An 'RBG Moment'? (Nov. 18, 2020)
• Jeff Thomas (Kaplan), Is The Projected Large Increase In Fall 2021 Law School Applicants A COVID-19 Illusion? First-Time LSAT Test-Takers Are Down 3% (Nov. 19, 2020)
• Kellye Y. Testy (President & CEO, LSAC), The Fall 2020 Law School Class ... And An Early Look At The Incoming Fall 2021 Class (Dec. 20, 2020)