98% Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 14%, With Biggest Increase (66%) Among The 170+ LSAT Band

We are now 98% of the way through Fall 2021 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is up 13.9% compared to last year at this time.

187 of the 200 law schools are experiencing an increase in applications. Applications are up 50% or more at 8 law schools, and 30% or more at 65 law schools:

Applicants are up the most in Northwest (23.4%), Midwest (18.4%), and New England (17.7%); and up the least in the Great Lakes (10.7%), Other (11.3%), and Northeast (13.3%):

Applicants' LSAT scores are up 66.4% in the 170-180 band, 26.3% in the 160-169 band, and 9.5% in the 150-159 band; and down 1.9% in the 120-149 band:

Puerto Rican applicants are up 31.0%; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander applicants are up 24.3%; Caucasian/White applicants are up 15.1%; Hispanic/Latino applicants are up 14.5%; Black/African-American applicants are up 13.5%; applicants who did not reveal their ethnicity are up 13.1%; American Indian/Alaska Native applicants are up 11.8%; and Asian applicants are up 9.7%:

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)
• 75% Through The Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands (Apr. 27, 2021)
• 90% Through The Fall 2021 Admissions Season: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands

• 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)