75% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -3%, With Biggest Decline (-7%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band

We are now 75% of the way through Fall 2023 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is down -3.0% compared to last year at this time:

123 of the 198 law schools are experiencing a decrease in applications. Applications are down -10% or more at 10 law schools 42 law schools:

Applicants are down the most in the Mountain West (-9.1%), New England (-8.6%), and Northwest (-8.2%); and are up in Other (+19.3%):

Applicants' LSAT scores are down -1.5% in the 170-180 band, -6.2% in the 160-169 band, and -6.4% in the 150-159 band; and -2.2% in the 120-149 band:

Puerto Rican applicants are down -8.0%; Caucasian|White applicants are down -5.0%; Native Hawaiian|Other Pacific Islander applicants are down -5.4%; American Indian|Alaska Native applicants are down -2.2%; Hispanic|Latino applicants are down -1.6%; Asian applicants are down -1.1%; Black|African American applicants are down -0.3%; and Not Indicated are up +4.4%:

Man applicants are down -5.4%; Woman applicants are down -1.7%; Not Indicated applicants are down -0.4%; and Gender Diverse applicants are up +6.1%:

First Generation College Student applicants are down -1.5%:

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• 14% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -14%, With Biggest Decline (-25%) Among The Top 160-180 LSAT Band (Oct. 10, 2022)
• 25% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -11%, With Biggest Decline (-21%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band (Nov. 7, 2022)
• 33% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -7.5%, With Biggest Decline (-14.4%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band (Nov. 22, 2022)
• 50% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -4%, With Biggest Decline (-9%) In The 160-169 LSAT Band (Jan. 3, 2023)
• 67% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -3.5%, With Biggest Decline (-7%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band (Feb. 13, 2023)