80% Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +5.1%, With Smallest Increase In White Males

We are now 80% of the way through Fall 2024 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is up 5.1% compared to last year at this time:

107 of the 196 law schools are experiencing an increase in applications. Applications are up -10% or more at 59 law schools:

Applicants are up the most in Other (+17.1%), Mountain West (+9.7%), and Far West (+4.1%); and are down in the Northeast (-.01%), Midwest (-0.6%), and New England (-.07%): 

Applicants' LSAT scores are down -2.7% in the 170-180 band, up +4.2% in the 160-169 band, up + 3.5% in the 150-159 band, and up 1.0% in the 120-149 band:

Not Indicated applicants are up +13.9%; Hispanic|Latino applicants are up +8.1%; Hawaiian|Other Pacific Islander applicants are up +7.4%; Asian applicants are up +5.5%; Black|African American applicants are up +3.2%;  American Indian|Alaska Native applicants are up +2.7%; Puerto Rican applicants are up +2.7%; and Caucasian|White applicants are up +1.6%.

Applicants in all gender groups are up: Not Indicated +6.2%, Women +4.8%, Gender Diverse +4.4%, and Men +1.9%:

First Generation College Student applicants are up +2.4%:

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• 25% Through The Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -3.3%, With Biggest Decline (-10.2%) In The 170-180 LSAT Band  (Nov. 13, 2023)
• 33% Through The Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Black (+3%), Hispanic (+2%) & Asian (+1%) Applicants Are Up; White (-3%) & 170-180 LSAT (-8%) Applicants Are Down (Nov. 27, 2023)
• 40% Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +2.9%, With Biggest Decline (-5.2%) In The 170-180 LSAT Band (Dec. 11, 2023)
• 50% Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +3.3%, With Biggest Decline (-4.3%) In The 170-180 LSAT Band (Jan. 3, 2024)
• 67% Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +4.3%, With Smallest Increase In White Males (Jan. 12, 2024)