A 'Return To Normalcy' For Law School Admissions • TaxProf Blog

Reuters, It’s a 'Return to Normalcy' for Law School Admissions:

The number of people applying to law school has dropped for the second straight year—further indication that the 13% applicant surge in 2021 was a COVID-19 one-off.

Law school applicants were down 2.4% over last year as of Thursday, according to the latest data from the Law School Admission Council. By that time last year, the council had received 96% of the applicant total. That means this cycle’s national applicant pool is likely to be slightly smaller than the previous year, which was 12% smaller than in 2021.

"It's a return to normalcy," said Susan Krinsky, the council’s executive vice president for operations. "It's very consistent with the last five years except for 2021."

Applicants are down the most in New England (-8.3%), Mountain West (-6.5%), and Northeast (-6.2%):

Applications are down at 121 law schools, up at 68 law schools, and flat at 9 law schools:

Applicants' LSAT scores are down -5.1% in the 170-180 band, -5.3% in the 160-169 band, -5.3% in the 150-159 band, and -1.2% in the 120-149 band:

Caucasian|White applicants are down -4.8%; Puerto Rican applicants are down -4.8%; Native American Indian|Alaska Native applicants are down -1.5%; Hawaiian|Other Pacific Islander applicants are down -0.3%; Asian applicants are down -0.1%; Hispanic|Latino applicants are down +0.1%; Black|African American applicants are up +0.4%; and Not Indicated are up +6.4%: