Reuters, Kamala Harris' Law School Reports an Applicant Surge as Election Nears:

The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, has reported a 64% spike in its number of applicants during the final weeks of the U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and the school's alumna, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

The school has received 633 applications thus far, up from 385 this time last year, according to a report prepared by the Law School Admission Council and reviewed by Reuters. The council maintains a centralized application system for all U.S. law schools accredited by the American Bar Association.

Law Dean David Faigman said on Tuesday that applicants have cited Harris as one reason UC Law San Francisco is in high demand this year. Harris, who is running for president as a Democrat, graduated from the school in 1989 when it was called the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

UC Law San Francisco’s increase is nearly twice that of the 33% increase in the national applicant pool this year, a number tracked by the Law School Admission Council.

According to LSAC data, applications to California law schools are up 66.9%.

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