Applicants to ABA approved law schools are up 14.4% year-to-date, with a total of 22,200 applicants vs. last year's 19,400 by 12/29/17. Applications are up 17.1% year-to-date, with a total of 137,000 applications vs. last year's 117,000. The rest of the data we have is below:
| % Change in applications | # Schools |
|---|---|
| Increase of 100% or more | 1 |
| Increase of 50% to 99% | 9 |
| Increase of 40% to 49% | 9 |
| Increase of 30% to 39% | 17 |
| Increase of 20% to 29% | 39 |
| Increase of 10% to 19% | 58 |
| Increase of 1% to 9% | 36 |
| No change | 1 |
| Decrease of 1% to 9% | 20 |
| Decrease of 10% to 19% | 4 |
| Decrease of 20% to 29% | 4 |
| Decrease of 30% or greater | 7 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Applicants # | % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian | 0 | -100.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 430 | 15.6% |
| Asian | 2,573 | 17.0% |
| Black or African American | 2,515 | 9.4% |
| Canadian Aboriginal | 17 | 112.5% |
| Caucasian/White | 15,076 | 16.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2,524 | 13.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 87 | 2.4% |
| Puerto Rican | 487 | -6.5% |
| Not Indicated | 643 | 26.3% |
| Missing | 0 | -100.0% |