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LSAC Volume Summary Archive: Admitted Applicants by Ethnic and Gender Group

A historic volume summary of admitted applicants by ethnic and gender group is available below. Due to significant changes in data collection methods, race/ethnicity data collected after 2009 are not directly comparable to historic data. Therefore, the current volume summary is listed separately.

Admitted Applicant Group Fall
2000*
Fall
2001
Fall
2002
Fall
2003
Fall
2004
Fall
2005
Fall
2006
Fall
2007
Fall
2008
Fall
2009
All 50,300 51,800 56,500 56,800 55,900 56,100 56,000 55,500 55,500 58,400
% Change from prior year - 2.9% 9.1% 0.6% -1.6% 0.3% -0.2% -0.9% 0.0% 5.1%
Summary of Admitted Applicants
Ethnicity
American Indian/ Alaskan Native 380 370 380 400 430 410 400 450 440 400
% Change from prior year - -3.9% 2.7% 4.5% 7.8% -3.1% -3.1% 11.5% -0.7% -10.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3,590 3,750 4,370 4,610 4,800 4,720 4,560 4,640 4,780 4,890
% Change from prior year - 4.3% 16.6% 5.5% 4.3% -1.8% -3.5% 1.9% 3.0% 2.2%
Black/African American 3,720 3,770 3,770 3,630 3,720 3,660 3,920 3,890 3,980 4,180
% Change from prior year - 1.4% -0.1% -3.7% 2.5% -1.5% 7.1% -0.7% 2.2% 5.1%
Caucasian/White 36,290 37,670 40,660 40,230 39,150 40,020 39,850 39,050 38,820 40,890
% Change from prior year - 3.8% 7.9% -1.1% -2.7% 2.2% -0.4% -2.0% -0.6% 5.3%
Chicano/Mexican American 850 840 840 820 760 720 720 670 780 740
% Change from prior year - -0.4% -1.1% -2.3% -7.1% -5.0% 0.0% -6.5% 16.2% -5.5%
Hispanic/Latino 1,800 1,810 1,920 2,160 2,170 2,400 2,480 2,670 2,760 3,010
% Change from prior year - 0.5% 6.4% 12.2% 0.6% 10.4% 3.3% 7.8% 3.4% 8.9%
Puerto Rican 710 930 860 900 890 860 820 870 860 870
% Change from prior year - 32.1% -7.9% 4.1% -0.8% -3.2% -5.2% 6.4% -0.8% 1.5%
Other 1,900 2,110 2,360 2,560 2,510 2,600 2,690 2,710 2,660 2,820
% Change from prior year - 10.8% 11.9% 8.3% -1.8% 3.8% 3.7% 0.6% -1.6% 6.0%
No Ethnic ID 1,040 510 1,320 1,540 1,520 740 610 600 460 570
% Change from prior year - -50.8% 159.4% 16.7% -1.7% -51.1% -17.9% -1.3% -24.1% 25.4%
Gender
Female 24,600 25,360 26,980 27,000 26,400 26,200 25,760 26,190 26,160 27,180
% Change from prior year - 3.1% 6.4% 0.1% -2.2% -0.8% -1.7% 1.7% -0.1% 3.9%
Male 25,490 26,190 28,480 29,530 29,380 29,850 30,180 29,270 29,290 30,970
% Change from prior year - 2.8% 8.8% 3.7% -0.5% 1.6% 1.1% -3.0% 0.1% 5.7%
No Gender ID 180 210 1,020 300 160 90 90 100 90 220
% Change from prior year - 13.1% 390.3% -70.3% -46.5% -47.2% -10.5% 2.1% -6.3% 148.9%

* Due to significant changes in data collection methods, data for the year 2000 are not comparable to data prior to 2000.

  • Final end-of-year counts of admitted applicants to ABA-approved law schools
  • Volumes rounded to nearest ten (all admitted applicants rounded to nearest hundred)
  • % Change from prior year computed on unrounded counts

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