Due to significant changes in data collection methods, data collected prior to fall 2000 are not comparable to data collected after fall 2000.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.
LSAC Volume Sumamry - Volumes rounded to nearest hundred | | Fall
2003 | Fall
2004 | Fall
2005 | Fall
2006 | Fall
2007 | Fall
2008 | Fall
2009 | Fall
2010 | Fall
2011 | Fall
2012 |
| ABA Applicants |
| Preliminary End-of-Year | 98,300 | 98,700 | 93,500 | 87,300 | 82,800 | 82,000 | 85,600 | 87,500 | 78,800 | 67,700 |
| % change from prior year | 10.6% | 0.4% | -5.2% | -6.7% | -5.1% | -1.0% | 4.4% | 2.3% | -10.0% | -13.7% |
| Final End-of-Year | 99,500 | 100,600 | 95,800 | 88,700 | 84,000 | 83,400 | 86,600 | 87,900 | 78,500 | 67,900 |
| % change from prior year | 9.5% | 1.1% | -4.8% | -7.4% | -5.2% | -0.8% | 3.8% | 1.5% | -10.7% | -13.5% |
| Admitted Applicants |
| Final End-of-Year | 56,800 | 55,900 | 56,100 | 56,000 | 55,500 | 55,500 | 58,400 | 60,400 | 55,800 | 50,600 |
| % change from prior year | 0.6% | -1.6% | 0.3% | -0.2% | -0.9% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 3.5% | -7.7% | -9.2% |
| ABA First-Year Enrollment |
| End-of-Application-Year | 48,900 | 48,200 | 48,100 | 48,900 | 49,100 | 49,400 | 51,600 | 52,500 | 48,700 | 44,500 |
| % change from prior year | 0.9% | -1.3% | -0.2% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 1.6% | -7.2% | -8.7% |
| ABA Applications |
| Preliminary End-of-Year | 522,800 | 552,400 | 543,000 | 527,900 | 514,800 | 530,600 | 564,000 | 602,300 | 536,500 | 469,500 |
| % change from prior year | 17.4% | 5.7% | -1.7% | -2.8% | -2.5% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 6.8% | -10.9% | -12.5% |
| | 2003
–2004 | 2004
–2005 | 2005
–2006 | 2006
–2007 | 2007
–2008 | 2008
–2009 | 2009
–2010 | 2010
–2011 | 2011
–2012 | 2012
–2013 |
| LSATs Administered |
| End-of-Year | 147,600 | 145,300 | 137,400 | 140,000 | 142,300 | 151,400 | 171,500 | 155,100 | 130,000 | 112,500 |
| % change from prior year | -0.3% | -1.6% | -5.4% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 13.3% | -9.6% | -16.2% | -13.4% |
| Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Registrations* |
| End-of-Year | 90,100 | 84,800 | 80,900 | 78,300 | 78,200 | 80,600 | 87,900 | 70,000 | 62,000 | 53,900 |
| % change from prior year | -4.3% | -5.8% | -4.6% | -3.2% | -0.2% | 3.1% | 9.1% | -20.4% | -11.5% | -13.0% |
* CAS (formerly LSDAS) changed to a 5-year subscription beginning with 2002–2003.