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Current Volume—Three-Year Summary

Three-Year ABA Volume Comparison

The following charts report ABA applicants and applications for each of the past three falls.

As of 05/17/13, there are 374,002 Fall 2013 applications submitted by 55,764 applicants. Applicants are down 13.4% and applications are down 18.8% from 2012.

Last year at this time, we had 95% of the preliminary final applicant count.

A line chart titled Fall ABA Applicants by Week. The horizontal axis represents months November through August. Along its vertical axis are numbers 0 through 100,000 indicating number of applicants. The line labeled Fall 2011 steadily rises from 19,728 in November to 71,889 in March, then begins to plateau from March until August ending at 78,769. The line labeled Fall 2012 steadily rises from 16,719 in November to 58,983 in March, then begins to plateau from March until August ending at 67,957. The line labeled Fall 2013 increases from 12,728 to 55,764 from November to the middle of May.

Last year at this time, we had 98% of the preliminary final application count.

A line chart titled Fall ABA Applications by Week. The horizontal axis represents months November through August. Along its vertical axis are numbers 0 through 800,000 indicating number of applications. The line labeled Fall 2011 rises steadily from 124,716 in November to 494,669 in March, then plateaus gradually from March until August ending at 536,480. The line labeled Fall 2012 curves gently beginning with 107,415 in November, reaching 433,743 in March, then gradually plateauing to end in August at 469,642. The line labeled Fall 2013 increases from 77,985 to 374,002 from November to the middle of May.

Three-Year Canadian Volume Comparison

The following charts report Canadian law school applicants and applications for each of the past three falls.

As of 05/17/13, there are 28,572 Fall 2013 applications submitted by 7,394 applicants. Applicants are down 4.6% and applications are down 0.2% from 2012.

Last year at this time, we had 99% of the preliminary final applicant count.

A line chart titled Fall Canadian Applicants by Week. The horizontal axis represents months November through August. Along its vertical axis are numbers 0 through 8,000 indicating number of applicants. The line labeled Fall 2011 rises slightly from 5,946 in November to 7,152 in February, then rises gradually from February until August ending at 7,792. The line labeled Fall 2012 curves gently beginning with 6,114 in November, reaching 7,534 in March, then continues to rise slightly ending in August at 7,801. The line labeled Fall 2013 increases from 6,121 to 7,394 from November to the middle of May.

Last year at this time, we had 99% of the preliminary final application count.

A line chart titled Fall Canadian Applications by Week. The horizontal axis represents months November through August. Along its vertical axis are numbers 0 through 30,000 indicating number of applications. The line labeled Fall 2011 rises slightly from 21,187 in November to 27,806 in March, then rises gradually from March until August ending at 28,773. The line labeled Fall 2012 curves gently beginning with 21,117 in November, reaching 28,133 in March, then plateaus gently ending in August at 28,816. The line labeled Fall 2013 increases from 23,230 to 28,572 from November to the middle of May.

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