A historic volume summary of admitted applicants by gender/sex is available below. Please note:
- These data display Academic Year. Academic year reflects the law school enrollment year. For example, academic year 2015 or 2015–2016 would indicate the academic year beginning in fall 2015 and extending into spring 2016.
- The following data include applicants for the fall term only and also include deferrals. Deferrals are defined as “applicants admitted for a prior term who were granted a postponed enrollment to the current term.”
- These data reflect final end-of-year counts of admitted applicants to ABA-approved law schools.
- “All” admitted applicants are rounded to the nearest hundred. All other volumes are rounded to the nearest ten.
- % change from prior year is computed on unrounded counts.
2010–2015 Archives
| Admitted Applicant Group | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 | Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Count | 60,400 | 55,800 | 50,600 | 45,700 | 43,500 | 42,300 |
| % change from prior year | 3.5% | -7.7% | -9.2% | -9.8% | -4.9% | -2.8% | |
| Female | Count | 27,610 | 25,750 | 23,950 | 21,990 | 21,160 | 20,900 |
| % change from prior year | 1.6% | -6.8% | -7.0% | -8.2% | -3.8% | -1.2% | |
| Male | Count | 32,560 | 29,710 | 26,490 | 23,580 | 22,210 | 21,230 |
| % change from prior year | 5.1% | -8.7% | -10.8% | -11.0% | -5.8% | -4.4% | |
| Declined to Respond | Count | 270 | 300 | 200 | 130 | 100 | 140 |
| % change from prior year | 20.5% | 11.1% | -32.7% | -35.1% | -26.0% | 43.3% | |
2001–2009 Archives
| Admitted Applicant Group | Fall 2001 |
Fall 2002 |
Fall 2003 |
Fall 2004 |
Fall 2005 |
Fall 2006 |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
Fall 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Count | 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% | |
| Female | Count | 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 | Count | 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 | Count | 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% | |