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Research Library

All reports in LSAC’s Research Library are available upon request. Executive summaries are available below for the latest LSAT Technical Reports and other research published within the last 10 years.

Looking for older reports? Consult the Research Archive

Current Research:

LSAC’s Knowledge Report: The Composition of the First-Year Law School Class and Enrollment 2021-2025 Trends

This report focuses on first-year law school enrollment from 2021 through 2025, highlighting who is enrolling in law school, where they enrolled, and how rates of enrollment of racially and ethnically minoritized students varied across law schools.

LSAC’s Knowledge Report: 2024-2025 Test Takers

In an analysis of 2024-2025 test taker data, the LSAC research team provides insights into when test takers first thought about going to law school, what motivates them to pursue law school, and more.

The 2024 1L Class: Persistence in the First Year of Law School

This report provides important insights that law schools and stakeholders can use to support student retention and development in law school and beyond.

Funding the First Year: How 2024 1Ls Paid for Law School

What funding sources did the 2024 1L class use to pay for law school? How much debt do they expect to have when they graduate?

LSAC’s Knowledge Report: The 2024 1L Profile

This report focuses on the 2024 1L class, examining who is enrolling in law school, where they enrolled, and how they made their enrollment decision.

LSAC’s Knowledge Report: The Composition of the First-Year Law School Class and Enrollment Trends

This report focuses on first-year law school enrollment from 2021 through 2024, highlighting who is enrolling in law school, where they enrolled, and how rates of enrollment of racially and ethnically minoritized students varied across law schools.

LSAC’s 2024 Knowledge Report: 2023-2024 Test Takers

Through the Post LSAT Questionnaire, future law applicants provide numerous insights for how to better support and promote their aspirations. This report, the first in a series, focuses on how 2023-2024 test takers see their path to a legal education.

Summary of Self-Reported Methods of Test Preparation by LSAT Takers for Testing Years 2014–2015 Through 2017–2018 (TR 18-03)

This investigation of Law School Admission Test (LSAT) preparation patterns for the 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, and 2017–2018 testing years represents a replication of earlier studies, with an additional testing year (i.e., the earlier studies spanned three administrations, whereas the present study spans four). From a list of nine possible test-preparation methods on the answer sheet, test takers were asked to voluntarily select the method(s) they had used to help them prepare for the test.

Summary of Self-Reported Methods of Test Preparation by LSAT Takers for Testing Years 2011–2012 Through 2013–2014 (TR 14-03)

This investigation of Law School Admission Test (LSAT) preparation patterns for the 2011–2012, 2012–2013, and 2013–2014 testing years represents a replication of earlier studies. As with the earlier studies, all analyses in this report are descriptive in nature, and no attempt is made to evaluate the effectiveness of the various test-preparation methods.