Research Library | The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)

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.

Summary of 2021-2025 LSAT Correlation Study Results

As predictive validity is an important component in the overall evaluation of test validity, LSAC has carried out predictive validity studies, also called LSAT Correlation Studies, since the test was first administered.

First-Year Law School Class: A Focus on Students with Disabilities, 2024 Update

This report provides insight into how students with disabilities in the 2024-2025 1L class navigated the law school application process.

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.

First-Year Law School Class: A Focus on Students with Disabilities, 2023 Update

Based on survey responses from 2023 law school matriculants, this report provides nuanced information about factors that affect law school decision-making processes for students with disabilities.

LSAC’s Knowledge Report: The 2023 1L Profile

This report focuses on the 2023 1L class, examining who is enrolling in law school, where they enrolled, and how they made their enrollment decision.

LGBTQ+ Inclusion: From Candidate to Law Student, 2024 Update

An in-depth look at how law schools are supporting LGBTQ+ individuals through their legal education journey.

2022 First-Year Law School Class: A Focus on Students with Disabilities

Based on survey responses from 2022 law school matriculants, this report provides nuanced information about factors that affect law school decision-making processes for students with disabilities.

LGBTQ+ Inclusion: From Candidate to Law Student

The LSAC Research team has issued a first-of-its-kind report offering a highly nuanced perspective on how law schools support LGBTQ+ students.
By Elizabeth Bodamer and Debra Langer

LSAT Validity and ABA Standard 503

Beginning with the very first notion of a standardized test for admission to law school, validity was a primary focus. This report outlines how test validity guided the evolution of the LSAT and continues to take precedence today.

The Impact of GPA-First Admission Policies

A closer look at available data suggests that an admission process without the LSAT could leave well-qualified candidates out in the cold.
By Gregory Camilli

Justice-Impacted Individuals in the Pipeline: A National Exploration of Law School Policies and Practices

Data shows that justice-impacted individuals face a particularly difficult path to legal education. Is it time to talk about reform?

Evidence to Support Validity Claims for Using LSAT Scores in Law School Admission

The most recent correlation study of LSAT results shows that LSAT scores are far superior to UGPA in predicting 1L success.

Summary of 2017, 2018, and 2019 LSAT Correlation Study Results

Since the inception of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has sought to evaluate and ensure its validity for use in the law school admission process. As predictive validity is an important component in the overall evaluation of test validity, LSAC has carried out predictive validity studies, also called LSAT Correlation Studies, since the test was first administered.

Changes in Undergraduate Grade Point Averages Across Years of School (RR 20-01)

This report examines the progression of undergraduate yearly grade-point average for law school applicants across four years of undergraduate study based on individual LSAT scores.

LSAC 2018 Skills Analysis Study: Content Validity of the LSAT (RR 19-01)

The goal of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Skills Analysis Study is to identify the skills that law school faculty consider important for success in required law school courses. If certain tasks are required of all or most law school required courses, the skills involved in those tasks can be inferred to be essential to success in law school.

The Validity of Law School Admission Test Scores for Repeat Test Takers: 2010 Through 2014 Fall-Entering Law School Classes (TR 18-02)

When faced with multiple scores from repeat test takers, users of standardized assessments typically employ three score types — most recent, highest, and average scores — in order to summarize an individual’s related performance. This study examined the validity of these three score types for Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores in terms of predicting first-year averages...