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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:

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.

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.

LSAT Performance with Regional, Gender, Racial/Ethnic, Repeater, and Accommodation Breakdowns: 2018-2019 through 2024-2025 Testing Years (TR 26-01)

This report summarizes recent trends in LSAT performance and includes breakdowns by test takers’ country, U.S. region, gender, race and ethnicity, repeater status, and disability status.

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

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?

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.