Law School Admission

By Elizabeth Bodamer

Through real-time data collection, LSAC’s 2025 Applicant Survey provides the first empirical glimpse into what applicants were thinking, feeling, and doing amid a competitive admission cycle.

By Sudha Setty

Last year's law school admission cycle was competitive. Applications are up even more so far this cycle.

Elizabeth Bodamer, LSAC’s senior director of research, shares her experience as a first-generation law student and the research her team completed on the 2024 1L class.

The data is clear: the steady racial and ethnic diversification of the incoming law school class in recent years experienced a disruption in 2024. Elizabeth Bodamer explores the data and what it means for legal education.

Now in its second year, the Plus, Guided Journey program uses a cohort-based model to provide guidance and support for 14 months as you prepare your law school applications and navigate the path to law school.

LSAC's interactive volume summaries have been updated to include data on the 2025 law school admission cycle.

The recently published LSAC Knowledge Report underscores the need for coordinated and persistent efforts to understand and address the specific needs of today’s aspiring lawyers.

Effective September 3, 2024, we are making a few changes to our LSAC Fee Waiver program to increase the effectiveness of our assistance to all fee waiver recipients, and to help them be even more successful in pursuing their goal of legal education.

Although law school graduate employment data is strong now, current law students may face a tougher job market when they graduate.

With the changes coming to the LSAT starting in August, updated test preparation materials are now available in LSAC’s LawHub, designed to support test takers planning to test in August or later.