Data

15 Aug 2013

ABA Applicant Data for 2012/13 cycle

As of 8/8/13 (at this time last year we were 100% complete with data). Female applicants:29,454, down 11.3%Male applicants:29,940, down 13.2% Not indicated:32, down 17.9%*Below shows the high LSAT score of 2013 ABA applicants with the percent**change from last year:***Highest LSAT****Number of Applicants****Pct Chg YTD******< 1405,016-1%140–1446,114-7%145–1499,439-7% 150–15411,430-11%155–15910,920-16%160–1647,913-15%165–1694,967-16%170–1741,995 -25%175–180534-21%

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14 Aug 2013

Early Decision at T14. Is the bump real?

This post, and the one that will follow (on data analysis applying early versus later in the cycle) represent data compiled from Law School Numbers (LSN) and analyzed/regressed/blogged by Daniel Plainview [http://admissionsbythenumbers.blogspot.com/]. This is a work in progress, and the work has graciously been shared to Spivey Consulting by Mr. Plainview. It represents the law schools ranked 1-14 in the most recent USNWR rankings. The data, analysis, and comments all are expressively from Mr. P

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18 Jul 2013

Percent change by LSAT bandwidth 2009/2010 to 2012/13*

Percent change (all decreases) by LSAT bandwidth from the  2009/2010 law school admissions cycle  to 2012/13 law school admissions cycle. This data reflects applicant totals, not total volume (i.e. people who take LSAT but never apply) Highest LSATNumber of ApplicantsPct Chg YTD< 140-20%140–144-24%145–149-30% 150–154-36%155–159-35%160–164-44%165–169-35%170–174-44%175–180-47%The 2012/13 Data is as of 6/28/2013 and a final report has not been released by LSAC.** The final report should not reflec

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16 Jul 2013

Law School 2012/13 Applicant Data

ABA 2013 applicants and applications through 06/28/13 with the percent change from last year (last year at this time data was 98% complete: Currently there is one school with an application volume increase of 40% or more and 38 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Twelve schools show an increase in applications, while 188 show a decline: Increase of 100% or more: 1 Increase of 50% to 99%: - Increase of 40% to 49%: - Increase of 30% to 39%: - Increase of 20% to 29%: - Increase of 10%

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17 Jun 2013

LSAC Data as of 5/31

Currently there is one school with an application volume increase of 40% or more, while 41 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Twelve schools show an increase in applications, while 187 show a decline and 0 shows no change. Highest LSATPct Chg YTD< 140-7.5%140–144-12.7%145–149-11.8%150–154-13.2%155–159 -17.4%160–164-15.8%165–169-16.1%170–174-25.2%175–180-21.8%Get future releases first @https://twitter.com/SpiveyConsult

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29 May 2013

LSAT Test Taking Data 2012/13 v. 2011/12

> > Highest LSATPct Chg YTD< 140-7.8%140–144-13.0%145–149-11.7%150–154-13.0%155–159 -17.4%160–164-15.6%165–169-16.1%170–174-25.2%175–180-21.6%

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26 Jan 2013

By Popular Demand: The entire Major/LSAT List

There was a good deal of interest in the LSAT by undergraduate major list, so I thought I would share it in its entirety: TABLE 1. Average 2007‐2008 LSAT Scores Rank Major field Average score No. of students 1 Economics 157.4 3,047 1 Philosophy 157.4 2,184 3 Engineering 156.2 2,197 4 History 155.9 4,166 5 English 154.7 5,120 6 Finance 153.4 2,267 7 Political Science 153.0 14,964 8 Psychology 152.5 4,355 9 Sociology 150.7 1,902 10 Communications 150.5 2,230 11 Business Administration 149.1 1,971

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19 Jan 2013

Does your major predict your LSAT score?

Ever wonder what majors do best on the LSAT? The folks at Legal Blog Watch (and LSAC for many years) have, and offer the following data: 1. Physics/math, 160.0 2. Economics, 157.4 3. Philosophy/theology, 157.4 4. International relations, 156.5 5. Engineering, 156.2 The five lowest-scoring majors were: 25. Education, 149.4 26. Business administration, 149.1 27. Health professions, 148.4 28. Prelaw, 148.3 29. Criminal justice, 146.0 You can read the whole article at: http://legalblo

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