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Number of Enrolled Number of Final Applicant Number of LSAT First-Year Law Degrees Count Administrations*

Year Law Students 1

Conferred 1

( for following fall) (June–February)

1984–85 40,747 36,687 60,338 95,563 1985–86 40,796 36,829 65,168 91,848 1986–87 40,195 36,121 68,804 101,235 1987–88 41,055 35,478 78,930 115,988 1988–89 42,860 35,701 87,288 137,088 1989–90 43,826 35,520 92,958 138,865 1990–91 44,104 36,385 99,377 152,685 1991–92 44,050 38,800 97,719 145,567 1992–93 42,793 39,425 91,892 140,054 1993–94 43,644 40,213 89,633 132,028 1994–95 44,298 39,710 84,305 128,553 1995–96 43,676 39,191 76,687 114,756 1996–97 43,245 39,920 72,340 105,315 1997–98 42,186 40,114 71,726 103,991 1998–99 42,804 39,455 74,380 104,236 1999–00 43,152 39,271 74,550 107,153 2000–01 43,518 38,157 77,235 109,030 2001–02 45,070 37,909 90,853 134,251 2002–03 48,433 38,605 99,504 148,014 2003–04 48,867 38,874 100,604 147,617 2004–05 48,239 40,023 95,760 145,258 2005–06 48,132 42,673 88,662 137,444 2006–07 48,937 43,920 84,021 140,048 2007–08 49,082 43,518 83,731 142,331 2008–09 49,414 43,588 151,398 2009–10 51,646 44,004 86,576 171,514 2010–11 42,448 44,258 87,900 171,500 2011–12 48,697 44,495 78,500 155,050 1 Data on the number of enrolled first-year law students and the number of degrees in law are obtained from the American Bar Association and are based on the academic year indicated. * These numbers include regular test administrations only.

LEGAL EDUCATION DATA 2009–2011

BIENNIAL REPORT 2009–2011