Good News From Law Schools

The National Law Journal reports that new student enrollment which dropped by nearly 4,000 at ABA-accredited law schools last year, and now a new survey of admissions offers by test prep company Kaplan shows that slightly more than half, reduced the size of their incoming class this year.

The number of law school applicants nationwide has dropped by nearly 25% during the past two years. The Law School Admission Council, which administers the LSAT, recently reported that the number of people who took the test in October fell by 16% compared to a year ago, and the number of June test takers was down 6%.

Of the admissions officers surveyed by Kaplan, 28% said they would probably cut the size of their 1L class next academic year.