Volumes rounded to nearest hundred
*due to changes in data collection methods, asterisked (*) data is not comparable to prior data
** LSDAS changed to 5-year subscription beginning with 2002-03
1997-98 1998-99 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007
ABA Applicants            
Preliminary End-of-Year 66,700 67,200 72,000* 75,900 88,900 98,300 98,700 93,500 87,300 83,500
% Change from prior year 0.8% 0.8% - 5.4%  17.1%  10.6% 0.4% -5.2% -6.7% -4.3%
           
Final End-of-Year 71,700 74,400 74,600* 77,200  90,900  99,500 100,600 95,800 88,700 84,000
% Change from prior year -0.8% 3.7% - 3.6%  17.6%  9.5% 1.1% -4.8% -7.4% -5.2%
           
Admitted Applicants                
End-of-Year 50,300 51,300 50,300* 51,800  56,500  56,800 55,900 56,100 56,000 55,500
% Change from prior year -0.2% 1.9% - 2.9%  9.1%  0.6% -1.6% 0.3% -0.2% -0.9%
           
LSAC Matrics            
End-of-Year 41,500 42,200 41,200* 42,700  46,000  46,200 45,400 45,800 46,100 46,700
% Change from prior year -0.1% 1.5% - 3.6%  7.7%  0.4% -1.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%
           
ABA First Year Enrollment            
End-of-Application-Year 42,800 43,200 43,500 45,100 48,400  48,900  48,200 48,100 48,900  
% Change from prior year 1.5% 0.9% 0.8% 3.6% 7.5%  0.9% -1.3% -0.2% 1.5%  
           
ABA Applications              
Preliminary End-of-Year 302,100 316,300 331,200* 355,000 445,300 522,800 552,400 543,000 527,900 515,000
% Change from prior year -0.1% 4.7% - 7.2%  25.5%  17.4% 5.7% -1.4% -2.8% -2.4%
           
1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
LSATs Administered            
End-of-Year 104,000 104,200 107,200 109,000 134,300  148,000 147,600 145,300 137,400 140,000
% Change from prior year -1.3% 0.2% 2.8% 1.8% 23.1%  10.3% -0.3% -1.6% -5.4% 1.9%
           
LSDAS Registrations            
End-of-Year 72,200 71,300 71,500 74,200  88,900  94,300** 89,900** 84,100** 80,800** 78,700**
% Change from prior year 5.6% -1.3% 0.3% 3.8% 19.9%  6.1% -4.7% -6.4% -3.9% -2.6%