American Bar Association offices in Washington, D.C. Oct. 18, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM ABA 509s: Law School First-Year Enrollment Lower Than 2022
On Dec. 15, the 2023 first-year enrollment is listed as 37,886—a decline of 174 students (0.46%) as compared to 38,060 in 2022; however, on Dec. 20, the 2023 total first-year J.D. enrollment shows 38,921, and when that figure is compared to 2022 total first-year J.D. enrollment of 39,294 that shows a decline of 373 students (nearly 1%).
December 26, 2023 at 03:45 PM
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The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released the Standard 509 Information Reports for all 196 ABA-accredited law schools, which was fraught with some data discrepancies meaning first-year enrollment decreased, but it depends which figures are used to determine by how much.
The ABA initially released the 509 data reports, including its announcement, on Dec. 15, but the statistics page of the ABA's website, which includes a downloadable statistics spreadsheet published on Dec. 20, shows different data.
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