The number of students heading into law schools in 2013 tumbled for the third straight year, according to data released by the American Bar Association. New student enrollment at all ABA-accredited law schools fell by 8 percent, meaning the number of 1Ls has declined by more than 24 percent since 2010.
But not all law schools have felt the same amount of pain. The ABA has released school-specific enrollment figures showing that 13 law schools saw 1L enrollment drop by 30 percent or more in the span of 12 months, while an additional 27 recorded declines of 20 to 30 percent. In all, 132 of the 199 ABA-accredited law schools saw declines in their 1L classes, while eight schools saw no change in new enrollment. Slightly more than a quarter of schools—62—actually posted 1L enrollment gains.
