Law Schools

The Law Schools Where 1L Enrollment Plummeted

Uh-oh, this can't be good.

First-year law student enrollment was up by 3 percent in 2018, but which schools saw the highest percentage decrease in their 1L class size since 2017?

Hint: While some of these schools purposefully reduced their 1L class size in an effort to get into the American Bar Association’s good graces due to past accreditation issues, others felt the pain of students being scared off by more recent accreditation compliance problems.

See the answer on the next page.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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