This is the new cycle data as of June 26, 2018. Applicants are up 8.1%, and applications are up 8.9% compared to last year's data as of June 27, 2017.

Detailed data below.

Highest LSAT # Applicants % Change YTD < 140 3,971 -2.0% 140-144 5,483 -0.1% 145-149 8,962 4.2% 150-154 10,947 6.6% 155-159 10,148 6.9% 160-164 8,117 15.9% 165-169 5,042 29.0% 170-174 2,357 16.9% 175-180 683 69.9%

% Change in applications # Schools Increase of 100% or more 1 Increase of 50% to 99% 1 Increase of 40% to 49% 4 Increase of 30% to 39% 5 Increase of 20% to 29% 19 Increase of 10% to 19% 46 Increase of 1% to 9% 72 No change 8 Decrease of 1% to 9% 32 Decrease of 10% to 19% 8 Decrease of 20% to 29% 5 Decrease of 30% to 39% 0 Decrease of 40% to 49% 0 Decrease of 50% or more: 4

Region Applicants # Applicants % Change YTD Applications # Applications % Change YTD Far West 7,574 11.6% 57,189 10.3% Great Lakes 7,322 7.4% 51,362 7.4% Midsouth 6,844 7.3% 69,419 7.6% Midwest 2,065 16.3% 11,496 5.0% Mountain West 2,950 13.0% 14,715 17.7% New England 2,834 10.9% 34,381 12.2% Northeast 9,567 8.2% 69,166 10.0% Northwest 1,439 8.2% 8,231 12.5% South Central 6,544 5.6% 27,829 8.7% Southeast 8,181 0.9% 34,616 4.1% Regional Total 378,404 8.9% Other 3,065 16.9% Total 58,385 8.1%

Race/Ethnicity Applicants # % Change YTD Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian 5 * American Indian or Alaska Native 1,301 6.4% Asian 6,464 13.2% Black or African American 8,471 6.2% Canadian Aboriginal 44 41.9% Caucasian/White 37,304 8.8% Hispanic/Latino 7,654 7.9% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 270 8.4% Puerto Rican 1,676 1.5% Not Indicated 1,434 13.3%