Harvard Law School Maintains 2018 Application Spike

"Last year’s Harvard Law School application increase may not be a one-off — the high application numbers have stuck around for another cycle.

The Law School received 7,419 applications for the juris doctor Class of 2022, compared to 7,578 applications from the Class of 2021, and the 5,755 applications it received from the Class of 2020. Of the 7,419 applicants, 12 percent were accepted.

Though application numbers are down 2.1 percent from last year, the number of applicants to Harvard Law remains significantly higher than in years past — last year saw a 32 percent increase over the previous year. During the application cycle following the 2016 election, there was a nationwide 8.3 percent spike in law school applications that led some experts to dub the trend a ‘Trump Bump’ in response to President Donald Trump’s election.

In 2018, Harvard Law School Assistant Dean for Admissions and Chief Admissions Officer Kristi L. Jobson said she thought that Harvard Law admission’s spike had less to do with the national increase and more to do with Harvard-specific initiatives." …

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/9/24/harvard-law-maintains-spike/