Education

An Unprecedented Shift in Law School Admissions

From The Chronicle: “Black first-year law students were 16-percent less likely to attend a top 14 law school and 17-percent less likely to attend a top 25 law school in 2024. Black students were less likely to attend schools in each grouping comprising the top 75, with a staggering 32-percent decline among schools ranked 26-50. Their presence increased 11 percent at schools ranked 76-100, suggesting a settling effect for Black students shut out of higher-ranked schools. Their proportional presence increased most (18 percent) at schools ranked 151 or lower.”

View the full article from The Chronicle.