TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jan 23, 2024

According to a new poll by test prep company Kaplan, a majority of law school admissions officers are concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities will reduce the number of diverse law students. Reuters reports that 54% of those polled were "very concerned" the ruling would affect campus diversity, while 33% said they are “somewhat concerned” and 13% were either neutral, unconcerned or did not know. Respondents were a bit more optimistic about their own ability to bring in diverse classes: 21% said they were “very concerned” about those efforts, while 38% said they were "somewhat concerned." Despite the concerns, Kaplan notes that the fall 2023 entering class was the most racially diverse on record with 40% students of color, and that the current applicant pool for fall 2024 admission is historically diverse with 43% students of color.