First Year Enrollment in ABA Approved Law Schools 1947-2004
(Percentage of Women)

Year	First Year Enrollment	First Year Women	Percent 1st Year Women	Total J.D. Enrollment	Total J.D. Women Enrollment	Percent J.D. Women	Grand Total Enrollment	Grand Total Women Enrollment	Percent Grand Total Women	Number of Schools
2004	48,239	22,904	48	140,376	67,438	48	148,169	70,992	48	188
2003	48,867	23,368	48	137,676	67,027	49	145,088	70,321	48	187
2002	48,433	23,587	49%	132,885	65,179	49%	140,612	68,628	49%	186
2001	45,070	22,254	49%	127,610	62,476	49%	135,091	65,701	49%	184
2000	43,518	21,499	49%	125,173	60,633	48%	132,464	63,715	48%	183
1999	43,182	21,008	49%	125,184	59,362	47%	132,276	62,269	47%	182
1998	42,804	20,319	47%	125,627	57,952	46%	131,833	60,429	46%	181
1997	42,186	19,409	46%	125,886	56,915	45%	131,801	59,231	45%	178
1996	43,245	19,402	45%	128,623	57,123	44%	134,949	59,533	44%	179
1995	43,676	19,462	45%	129,397	56,961	44%	135,595	59,255	44%	178
1994	44,298	19,312	44%	128,989	55,808	43%	134,784	57,851	43%	177
1993	43,644	19,059	44%	127,802	55,134	43%	133,339	57,085	43%	176
1992	42,793	18,325	43%	128,212	54,644	43%	133,783	56,637	42%	176
1991	44,050	18,773	43%	129,580	55,110	43%	135,157	57,005	42%	176
1990	44,104	18,592	42%	127,261	54,097	43%	132,433	55,818	42%	175
1989	43,826	18,722	43%	124,471	53,113	43%	129,698	54,829	42%	175
1988	42,860	18,395	43%	120,694	50,932	42%	125,870	52,565	42%	174
1987	41,055	17,506	43%	117,997	48,920	41%	123,198	50,460	41%	175
1986	40,195	16,491	41%	117,813	47,920	41%	123,277	49,522	40%	175
1985	40,796	16,510	40%	118,700	47,486	40%	124,092	49,050	40%	175
1984	40,747	16,236	40%	119,847	46,897	39%	125,698	48,498	39%	174
1983	41,159	16,049	39%	121,201	46,361	38%	127,195	47,980	38%	173
1982	42,034	16,136	38%	121,791	45,539	37%	127,828	47,083	37%	172
1981	42,521	15,811	37%	120,879	43,245	36%	127,312	44,902	35%	172
1980	42,296	15,272	36%	119,501	40,834	34%	125,397	42,122	34%	171
1979	40,717	13,490	33%	117,297	37,534	32%	122,860	38,637	31%	169
1978	40,479	13,324	33%	116,150	35,775	31%	121,606	36,808	30%	167
1977	39,676	11,928	30%	113,080	31,650	28%	118,557	32,538	27%	163
1976	39,996	11,354	28%	112,401	29,343	26%	117,451	29,982	26%	163
1975	39,038	10,472	27%	111,047	26,020	23%	116,991	26,737	23%	163
1974	38,074	9,006	24%	105,708	21,283	20%	110,713	21,788	20%	157
1973	37,018	7,464	20%	101,675	16,303	16%	106,102	16,760	16%	151
1972	35,131	5,508	16%	98,042	11,878	12%	101,707	12,173	12%	149
1971	36,171	4,326	12%	91,225	8,567	9%	94,468	8,914	9%	147
1970	34,289	3,542	10%	78,018	6,682	9%	82,041	6,937	8%	146
1969	29,128	2,103	7%	64,416	4,485	7%	68,386	4,715	7%	144
1968	23,652	1,742	7%	59,498	3,554	6%	62,779	3,704	6%	138
1967	24,267	1,179	5%	61,084	2,769	5%	64,406	2,906	5%	136
1966	24,077	1,059	4%	59,236	2,520	4%	62,556	2,678	4%	135
1965	24,167	1,064	4%	56,510	2,374	4%	59,744	2,537	4%	136
1964	22,753	986	4%	51,079	2,056	4%	54,265	2,183	4%	135
1963	20,776	877	4%	46,666	1,739	4%	49,552	1,883	4%	135
1962	18,346	692	4%	42,009	1,445	3%	44,805	1,575	4%	135
1961	16,489	633	4%	38,894	1,364	4%	41,499	1,497	4%	134
1960	15,607	611	4%	37,715	1,296	3%	40,381	1,429	4%	132
1959	15,061	597	4%	35,769	1,243	3%	38,239	1,392	4%	130
1958	15,126	519	3%	36,686	1,143	3%	39,144	1,274	3%	129
1957	14,753	527	4%	36,272	1,186	3%	38,833	1,302	3%	129
1956	15,321	482	3%	35,238	1,061	3%	37,949	1,169	3%	128
1955	14,640	553	4%	33,405	1,234	4%	35,792	1,370	4%	127
1954	14,208	558	4%	32,357	1,252	4%	35,015	1,418	4%	127
1953	13,304	587	4%	31,866	1,291	4%	34,423	1,456	4%	126
1952	13,111	643	5%	33,333	1,362	4%	35,634	1,483	4%	124
1951	14,467	584	4%	36,734	1,287	4%	39,626	1,420	4%	124
1950	16,411	581	4%	41,575	1,265	3%	43,685	1,364	3%	120
1949	17,344	498	3%	43,057	1,188	3%	46,645	1,268	3%	114
1948	19,532	540	3%	44,872	1,273	3%	46,647	1,376	3%	112
1947	18,582	642	3%	42,255	1,405	3%	43,719	1,495	3%	111

First Year Enrollment in ABA Approved Law Schools 1947-2004 (Percentage of Women)

First Year Enrollment in ABA Approved Law Schools 1947-2004
(Percentage of Women)