US law schools see sharp drop in international student applications
China and India, which traditionally produce the biggest cohorts of LL.M. students in the U.S., posted applicant declines of 21% and 23%, respectively. Students tour the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Berkeley, California, U.S. in 2023. Photo by Reuters Enrollment numbers for the next academic year aren't yet available but the smaller applicant pool will likely translate to fewer international students on campus, said Gisele Joachim, the Law School Admission Council’s vice president for law school engagement.
- ▪China and India, which traditionally produce the biggest cohorts of LL.M. students in the U.S., posted applicant declines of 21% and 23%, respectively.
- ▪Students tour the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Berkeley, California, U.S. in 2023.
- ▪Photo by Reuters Enrollment numbers for the next academic year aren't yet available but the smaller applicant pool will likely translate to fewer international students on campus, said Gisele Joachim, the Law School Admission Council’s vice
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Ala’i, however, expects fewer non-U.S. students in the upcoming semester thanks to a more than 20% decline in applications to the Washington, D.C., law school’s in-person Master of Laws (LL.M.) program — a one-year advanced degree for foreign-trained lawyers to study U.S. law or international law.A drop in international students has shrunk the LL.M. applicant pool by 14% from last year, according to the Law School Admission Council, which maintains data on most LL.M. programs at U.S. law schools. China and India, which traditionally produce the biggest cohorts of LL.M. students in the U.S., posted applicant declines of 21% and 23%, respectively. Students tour the University of California, Berkeley campus, in Berkeley, California, U.S. in 2023.
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