Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Their enrollment going up is surprising. It’s just been going down, down, down for the last several years.
— Tiffane Cochran, vice president of research at the AccessLex Institute, in comments given to the ABA Journal, concerning the growing number of male students enrolled in JD programs. This is the first time since 2010 that the number of male enrollees has increased, climbing to 50,900 in 2025, compared to 49,000 in 2024. Women still dominate when it comes to JD enrollment, making up 56% of all law students (67,400 enrollees in 2025).
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
Their enrollment going up is surprising. It’s just been going down, down, down for the last several years.
— Tiffane Cochran, vice president of research at the AccessLex Institute, in comments given to the ABA Journal, concerning the growing number of male students enrolled in JD programs. This is the first time since 2010 that the number of male enrollees has increased, climbing to 50,900 in 2025, compared to 49,000 in 2024. Women still dominate when it comes to JD enrollment, making up 56% of all law students (67,400 enrollees in 2025).
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
The post After Years Of Decline, Male Law Students Make A Modest Comeback appeared first on Above the Law.
