Skip to content
LSAC - Law School Admission Council

About National Reports

Unite offers 28 national reports to provide insight into how your school’s admissions activities compare to other law schools that participate in national reporting. These reports provide up to 10 years of real-time, statistical applications data for over 200 ABA accredited law schools that provide this data. Using the reports, you can:

  • Compare applicant counts by ethnicity, age, gender, LSAT score, and GPA

  • Spot trends in historical data to improve your recruitment strategy

  • Monitor the volume of applications your school receives

  • Gauge the quality and diversity of applicants who apply to your school

Unite groups national reports into five categories as described in the following table.

Report Category

Description

Specific Reports
Commitment Commitment reports provide insight on the number of applicants who committed to other schools between April 15 and August 25. Schools must opt in each year to participate in this data tracking.

  • Commitment Overlap

  • Commitment Comparison

  • Participation
LSAC Data LSAC Data reports provide a five-year historical comparison of applicants and their demographic and academic backgrounds as of the end of year (late December / early January) of the previous year. These reports compare applicant counts and percentages by age, ethnicity, graduation date, major, and permanent state of residence. These reports also provide data for all terms, excluding deferrals.

  • ABA Applicant Feeder Schools

  • ABA Applicants Profile

  • Applicant Age Profiles

  • Applicants, Admits, Matriculants By State

  • Date of Graduation Profiles

  • Distribution of Ethnic Origin

  • Distribution of Majors

  • Distribution of Number of Application

  • Distribution of Permanent State of Residence

  • Qualification Profiles
National School and Comparison Profile (NSP) Reports National School and Comparison (Profile) reports provide information about the quality and diversity of people who apply to your school, with current year-over-year (up to 10 years) of national applicant trends.

  • Applicant Summary National

  • Applicant Summary School

  • Applicant Summary School vs Nation

  • Qualification Profile National

  • Qualification Profile School

  • Qualification Profile School vs National

  • LSAT Score Distribution
Overlap Overlap reports are divided into two sub-categories. Applicant Overlap reports provide daily insight into which other schools your applicants have applied. Acceptance Overlap reports provide insight about acceptance information as of the end of year (late December / early January) of the previous year.

  • Applicant and Acceptance Overlap Summary

  • Applicants, Acceptances and Matriculation

  • Common Applicant and Acceptance

  • Common AAO with Matriculation

  • Matriculation Detail

  • Overlap Summary Feeder

  • Overlap Participation
US Decision Profiles The US Decision Profile report provides a four-year historical comparison of applicant, admitted, and matriculant data. You can filter the data by sex, ethnicity, and year, as the end of year (late December / early January) of the previous year. US National Decision Profiles

The following table provides guidelines for when and how to use national reports in Unite.

Report Category

When to Use

How to Use

  • National School and Comparison (Profile)

  • Applicant Overlap

 Use the reports during admissions cycle. These reports enable you to spot trends that can help guide your recruitment strategy.

  • LSAC Data

  • US Decision Profiles

  • Acceptance Overlap

 Use the reports at the end of the fall admissions cycle. These reports enable you to gain insights to help you plan your upcoming year of recruiting and admissions.
Commitment Use the report during the commitment period (April 15 – August 25). This report reveals the counts for applicants who commit to participating schools.

Job Aid 5710