The best law school for international applicant

[score172]

I am looking for the law school that accept the greatest number of international students in the list below, can you help me?

If you know some schools like this in the west coast, dont hesitate to tell me

Boston college
Boston uni
Ave maria
Notredame
Yeshiva Uni
Penn State
Brooklyn
Northeastern
Saint Johns
Faulkner
Suffolk
BYU
NY law school
Northwestern
Harvard
George Wash
George Mason
American Uni
Regent Uni
Yale
Upenn
New england
Duke

Thanks!

[Anne]

Here's the information you're looking for. Rather than go by sheer numbers, I've compiled percentages; they're more representative, given than not all law schools have the same size student body (i.e., if two schools both had 25 international students in their student body, but one had an overall student body size of 100 and the other had an overall student body size of 500, then the first would obviously have the greater international student body, even though they both had the same original amounts).

The information was obtained from LSAC's Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (available for free here: https://officialguide.lsac.org/release/OfficialGuide_Default.aspx)--in fact, if you want to check out how other schools stack up (for example, those West Coast schools you're curious about), you can go there and view each school's individual profile; it'll have the figures there.

Two final notes: (1) LSAC's does not specifically list "international students." It lists "non-resident alien" numbers, so that is what I used. It is provides enrollment numbers, not admissions numbers, which is important to remember. (2) The figures are based on the most recent incoming class and student body information available to LSAC, so everything is based off 2011 numbers.

In my figures, I'm presenting you with two lists: One sorted by the percentage of the 1L class, and the other sorted by the percentage of the overall student body.

As you can see by the figures, Yale, Northwestern, and UPenn seem to the frontrunners in this particular category.

Hope this helps!

[score172]

Thank you very much!

It is very helpful. But it seems strange that NYLS has a 0% ratio... And I thought Harvard was open. Now I know I was wrong I will put these schools out of my list.

Do you know how can I find the most open schools for international students. I dont mean the one of my list but a ranking of all the schools in the country, especially in the west coast.

[Anne]

Your best bet would be to check out the school profiles on LSAC's Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (here: http://officialguide.lsac.org). That's where I got my numbers from. However, let me point out that, just because a school has a high percentage of enrollment for international students, that doesn't mean that your chances of admission are increased. What increases your chances of admission are a good LSAT score and GPA, an exceptional personal statement, and excellent letters of recommendation. I understand that you're trying to increase your chances of admission, but focusing on "international applicant" schools won't really make much of a difference. Schools aren't looking to accept students who come from a particular country--they're looking to accept students that demonstrate academic excellent and future promise of returns for the school. My advice would be that you focus less on international enrollment, and more on creating a profile that any law school would want, regardless of your nationality.

[LSAT Eliminator]

Let me second Anne's good advice. Forget about targeting schools base don percentages of international enrollments. Instead, consider your LSAT and GP as the primary factors in your acceptance chances, and focuses on them obsessively! Nail those two factors and don't screw up anything else in your application, and you'll get the best acceptance results.

 

[criminalattorney]

Thanks for sharing this great list of number of law schools for international students. I have already bookmarked this list as it may come handy.