US law schools see sharp drop in international student applications
American University law professor Padideh Ala’i’s spring international law class included practicing lawyers from Vietnam, Colombia and Azerbaijan — a global mix that she said enriched classroom discussions on tariffs, foreign trade and other topics.
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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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