What are the most common majors?
Carol Leach, Professor and Pre-Law Advisor at
Chicago State University, has compiled a list of the most common
majors of law school applicants, along with their success rates for
acceptance to law school. Not surprisingly, political science is the
most common major, and physics majors have the highest acceptance
rate. Over 200 different majors are commonly found in law school
applications, so you really can choose any major.
The Twenty Most Common Majors for the Law
School Entering Class of 2001
- Political Science
- History
- English
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
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- Sociology
- Communications
- Business Admin.
- Finance
- Accounting
- Philosophy
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- Biology
- Business Management
- International Relations
- Marketing
- Journalism
- Liberal Arts
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- Pre-Law
- Gov't Service
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Majors with the Highest Acceptance Rate for
the Law School Entering Class of 2001
- Physics
- Philosophy
- Biology (specialized)
- Chemistry & Gov't Service (tie)
- Anthropology
- Economics
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- Biology (general)
- History
- English
- International Relations
- Computer Sci & Psychology (tie)
- Finance
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- Journalism
- Political Science
- Communications
- Accounting
- Sociology
- Liberal Arts
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