Harvard Law School Enrolls More Black Students After 2024 Tumble

People walk past a Harvard Law School sign on campus in Cambridge, Mass. on Feb. 6, 2025

Harvard Law School enrolled a bigger cohort of Black first-year students this fall than a year earlier, reversing a decline that drew scrutiny to the elite school.

The number of Black first-year law students who joined the class of 2028 rebounded to be on par with the averages from 2020 through 2023, according to people familiar with the information, who asked not to be identified discussing unofficial data.