Has the LSAT gotten harder since LSAC first started with the modern LSAT in June 1991? I'd say absolutely. More and more students started using actual LSAT exams, rather than just using a few random fake diagnostics. As LSAC published more and more books of PrepTests, students started studying more, and the culture of high-stakes testing became a cycle. "You have to study more because everyone else is." As more exams are released, dedicated test-takers have more material to study from, so they do.
I've also seen students prepping more since I started LSAT Blog in 2008? As higher-quality instructional materials and explanations have come out over the past several years, word about them spreads quickly online, so I think people are definitely prepping smarter and entering the test more prepared, but I can't necessarily say they're studying more.
I can't really tell LSAT difficulty - the best proxy I have is the "curve," and it has shifted very gradually over time. I did a post a while ago analyzing the curves here. I'm not much of a statistician, though, so I don't know whether this is enough data to be significant.
Re: changing demographics, I haven't looked into it, but I'd be surprised if the demographics hadn't changed. If this data exists, it's probably somewhere on LSAC's website. Some LSAC data a few years ago revealed that fewer 170+ scorers were actually applying to law school.
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