Become a Patron! 

 

Whitest Regional Law Schools

 

Rank

School  (Alphabetical Listing)

 Excess Whiteness  State Region
1 Samford University (Cumberland) 38.73 AL Southeast
2 University of South Carolina  37.03 SC Southeast
3 University of Alabama  35.13 AL Southeast
4 University of Mississippi  34.43 MS Southeast
5 Mississippi College  34.33 MS Southeast
6 Pepperdine University 34.11 CA Far West
6 University of Nevada  32.11 NV Far West
8 Thomas Jefferson School of Law 31.31 CA Far West
9 Mercer University 30.73 GA Southeast
10 University of the Pacific (McGeorge)  30.11 CA Far West
11 Georgia State University  28.53 GA Southeast
12 University of Georgia  28.23 GA Southeast
13 Duquesne University 27.71 PA Northeast
14 California Western School of Law  27.61 CA Far West
15 Stetson University 26.73 FL Southeast
16 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) 26 KY Midsouth
17 University of Kentucky  25.8 KY Midsouth
18 University of Richmond  25.5 VA Midsouth
19 Campbell University 25.4 NC Midsouth
20 Chapman University 25.31 CA Far West
21 Florida Coastal School of Law  24.83 FL Southeast
22 University of San Diego  24.71 CA Far West
23 Widener University 24.7 DE Midsouth
24 Emory University 24.53 GA Southeast
25 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   24.5 KY Midsouth
26 Baylor University 24.49 TX South Central
26 Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law 24.49 TX South Central
28 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) 24.39 AR South Central
29 University of Pittsburgh  24.21 PA Northeast
30 West Virginia University  24.1 WV Midsouth
31 Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) 23.71 PA Northeast
32 University of Oklahoma  23.69 OK South Central
33 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge  23.39 LA South Central
34 University of California (Los Angeles)   23.21 CA Far West
35 Wake Forest University 22.8 NC Midsouth
36 Texas Tech University  22.79 TX South Central
37 University of San Francisco  22.51 CA Far West
38 Villanova University 22.21 PA Northeast
39 Appalachian School of Law 22.2 VA Midsouth
40 Golden Gate University 22.11 CA Far West
41 Barry University 21.83 FL Southeast
42 Florida State University  21.73 FL Southeast
43 University of Memphis  19.6 TN Midsouth
44 University of California (Hastings)   19.11 CA Far West
45 University of Maine  19.06 ME New England
46 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   18.99 AR South Central
47 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   18.8 TN Midsouth
48 Stanford University 18.51 CA Far West
49 George Mason University 18.4 VA Midsouth
50 University of Tulsa  18.39 OK South Central
51 University of Houston  17.99 TX South Central
52 Marquette University 17.9 WI Great Lakes
53 University of California (Davis)   17.61 CA Far West
54 University of Toledo  17.6 OH Great Lakes
55 University of Montana  17.5 MT Mountain West
56 University of Florida (Levin)  17.43 FL Southeast
57 University at Buffalo 17.21 NY Northeast
58 University of California (Berkeley)   17.11 CA Far West
59 Oklahoma City University  16.89 OK South Central
60 Ohio Northern University  16.8 OH Great Lakes
61 Pace University 16.71 NY Northeast
62 Albany Law School-Union University 16.51 NY Northeast
63 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  16.5 IL Great Lakes
63 University of Virginia  16.5 VA Midsouth
65 Loyola University-New Orleans  16.49 LA South Central
66 Willamette University 16.28 OR Northwest
67 William and Mary Law School  16.2 VA Midsouth
68 University of Texas (Austin)  16.19 TX South Central
69 Rutgers State University–Camden 15.81 NJ Northeast
70 Temple University (Beasley)  15.71 PA Northeast
71 University of Akron 15.7 OH Great Lakes
72 Texas Wesleyan University  15.69 TX South Central
73 University of Idaho  15.6 ID Mountain West
74 Tulane University 15.19 LA South Central
75 Washington and Lee University  15.1 VA Midsouth
76 Regent University 14.9 VA Midsouth
77 Southwestern University School of Law 14.61 CA Far West
78 Suffolk University 13.96 MA New England
79 Valparaiso University 13.9 IN Great Lakes
80 Quinnipiac University 13.86 CT New England
81 University of Wyoming  13.6 WY Mountain West
82 Capital University 13.4 OH Great Lakes
82 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   13.4 NC Midsouth
84 University of Oregon  13.38 OR Northwest
85 Cardozo-Yeshiva University  13.31 NY Northeast
86 Cleveland State University (Marshall) 13.3 OH Great Lakes
87 New York Law School  13.11 NY Northeast
88 Ave Maria School of Law 13.1 MI Great Lakes
89 William Mitchell College of Law  13 MN Great Lakes
90 Santa Clara University 12.81 CA Far West
91 South Texas College of Law  12.79 TX South Central
92 Loyola Law School 12.71 CA Far West
93 Seton Hall University 12.51 NJ Northeast
94 University of Baltimore  12.4 MD Midsouth
95 Gonzaga University 12.38 WA Northwest
96 Roger Williams University 12.16 RI New England
97 Chicago-Kent Illinois Institute of Technology  12 IL Great Lakes
98 Hamline University 11.9 MN Great Lakes
99 Brooklyn Law School 11.81 NY Northeast
99 St. John's University 11.81 NY Northeast
101 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   11.5 UT Mountain West
102 Syracuse University 11.41 NY Northeast
103 University of Miami  11.13 FL Southeast
104 Vermont Law School  10.46 VT New England
104 Western New England College  10.46 MA New England
106 University of Dayton  10.4 OH Great Lakes
107 Brigham Young University (J. Reuben Clark) 10.1 UT Mountain West
107 Catholic University of America  10.1 DC Midsouth
107 University of Maryland  10.1 MD Midsouth
110 Whittier Law School 9.81 CA Far West
111 Case Western Reserve University 9.5 OH Great Lakes
112 New York University  9.41 NY Northeast
113 Fordham University 9.21 NY Northeast
113 Hofstra University 9.21 NY Northeast
113 University of Southern California 9.21 CA Far West
116 Duke University 9 NC Midsouth
116 Wayne State University 9 MI Great Lakes
118 University of Connecticut  8.86 CT New England
119 Indiana University–Indianapolis  8.7 IN Great Lakes
120 Western State University 8.61 CA Far West
121 Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg) 8.41 NY Northeast
122 Nova Southeastern University 8.23 FL Southeast
123 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   7.92 NE Midwest
124 Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law  7.5 MI Great Lakes
125 Indiana University–Bloomington  7.3 IN Great Lakes
126 John Marshall Law School 7.3 IL Great Lakes
127 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) 7.28 OR Northwest
128 Vanderbilt University 7.1 TN Midsouth
129 Drake University 6.92 IA Midwest
130 Cornell University 6.91 NY Northeast
131 Loyola University Chicago  6.9 IL Great Lakes
132 University of Cincinnati  6.9 OH Great Lakes
133 New England School of Law  6.56 MA New England
134 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   6.5 MN Great Lakes
135 Ohio State University (Moritz) 6.3 OH Great Lakes
136 Franklin Pierce Law Center  6.06 NH New England
137 Georgetown University 6 DC Midsouth
138 University of Missouri (Columbia)   5.92 MO Midwest
139 University of Pennsylvania  5.31 PA Northeast
140 Notre Dame Law School  5.3 IN Great Lakes
141 Saint Louis University  4.92 MO Midwest
141 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   4.92 MO Midwest
143 Creighton University 4.82 NE Midwest
144 University of South Dakota  4.72 SD Midwest
145 Seattle University  4.58 WA Northwest
146 American University (Washington College of Law)  4.4 DC Midsouth
147 University of Colorado (Boulder)   3.7 CO Mountain West
147 University of Denver  3.7 CO Mountain West
149 University of North Dakota  3.52 ND Midwest
150 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   3.1 MI Great Lakes
151 Northern Illinois University  2.7 IL Great Lakes
152 University of Washington  2.38 WA Northwest
153 Washburn University 2.12 KS Midwest
154 University of Kansas  1.62 KS Midwest
155 DePaul University 1.4 IL Great Lakes
156 George Washington University  1.2 DC Midsouth
157 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   0.9 WI Great Lakes
158 University of Detroit Mercy  0.4 MI Great Lakes
159 St. Mary's University -0.01 TX South Central
160 Boston College  -0.04 MA New England
161 University of Iowa  -0.38 IA Midwest
162 Northeastern University -0.94 MA New England
163 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  -1.6 IL Great Lakes
164 Boston University  -2.34 MA New England
165 Harvard University -2.64 MA New England
166 Rutgers State University–Newark -2.89 NJ Northeast
167 St. Thomas University -3.77 FL Southeast
168 University of Chicago -4.5 IL Great Lakes
169 Washington University in St. Louis -4.68 MO Midwest
170 University of Arizona (Rogers)  -5.2 AZ Mountain West
171 Columbia University -5.69 NY Northeast
172 CUNY-Queens College  -6.19 NY Northeast
173 Northwestern University -6.4 IL Great Lakes
174 Arizona State University  -8.8 AZ Mountain West
175 Yale University -9.34 CT New England
176 Thomas M. Cooley Law School  -12.4 MI Great Lakes
177 University of New Mexico  -12.9 NM Mountain West
178 North Carolina Central University -16.2 NC Midsouth
179 University of District of Columbia -17.47 PR Southeast
180 University of Hawaii  -18.89 HI Far West
181 Southern University -27.41 LA South Central
182 Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1 -44.51 TX South Central
183 Inter-American University School of Law -55.97 PR Southeast
184 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico -55.97 PR Southeast
185 University of Puerto Rico -55.97 PR Southeast
186 Howard University -61.1 DC Midsouth

 

Number of Schools per LSAC Region (All Schools n=186)
 

Frequency

Percent

Northeast

24

12.9

New England

14

7.5

Southcentral

18

9.7

Southeast

20

10.8

Midsouth

28

15.1

Midwest

12

6.5

Great Lakes

33

17.7

Mountain West

10

5.4

Northwest

6

3.2

Far West

21

11.3
Number of Historically White Law Schools  per LSAC Region (n= 179)
 

Frequency

Percent

Northeast

24

13.4

New England

14

7.8

SouthCentral

16

8.9

Southeast

17

9.5

Midsouth

26

14.5

Midwest

12

6.7

Great Lakes

33

18.4

Mountain West

10

5.6

Northwest

6

3.4

Far West

21

11.
   
Excess Whiteness  (Regional LSAC Applications)

Region

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Mean

N

Northeast

-6.19

27.71

12.1600

11.9767

24

New England

-9.34

19.06

7.7100

6.1529

14

Southcentral

-.01

24.49

18.1900

17.6406

16

Southeast

-3.77

38.73

26.7300

24.7006

17

Midsouth

-17.47

26.00

16.3500

15.2588

26

Midwest

-4.68

7.92

4.7700

3.5283

12

Great Lakes

-12.40

17.90

8.7000

7.8512

33

Mountain West

-12.90

17.50

6.9000

4.8800

10

Northwest

2.38

16.28

9.8300

9.3800

6

Far West

-18.89

34.11

19.1100

18.7767

21

Total

-18.89

38.73

12.8100

12.6999

179
ANOVA Table

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

6860.095

9

762.233

9.533

.000
 
  
Excess Whiteness Regional LSAC Application (Read Across)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

12.5%

  

50.0%

33.3%

4.2%

New England

35.7%

  

57.1%

7.1%

  

Southcentral

6.3%

  

12.5%

81.3%

  

Southeast

5.9%

  

11.8%

29.4%

52.9%

Midsouth

3.8%

7.7%

30.8%

42.3%

15.4%

Midwest

16.7%

58.3%

25.0%

    

Great Lakes

12.1%

15.2%

54.5%

18.2%

  

Mountain West

30.0%

20.0%

30.0%

20.0%

  

Northwest

  

33.3%

50.0%

16.7%

  

Far West

4.8%

  

28.6%

38.1%

28.6%
   
Excess Whiteness Regional LSAC Application (Read Down)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

14.3%

  

18.5%

14.5%

5.0%

New England

23.8%

  

12.3%

1.8%

  

Southcentral

4.8%

  

3.1%

23.6%

  

Southeast

4.8%

  

3.1%

9.1%

45.0%

Midsouth

4.8%

11.1%

12.3%

20.0%

20.0%

Midwest

9.5%

38.9%

4.6%

    

Great Lakes

19.0%

27.8%

27.7%

10.9%

  

Mountain West

14.3%

11.1%

4.6%

3.6%

  

Northwest

  

11.1%

4.6%

1.8%

  

Far West

4.8%

  

9.2%

14.5%

30.0%
  
Excess Whiteness Regional LSAC Application by Private/Public School Status (Read Across)
Private
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

5.9%

  

70.6%

17.6%

5.9%

New England

41.7%

  

58.3%

    

Southcentral

11.1%

  

22.2%

66.7%

  

Southeast

10.0%

  

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

Midsouth

  

15.4%

38.5%

30.8%

15.4%

Midwest

25.0%

50.0%

25.0%

    

Great Lakes

15.8%

10.5%

57.9%

15.8%

  

Mountain West

  

50.0%

50.0%

    

Northwest

  

25.0%

50.0%

25.0%

  

Far West

    

40.0%

26.7%

33.3%
 

11.4%

7.6%

46.7%

22.9%

11.4%
 
Public
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

28.6%

    

71.4%

  

New England

    

50.0%

50.0%

  

Southcentral

      

100.0%

  

Southeast

      

28.6%

71.4%

Midsouth

7.7%

  

23.1%

53.8%

15.4%

Midwest

12.5%

62.5%

25.0%

    

Great Lakes

7.1%

21.4%

50.0%

21.4%

  

Mountain West

37.5%

12.5%

25.0%

25.0%

  

Northwest

  

50.0%

50.0%

    

Far West

16.7%

    

66.7%

16.7%
Excess Whiteness Regional LSAC Application  by Private/Public School Status (Read Down)
Private
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99
           

Northeast

22.2%

    

16.1%

  

New England

    

6.3%

3.2%

  

Southcentral

      

22.6%

  

Southeast

      

6.5%

62.5%

Midsouth

11.1%

  

18.8%

22.6%

25.0%

Midwest

11.1%

50.0%

12.5%

    

Great Lakes

11.1%

30.0%

43.8%

9.7%

  

Mountain West

33.3%

10.0%

12.5%

6.5%

  

Northwest

  

10.0%

6.3%

    

Far West

11.1%

    

12.9%

12.5%
 
Public
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99
           

Northeast

8.3%

  

24.5%

12.5%

8.3%

New England

41.7%

  

14.3%

    

Southcentral

8.3%

  

4.1%

25.0%

  

Southeast

8.3%

  

4.1%

12.5%

33.3%

Midsouth

  

25.0%

10.2%

16.7%

16.7%

Midwest

8.3%

25.0%

2.0%

    

Great Lakes

25.0%

25.0%

22.4%

12.5%

  

Mountain West

  

12.5%

2.0%

    

Northwest

  

12.5%

4.1%

4.2%

  

Far West

    

12.2%

16.7%

41.7%

Spearman Correlation Coefficient

Status

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Private

.113

.092

1.158

.250

Public

-.341

.113

-3.083

.003
 
Excess Whiteness Regional LSAC Application by  Tier (Read Down)
1st Tier (US News)
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

9.1%

  

23.5%

    

New England

36.4%

  

5.9%

    

Southcentral

      

20.0%

  

Southeast

      

13.3%

100.0%

Midsouth

  

20.0%

29.4%

33.3%

  

Midwest

18.2%

        

Great Lakes

27.3%

40.0%

23.5%

    

Mountain West

9.1%

20.0%

11.8%

    

Northwest

  

20.0%

      

Far West

    

5.9%

33.3%

  
1st Tier (US News)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

20.0%

  

80.0%

    

New England

80.0%

  

20.0%

    

Southcentral

      

100.0%

  

Southeast

      

50.0%

50.0%

Midsouth

  

9.1%

45.5%

45.5%

  

Midwest

100.0%

        

Great Lakes

33.3%

22.2%

44.4%

    

Mountain West

25.0%

25.0%

50.0%

    

Northwest

  

100.0%

      

Far West

    

16.7%

83.3%

  
  2nd Tier (USNews)
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

20.0%

  

27.8%

29.4%

  

New England

20.0%

        

Southcentral

      

29.4%

  

Southeast

    

5.6%

5.9%

66.7%

Midsouth

  

25.0%

5.6%

11.8%

33.3%

Midwest

  

25.0%

11.1%

    

Great Lakes

    

27.8%

11.8%

  

Mountain West

40.0%

25.0%

      

Northwest

  

25.0%

11.1%

    

Far West

20.0%

  

11.1%

11.8%

  
2nd Tier (US News)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

9.1%

  

45.5%

45.5%

  

New England

100.0%

        

Southcentral

      

100.0%

  

Southeast

    

16.7%

16.7%

66.7%

Midsouth

  

16.7%

16.7%

33.3%

33.3%

Midwest

  

33.3%

66.7%

    

Great Lakes

    

71.4%

28.6%

  

Mountain West

66.7%

33.3%

      

Northwest

  

33.3%

66.7%

    

Far West

20.0%

  

40.0%

40.0%

  
  3rd Tier (US News)
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99
           

Northeast

    

18.2%

25.0%

14.3%

New England

    

27.3%

8.3%

  

Southcentral

    

9.1%

8.3%

  

Southeast

        

28.6%

Midsouth

      

16.7%

14.3%

Midwest

  

83.3%

9.1%

    

Great Lakes

  

16.7%

18.2%

25.0%

  

Mountain West

    

9.1%

16.7%

  

Far West

    

9.1%

  

42.9%
3rd Tier (US News)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

    

33.3%

50.0%

16.7%

New England

    

75.0%

25.0%

  

Southcentral

    

50.0%

50.0%

  

Southeast

        

100.0%

Midsouth

25.0%

    

50.0%

25.0%

Midwest

  

83.3%

16.7%

    

Great Lakes

  

16.7%

33.3%

50.0%

  

Mountain West

    

33.3%

66.7%

  

Far West

    

25.0%

  

75.0%
  4th Tier (US News)
 

No Excess  Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

25.0%

  

5.9%

    

New England

    

23.5%

    

Southcentral

25.0%

  

5.9%

44.4%

  

Southeast

25.0%

  

5.9%

11.1%

25.0%

Midsouth

    

11.8%

11.1%

25.0%

Midwest

  

33.3%

      

Great Lakes

25.0%

66.7%

35.3%

11.1%

  

Northwest

    

5.9%

11.1%

  

Far West

    

5.9%

11.1%

50.0%
4th Tier (US News)
 

No Excess Whiteness

.01 through 4.99

5.00 through 14.99

15.00 through 24.99

25.00 through 39.99

Northeast

50.0%

  

50.0%

    

New England

    

100.0%

    

Southcentral

37.5%

  

12.5%

50.0%

  

Southeast

25.0%

  

25.0%

25.0%

25.0%

Midsouth

20.0%

  

40.0%

20.0%

20.0%

Midwest

  

100.0%

      

Great Lakes

10.0%

20.0%

60.0%

10.0%

  

Northwest

    

50.0%

50.0%

  

Far West

    

25.0%

25.0%

50.0%

 

 
LSAC  Applications by Region
Rank Region Total White  %Whiteness in Region
1 Midwest 3952 3307 83.68
2 Mountain West 5086 3972 78.10
3 New England 5438 4146 76.24
4 Great Lakes 15651 11691 74.70
5 Northwest 2895 2114 73.02
6 MidSouth 12316 8239 66.90
7 Northeast 16876 11086 65.69
9 Southcentral 9897 6226 62.91
10 Southeast 11906 6664 55.97
11 Far West 12851 6180 48.09
Rank Region Total White %Whiteness in Region
11 Far West 12851 6180 48.09
4 Great Lakes 15651 11691 74.70
6 Midsouth 12316 8239 66.90
1 Midwest 3952 3307 83.68
2 Mountain West 5086 3972 78.10
3 New England 5438 4146 76.24
7 Northeast 16876 11086 65.69
5 Northwest 2895 2114 73.02
9 Southcentral 9897 6226 62.91
10 Southeast 11906 6664 55.97

 

State Region
ALABAMA Southeast
ALASKA Northwest
ARIZONA Mountain West
ARKANSAS SouthCentral
CALIFORNIA Far West
COLORADO Mountain West
CONNECTICUT New England
DELAWARE MidSouth
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MidSouth
FLORIDA Southeast
GEORGIA Southeast
GUAM Far West
HAWAII Far West
IDAHO Mountain West
ILLINOIS Great Lakes
INDIANA Great Lakes
IOWA Midwest
KANSAS Midwest
KENTUCKY MidSouth
LOUISIANA SouthCentral
MAINE New England
MARYLAND MidSouth
MASSACHUSETTS New England
MICHIGAN Great Lakes
MINNESOTA Great Lakes
MISSISSIPPI Southeast
MISSOURI Midwest
MONTANA Mountain West
NEBRASKA Midwest
NEVADA Far West
NEW HAMPSHIRE New England
NEW JERSEY Northeast
NEW MEXICO Mountain West
NEW YORK Northeast
NORTH CAROLINA MidSouth
NORTH DAKOTA Midwest
OHIO Great Lakes
OKLAHOMA SouthCentral
OREGON Northwest
OTHER TERRITORIES Far West
PENNSYLVANIA Northeast
PUERTO RICO Southeast
RHODE ISLAND New England
SOUTH CAROLINA Southeast
SOUTH DAKOTA Midwest
STATE NOT INDICATED  
TENNESSEE MidSouth
TEXAS SouthCentral
UTAH Mountain West
VERMONT New England
VIRGIN ISLANDS Southeast
VIRGINIA MidSouth
WASHINGTON Northwest
WEST VIRGINIA MidSouth
WISCONSIN Great Lakes
WYOMING Mountain West

 
Region State
Far West CALIFORNIA
GUAM
HAWAII
NEVADA
 
Great Lakes ILLINOIS
INDIANA
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
OHIO
WISCONSIN
MidSouth DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
NORTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
Midwest IOWA
KANSAS
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mountain West ARIZONA
COLORADO
IDAHO
MONTANA
NEW MEXICO
UTAH
WYOMING
New England CONNECTICUT
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
Northeast NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
Northwest ALASKA
OREGON
WASHINGTON
SouthCentral ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
Southeast ALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
MISSISSIPPI
PUERTO RICO
SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGIN ISLANDS
 

 


 

Whites Regional Law School  - Alphabetical

 

Rank

School (Ranking)

Excess Whiteness State Region
62 Albany Law School-Union University 16.51 NY Northeast
146 American University (Washington College of Law)  4.4 DC Midsouth
39 Appalachian School of Law 22.2 VA Midsouth
174 Arizona State University  -8.8 AZ Mountain West
88 Ave Maria School of Law 13.1 MI Great Lakes
41 Barry University 21.83 FL Southeast
26 Baylor University 24.49 TX South Central
160 Boston College  -0.04 MA New England
164 Boston University  -2.34 MA New England
107 Brigham Young University (J. Reuben Clark) 10.1 UT Mountain West
99 Brooklyn Law School 11.81 NY Northeast
14 California Western School of Law  27.61 CA Far West
19 Campbell University 25.4 NC Midsouth
82 Capital University 13.4 OH Great Lakes
85 Cardozo-Yeshiva University  13.31 NY Northeast
111 Case Western Reserve University 9.5 OH Great Lakes
107 Catholic University of America  10.1 DC Midsouth
20 Chapman University 25.31 CA Far West
97 Chicago-Kent Illinois Institute of Technology  12 IL Great Lakes
86 Cleveland State University (Marshall) 13.3 OH Great Lakes
171 Columbia University -5.69 NY Northeast
130 Cornell University 6.91 NY Northeast
143 Creighton University 4.82 NE Midwest
172 CUNY-Queens College  -6.19 NY Northeast
155 DePaul University 1.4 IL Great Lakes
129 Drake University 6.92 IA Midwest
116 Duke University 9 NC Midsouth
13 Duquesne University 27.71 PA Northeast
24 Emory University 24.53 GA Southeast
21 Florida Coastal School of Law  24.83 FL Southeast
42 Florida State University  21.73 FL Southeast
113 Fordham University 9.21 NY Northeast
136 Franklin Pierce Law Center  6.06 NH New England
49 George Mason University 18.4 VA Midsouth
156 George Washington University  1.2 DC Midsouth
137 Georgetown University 6 DC Midsouth
11 Georgia State University  28.53 GA Southeast
40 Golden Gate University 22.11 CA Far West
95 Gonzaga University 12.38 WA Northwest
98 Hamline University 11.9 MN Great Lakes
165 Harvard University -2.64 MA New England
113 Hofstra University 9.21 NY Northeast
186 Howard University -61.1 DC Midsouth
125 Indiana University–Bloomington  7.3 IN Great Lakes
119 Indiana University–Indianapolis  8.7 IN Great Lakes
183 Inter-American University School of Law -55.97 PR Southeast
126 John Marshall Law School 7.3 IL Great Lakes
127 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) 7.28 OR Northwest
33 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge  23.39 LA South Central
92 Loyola Law School 12.71 CA Far West
131 Loyola University Chicago  6.9 IL Great Lakes
65 Loyola University-New Orleans  16.49 LA South Central
52 Marquette University 17.9 WI Great Lakes
9 Mercer University 30.73 GA Southeast
124 Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law  7.5 MI Great Lakes
5 Mississippi College  34.33 MS Southeast
133 New England School of Law  6.56 MA New England
87 New York Law School  13.11 NY Northeast
112 New York University  9.41 NY Northeast
178 North Carolina Central University -16.2 NC Midsouth
162 Northeastern University -0.94 MA New England
151 Northern Illinois University  2.7 IL Great Lakes
16 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) 26 KY Midsouth
173 Northwestern University -6.4 IL Great Lakes
140 Notre Dame Law School  5.3 IN Great Lakes
122 Nova Southeastern University 8.23 FL Southeast
60 Ohio Northern University  16.8 OH Great Lakes
135 Ohio State University (Moritz) 6.3 OH Great Lakes
59 Oklahoma City University  16.89 OK South Central
61 Pace University 16.71 NY Northeast
31 Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) 23.71 PA Northeast
6 Pepperdine University 34.11 CA Far West
184 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico -55.97 PR Southeast
80 Quinnipiac University 13.86 CT New England
76 Regent University 14.9 VA Midsouth
96 Roger Williams University 12.16 RI New England
69 Rutgers State University–Camden 15.81 NJ Northeast
166 Rutgers State University–Newark -2.89 NJ Northeast
141 Saint Louis University  4.92 MO Midwest
1 Samford University (Cumberland) 38.73 AL Southeast
90 Santa Clara University 12.81 CA Far West
145 Seattle University  4.58 WA Northwest
93 Seton Hall University 12.51 NJ Northeast
91 South Texas College of Law  12.79 TX South Central
63 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  16.5 IL Great Lakes
26 Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law 24.49 TX South Central
181 Southern University -27.41 LA South Central
77 Southwestern University School of Law 14.61 CA Far West
99 St. John's University 11.81 NY Northeast
159 St. Mary's University -0.01 TX South Central
167 St. Thomas University -3.77 FL Southeast
48 Stanford University 18.51 CA Far West
15 Stetson University 26.73 FL Southeast
78 Suffolk University 13.96 MA New England
102 Syracuse University 11.41 NY Northeast
70 Temple University (Beasley)  15.71 PA Northeast
182 Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1 -44.51 TX South Central
36 Texas Tech University  22.79 TX South Central
72 Texas Wesleyan University  15.69 TX South Central
8 Thomas Jefferson School of Law 31.31 CA Far West
176 Thomas M. Cooley Law School  -12.4 MI Great Lakes
121 Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg) 8.41 NY Northeast
74 Tulane University 15.19 LA South Central
57 University at Buffalo 17.21 NY Northeast
71 University of Akron 15.7 OH Great Lakes
3 University of Alabama  35.13 AL Southeast
170 University of Arizona (Rogers)  -5.2 AZ Mountain West
46 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   18.99 AR South Central
28 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) 24.39 AR South Central
94 University of Baltimore  12.4 MD Midsouth
58 University of California (Berkeley)   17.11 CA Far West
53 University of California (Davis)   17.61 CA Far West
44 University of California (Hastings)   19.11 CA Far West
34 University of California (Los Angeles)   23.21 CA Far West
168 University of Chicago -4.5 IL Great Lakes
132 University of Cincinnati  6.9 OH Great Lakes
147 University of Colorado (Boulder)   3.7 CO Mountain West
118 University of Connecticut  8.86 CT New England
106 University of Dayton  10.4 OH Great Lakes
147 University of Denver  3.7 CO Mountain West
158 University of Detroit Mercy  0.4 MI Great Lakes
179 University of District of Columbia -17.47 PR Southeast
56 University of Florida (Levin)  17.43 FL Southeast
12 University of Georgia  28.23 GA Southeast
180 University of Hawaii  -18.89 HI Far West
51 University of Houston  17.99 TX South Central
73 University of Idaho  15.6 ID Mountain West
163 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  -1.6 IL Great Lakes
161 University of Iowa  -0.38 IA Midwest
154 University of Kansas  1.62 KS Midwest
17 University of Kentucky  25.8 KY Midsouth
25 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   24.5 KY Midsouth
45 University of Maine  19.06 ME New England
107 University of Maryland  10.1 MD Midsouth
43 University of Memphis  19.6 TN Midsouth
103 University of Miami  11.13 FL Southeast
150 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   3.1 MI Great Lakes
134 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   6.5 MN Great Lakes
4 University of Mississippi  34.43 MS Southeast
138 University of Missouri (Columbia)   5.92 MO Midwest
141 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   4.92 MO Midwest
55 University of Montana  17.5 MT Mountain West
123 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   7.92 NE Midwest
6 University of Nevada  32.11 NV Far West
177 University of New Mexico  -12.9 NM Mountain West
82 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   13.4 NC Midsouth
149 University of North Dakota  3.52 ND Midwest
32 University of Oklahoma  23.69 OK South Central
84 University of Oregon  13.38 OR Northwest
139 University of Pennsylvania  5.31 PA Northeast
29 University of Pittsburgh  24.21 PA Northeast
185 University of Puerto Rico -55.97 PR Southeast
18 University of Richmond  25.5 VA Midsouth
22 University of San Diego  24.71 CA Far West
37 University of San Francisco  22.51 CA Far West
2 University of South Carolina  37.03 SC Southeast
144 University of South Dakota  4.72 SD Midwest
113 University of Southern California 9.21 CA Far West
47 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   18.8 TN Midsouth
68 University of Texas (Austin)  16.19 TX South Central
10 University of the Pacific (McGeorge)  30.11 CA Far West
54 University of Toledo  17.6 OH Great Lakes
50 University of Tulsa  18.39 OK South Central
101 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   11.5 UT Mountain West
63 University of Virginia  16.5 VA Midsouth
152 University of Washington  2.38 WA Northwest
157 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   0.9 WI Great Lakes
81 University of Wyoming  13.6 WY Mountain West
79 Valparaiso University 13.9 IN Great Lakes
128 Vanderbilt University 7.1 TN Midsouth
104 Vermont Law School  10.46 VT New England
38 Villanova University 22.21 PA Northeast
35 Wake Forest University 22.8 NC Midsouth
153 Washburn University 2.12 KS Midwest
75 Washington and Lee University  15.1 VA Midsouth
169 Washington University in St. Louis -4.68 MO Midwest
116 Wayne State University 9 MI Great Lakes
30 West Virginia University  24.1 WV Midsouth
104 Western New England College  10.46 MA New England
120 Western State University 8.61 CA Far West
110 Whittier Law School 9.81 CA Far West
23 Widener University 24.7 DE Midsouth
66 Willamette University 16.28 OR Northwest
67 William and Mary Law School  16.2 VA Midsouth
89 William Mitchell College of Law  13 MN Great Lakes
175 Yale University -9.34 CT New England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Whitest Public Law Schools (State Population)

 

 SchoolStateExcess Whiteness
1 Texas Tech University  TX 38.32
2 University of Houston  TX 33.52
3 University of Texas (Austin)  TX 31.72
4 University of Mississippi  MS 31.56
5 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 30.49
6 University of South Carolina  SC 28.67
7 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 27.86
8 University of California (Hastings)   CA 26.39
9 University at Buffalo NY 26.36
10 Georgia State University  GA 25.86

 

Discussion   

This listing ranks the public law schools on whether they are serving white citizens better than the rest of their state population. 

Specifically, excess whiteness in law school was calculated using two different base populations. 

 

First,  using the population of the state 21-39 years old. This population group was used because for most schools this age group accounts for most of the law students.  Second, using the law school applications. 

This page report is based on state population. Specifically, excess whiteness was calculated by taking the based population, such as "% state population 21 to 39 year old: White only" and subtracting it from "%whiteness in the law school".   The data sets from the census bureau were used to calculate total population between 21-39 and white population between 21-39. Specifically, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data set, detailed tables.

td>So, for example, Texas Tech has 85.7% white students while the state of Texas only has 47.38% Whites between the age 21 to 39 years old.  The disparity (excess whiteness) between whiteness in the student body and in the state is 38.32 percentage points. That is, based on the population of the state, only 47.38% of Texas Tech Student body should be white. 

  The greater the disparity the higher the rank. Ranking is based on excess whiteness not actual percentage of white students.  That is the disparity between the percentage of whites in the law school from the percentage of whites in the state between 21-39 years old.

 

While there are a number of reasons why the disparity exist the difference is so significant, a state has to be concern whether its public institutions are preparing lawyers to match the racial diversity of its population.

Descriptive Statistics (Historically White Law Schools): 

For the seventy-four public law schools, the average excess whiteness based on state population is 11.80 percentage points; half of the schools have excess whiteness below 8.61 percentage points.  In fact, 11 (14.9%) have no excess whiteness and  another 11 (14.9%)  have less than 5.00 percentage points excess whiteness.  For example, if a state population between 21-39 is 50% white, the average law school would have whiteness 61.8 %  (11.8 Excess Whiteness Percentage Points)

 

  27 (37.5%) have significant excess whiteness with excesses over 15.00 percentage points. (See Table)  For 19 schools, the disparity between the whiteness of the state and the whiteness of the law school is over 20 percentage points.  
  Five schools have excess whiteness percentage points over 30.0. Those schools were Texas Tech University, University of Houston, University of Texas (Austin), University of Mississippi and University of California (Los Angeles).
  Based on percentage of whites in the law school, some schools in the Top Ten have a low percentage of whites in the student body. 
  For instance, the University of New Mexico has 65.2% whiteness and  the University of California Davis has 65.2% whiteness). 
  However, when compared to the percentage of whites between ages 21-39 in their respective states, these schools still have a high percentage of whiteness in the law school. For instance, New Mexico's white population between 21-39 years old is only  39.54% and California is 40.81%. 
  There are a number of factors that can affect why such disparities exist , i.e.  interest in law school, preparedness for law school, etc.,  however as state schools such large disparities may  also represent a failure of the law school to adequately serve the needs of the state by assuring access to legal education to all citizens of their state.

 Descriptive Statistics (Top Ten): 

 

The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School all have excess whiteness of 25 percentage points or more. For example, if a state population between 21-39 is 50% white, the law school would have whiteness over 75%  (25 percentage points Excess Whiteness)
 

Half The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School have excesses over 29.58 percentage points and the average is 30.08 percentage points ; the minimum is 25.86 and the maximum is 38.32.

 States: 

  With the attack on affirmative action it is probably of no surprise that Texas with Hopwood  has three schools on the Top Ten Whitest Public Law School list and California with Proposition 209 has two schools. 
  However,  the disparities is striking and one wonders if the difference can all be accounted for by demise of affirmative action.

  Regions:

  The regions are based on Law school admission council (LSAC) designation. They include: Northeast, New England, South Central, South East, MidSouth, Midwest, Great Lakes, Mountain West, Northwest, and Far West.
  Great Lakes has the lowest minimum excess percentage points (-9.61); South Central has the highest (38.32); Southeast has the highest mean (24.15) and Midwest has the lowest mean (3.27); Southeast also has the highest median (25.56) and Great Lakes has the lowest median (3.56).
 

Six (6)  of The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School are  from the south. 
  Of the 13 public law schools with disparities in percentage points greater than 25,  60% are in the south.
  None of the schools in the southeast have excess whiteness below 15.00 points; all of the schools in New England have excess whiteness points below 15.00 points.
  Of the 11 schools with no excess whiteness, 72.7% are in the Midwest/Great Lakes region
  The difference among region is statistically significant (p=.000). That is, there is less than a .00 probability that the difference occurred by chance alone. Given that the highest medians occurred in three regions (Southcentral, Southeast and Far west) provides some indication that attacks on affirmative action is making our power base (lawyers) more white.

 Tier :  

 

3 of  Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools are 1st tier schools and 5 are 2nd tier
  68.9% (51) Historically White Public Law School are 1st tier or 2nd tier 2. In fact, only 9.5% (7) are 4th tier law schools.
  The 1st tier have lowest minimum excess whiteness percentage points (-9.61); 4th tier have the highest maximum excess whiteness percentage points (38.32); 3rd Tier have the lowest mean (6.84) and 4th tier have the highest mean (13.49); 4th tier have the lowest median (6.82) and 1st tier have the highest median (15.09)
  2nd tier law schools have highest percentage of schools (26.9%) with excess white percentage points over 25.00. In fact, 53.8% of all schools with excess percentage points over 25 points were 2nd tier school. 
  The difference among tiers is not statistically significant.

  

Top Ten Whitest  Public Law Schools  Historically White  Public Law Schools

Descriptive Statistics for Top Ten Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old
Mean 30.08
Median 29.58
Minimum 25.86
Maximum 38.32

Descriptive Statistics  for Historically White Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old

Number

74
Mean

11.80
Median 8.61
Minimum -9.61
Maximum 38.32
  
 

Descriptive Statistics  for Historically White Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old (Groupings)
 

Frequency

Percent

No Excess

11

14.9

.01 to 4.99

11

14.9

5.00 to 14.99

25

33.8

15.00 to 24.99

14

18.9

25.00 to 39.99

13

17.6

Total

74

100.0
 

Tier of  Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old
 

Frequency

Percent

1st Tier (USNews)

3

30.0

2nd Tier (USNews)

5

50.0

3rd Tier (USNews)

1

10.0

4th Tier (USNews)

1

10.0
Tier

Tier of  Whitest Public Law Schools Based on State Population (n=74) Age 21 to 39 years old
 

Frequency

Percent

1st Tier (USNews)

25

33.8

2nd Tier (USNews)

26

35.1

3rd Tier (USNews)

14

18.9

4th Tier (USNews)

7

9.5

No US News Ranking

2

2.7

Tier

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Median

N

1st Tier (USNews)

-9.61

31.72

12.7740

15.0900

25

2nd Tier (USNews)

-1.04

33.52

13.0700

8.1500

26

3rd Tier (USNews)

-3.10

27.86

6.8386

7.5500

14

4th Tier (USNews)

2.96

38.32

13.4871

6.8200

7

No US News Ranking

2.86

21.18

12.0200

12.0200

2

Total

-9.61

38.32

11.8022

8.6100

74

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

430.295

4

107.574

.896

.471
Excess Whiteness by Tier Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old (n=74) (Percentage in rows read across)
 

No Excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

1st Tier (USNews)

20.0%

8.0%

20.0%

36.0%

16.0%

2nd Tier (USNews)

11.5%

15.4%

34.6%

11.5%

26.9%

3rd Tier (USNews)

21.4%

14.3%

57.1%

  

7.1%

4th Tier (USNews)

  

28.6%

42.9%

14.3%

14.3%

No US News Ranking

   

50.0%

  

50.0%

  

Excess Whiteness by Tier Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old (n=74) (Percentage in columns read down)
 

No Excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

  

1st Tier (USNews)

45.5%

18.2%

20.0%

64.3%

30.8%

33.8%

2nd Tier (USNews)

27.3%

36.4%

36.0%

21.4%

53.8%

35.1%

3rd Tier (US Nres)

27.3%

18.2%

32.0%

  

7.7%

18.9%

4th Tier (US News)

  

18.2%

12.0%

7.1%

7.7%

9.5%

No US News Ranking

  

9.1%

  

7.1%

  

2.7%
   

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Ordinal by Ordinal

Spearman Correlation

-.137

.114

-1.173

.245
 
Regions where Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools Located
 

Frequency

Percent

New England

1

10.0

South Central

3

30.0

Southeast

3

30.0

Great Lakes

1

10.0

Far West

2

20.0
Regions where Whitest Public Law Schools Located
 

Frequency

Percent

Northeast

7

9.5

New England

2

2.7

Southcentral

7

9.5

Southeast

7

9.5

Midsouth

13

17.6

Midwest

8

10.8

Great Lakes

14

18.9

Mountain West

8

10.8

Northwest

2

2.7

Far West

6

8.1

Region

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Median

N

Northeast

-.02

26.36

10.2371

7.9800

7

New England

-.59

13.13

6.2700

6.2700

2

Southcentral

5.85

38.32

23.0386

25.0100

7

Southeast

15.09

31.56

24.1471

25.5600

7

Midsouth

-3.10

21.91

10.6054

9.5400

13

Midwest

-7.01

7.82

3.2700

6.1300

8

Great Lakes

-9.61

27.86

4.6521

3.5600

14

Mountain West

4.53

25.66

11.2725

9.5450

8

Northwest

.16

7.57

3.8650

3.8650

2

Far West

4.45

30.49

21.9650

24.6400

6

Total

-9.61

38.32

11.8022

8.6100

7

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

4093.605

9

454.845

6.295

.000

Excess Whiteness by Region Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old (n=74) (Percentage in rows read across)
 

No Excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

Northeast

14.3%

28.6%

28.6%

14.3%

14.3%

New England

50.0%

  

50.0%

    

Southcentral

    

28.6%

14.3%

57.1%

Southeast

  

  

  

42.9%

57.1%

Midsouth

7.7%

30.8%

23.1%

38.5%

   

Midwest

25.0%

12.5%

62.5%

  

   

Great Lakes

42.9%

7.1%

42.9%

  

7.1%

Mountain West

  

12.5%

62.5%

12.5%

12.5%

Northwest

   

50.0%

50.0%

    

Far West

   

16.7%

  

50.0%

33.3%

Excess Whiteness by Region Public Law Schools Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old (n=74) (Percentage in columns read down)
 

No Excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

Northeast

9.1%

18.2%

8.0%

7.1%

7.7%

New England

9.1%

  

4.0%

  

  

Southcentral

  

  

8.0%

7.1%

30.8%

Southeast

  

  

  

21.4%

30.8%

Midsouth

9.1%

36.4%

12.0%

35.7%

  

Midwest

18.2%

9.1%

20.0%

  

  

Great Lakes

54.5%

9.1%

24.0%

  

7.7%

Mountain West

  

9.1%

20.0%

7.1%

7.7%

Northwest

  

9.1%

4.0%

    

Far West

  

9.1%

  

21.4%

15.4%
Symmetric Measures
   

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Ordinal by Ordinal

Spearman Correlation

-.131

.125

-1.125

.264
 
 

States Where Top Ten  Whitest Public Law Schools Located

CA

2

GA

1

IL

1

MS

1

NY

1

SC

1

TX

3
 

 

Excess Whiteness in Public Law Schools (Ranking) Based on State Population Age 21 to 39 years old

 SchoolState%Whiteness of School% Whiteness in State Population 21-39Excess Whiteness
1 Texas Tech University  TX 85.7 47.38 38.32
2 University of Houston  TX 80.9 47.38 33.52
3 University of Texas (Austin)  TX 79.1 47.38 31.72
4 University of Mississippi  MS 90.4 58.84 31.56
5 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 71.3 40.81 30.49
6 University of South Carolina  SC 93 64.33 28.67
7 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 91.2 63.34 27.86
8 University of California (Hastings)   CA 67.2 40.81 26.39
9 University at Buffalo NY 82.9 56.54 26.36
10 Georgia State University  GA 84.5 58.64 25.86
11 University of New Mexico  NM 65.2 39.54 25.66
12 University of Georgia  GA 84.2 58.64 25.56
13 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge  LA 86.3 61.29 25.01
14 University of California (Davis)   CA 65.7 40.81 24.89
15 University of California (Berkeley)   CA 65.2 40.81 24.39
16 University of Alabama  AL 91.1 68.42 22.68
17 Rutgers State University–Camden NJ 81.5 59.2 22.3
18 University of Baltimore  MD 79.3 57.39 21.91
19 University of Nevada  NV 80.2 59.02 21.18
20 University of Maryland  MD 77 57.39 19.61
21 Florida State University  FL 77.7 58.31 19.39
22 George Mason University VA 85.3 66.74 18.56
23 University of Virginia  VA 83.4 66.74 16.66
24 William and Mary Law School  VA 83.1 66.74 16.36
25 University of Oklahoma  OK 86.6 71 15.6
26 University of Arizona (Rogers)  AZ 72.9 57.73 15.17
27 University of Florida (Levin)  FL 73.4 58.31 15.09
28 Northern Illinois University  IL 77.4 63.34 14.06
29 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   NC 80.3 66.81 13.49
30 University of Connecticut  CT 85.1 71.97 13.13
31 Arizona State University  AZ 69.3 57.73 11.57
32 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) AR 87.3 76.05 11.25
33 University of Colorado (Boulder)   CO 81.8 71.04 10.76
34 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  IL 73.1 63.34 9.76
35 University of Toledo  OH 92.3 82.64 9.66
36 University of Memphis  TN 86.5 76.96 9.54
37 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   TN 85.7 76.96 8.74
38 University of Pittsburgh  PA 89.9 81.42 8.48
39 University of Idaho  ID 93.7 85.37 8.33
40 Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) PA 89.4 81.42 7.98
41 University of Missouri (Columbia)   MO 89.6 81.78 7.82
42 University of Akron OH 90.4 82.64 7.76
43 Wayne State University MI 83.7 76.04 7.66
44 University of Oregon  OR 86.4 78.83 7.57
45 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   NE 91.6 84.13 7.47
46 University of Montana  MT 95.6 88.26 7.34
47 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   MO 88.6 81.78 6.82
48 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   UT 89.6 82.78 6.82
49 Washburn University KS 85.8 79.42 6.38
50 University of Kansas  KS 85.3 79.42 5.88
51 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   AR 81.9 76.05 5.85
52 Cleveland State University (Marshall) OH 88 82.64 5.36
53 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) KY 92.9 87.92 4.98
54 University of Kentucky  KY 92.7 87.92 4.78
55 University of Wyoming  WY 91.7 87.17 4.53
56 University of Hawaii  HI 29.2 24.75 4.45
57 Rutgers State University–Newark NJ 62.8 59.2 3.6
58 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   KY 91.4 87.92 3.48
59 CUNY-Queens College  NY 59.5 56.54 2.96
60 University of District of Columbia DC 38.5 35.64 2.86
61 University of South Dakota  SD 88.4 86.59 1.81
62 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   MI 77.8 76.04 1.76
63 University of Washington  WA 75.4 75.24 0.16
64 Temple University (Beasley)  PA 81.4 81.42 -0.02
65 Indiana University–Indianapolis  IN 83.4 83.8 -0.4
66 University of Maine  ME 95.3 95.89 -0.59
67 University of Cincinnati  OH 81.6 82.64 -1.04
68 Ohio State University (Moritz) OH 81 82.64 -1.64
69 Indiana University–Bloomington  IN 82 83.8 -1.8
70 University of North Dakota  ND 87.2 90.21 -3.01
71 West Virginia University  WV 91 94.1 -3.1
72 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   MN 81.2 85.46 -4.26
73 University of Iowa  IA 83.3 90.31 -7.01
74 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   WI 75.6 85.21 -9.61

 

Excess Whiteness in Public Law Schools (Alphabetical Listing)

 SchoolState%Whiteness of School% Whiteness in State Population 21-39Excess Whiteness 
31 Arizona State University  AZ 69.3 57.73 11.57
52 Cleveland State University (Marshall) OH 88 82.64 5.36
59 CUNY-Queens College  NY 59.5 56.54 2.96
21 Florida State University  FL 77.7 58.31 19.39
22 George Mason University VA 85.3 66.74 18.56
10 Georgia State University  GA 84.5 58.64 25.86
69 Indiana University–Bloomington  IN 82 83.8 -1.8
65 Indiana University–Indianapolis  IN 83.4 83.8 -0.4
13 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge  LA 86.3 61.29 25.01
28 Northern Illinois University  IL 77.4 63.34 14.06
53 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) KY 92.9 87.92 4.98
68 Ohio State University (Moritz) OH 81 82.64 -1.64
40 Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) PA 89.4 81.42 7.98
17 Rutgers State University–Camden NJ 81.5 59.2 22.3
57 Rutgers State University–Newark NJ 62.8 59.2 3.6
7 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 91.2 63.34 27.86
64 Temple University (Beasley)  PA 81.4 81.42 -0.02
1 Texas Tech University  TX 85.7 47.38 38.32
9 University at Buffalo NY 82.9 56.54 26.36
42 University of Akron OH 90.4 82.64 7.76
16 University of Alabama  AL 91.1 68.42 22.68
26 University of Arizona (Rogers)  AZ 72.9 57.73 15.17
51 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   AR 81.9 76.05 5.85
32 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) AR 87.3 76.05 11.25
18 University of Baltimore  MD 79.3 57.39 21.91
15 University of California (Berkeley)   CA 65.2 40.81 24.39
14 University of California (Davis)   CA 65.7 40.81 24.89
8 University of California (Hastings)   CA 67.2 40.81 26.39
5 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 71.3 40.81 30.49
67 University of Cincinnati  OH 81.6 82.64 -1.04
33 University of Colorado (Boulder)   CO 81.8 71.04 10.76
30 University of Connecticut  CT 85.1 71.97 13.13
60 University of District of Columbia DC 38.5 35.64 2.86
27 University of Florida (Levin)  FL 73.4 58.31 15.09
12 University of Georgia  GA 84.2 58.64 25.56
56 University of Hawaii  HI 29.2 24.75 4.45
2 University of Houston  TX 80.9 47.38 33.52
39 University of Idaho  ID 93.7 85.37 8.33
34 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  IL 73.1 63.34 9.76
73 University of Iowa  IA 83.3 90.31 -7.01
50 University of Kansas  KS 85.3 79.42 5.88
54 University of Kentucky  KY 92.7 87.92 4.78
58 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   KY 91.4 87.92 3.48
66 University of Maine  ME 95.3 95.89 -0.59
20 University of Maryland  MD 77 57.39 19.61
36 University of Memphis  TN 86.5 76.96 9.54
62 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   MI 77.8 76.04 1.76
72 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   MN 81.2 85.46 -4.26
4 University of Mississippi  MS 90.4 58.84 31.56
41 University of Missouri (Columbia)   MO 89.6 81.78 7.82
47 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   MO 88.6 81.78 6.82
46 University of Montana  MT 95.6 88.26 7.34
45 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   NE 91.6 84.13 7.47
19 University of Nevada  NV 80.2 59.02 21.18
11 University of New Mexico  NM 65.2 39.54 25.66
29 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   NC 80.3 66.81 13.49
70 University of North Dakota  ND 87.2 90.21 -3.01
25 University of Oklahoma  OK 86.6 71 15.6
44 University of Oregon  OR 86.4 78.83 7.57
38 University of Pittsburgh  PA 89.9 81.42 8.48
6 University of South Carolina  SC 93 64.33 28.67
61 University of South Dakota  SD 88.4 86.59 1.81
37 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   TN 85.7 76.96 8.74
3 University of Texas (Austin)  TX 79.1 47.38 31.72
35 University of Toledo  OH 92.3 82.64 9.66
48 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   UT 89.6 82.78 6.82
23 University of Virginia  VA 83.4 66.74 16.66
63 University of Washington  WA 75.4 75.24 0.16
74 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   WI 75.6 85.21 -9.61
55 University of Wyoming  WY 91.7 87.17 4.53
49 Washburn University KS 85.8 79.42 6.38
43 Wayne State University MI 83.7 76.04 7.66
71 West Virginia University  WV 91 94.1 -3.1
24 William and Mary Law School  VA 83.1 66.74 16.36

 


 

Whitest Public Law Schools (LSAC Applications)

Rank School State Excess Whiteness
1 Texas Tech University  TX 26.2%
2 University of Baltimore  MD 25.5%
3 University of Maryland  MD 23.2%
4 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 23.2%
5 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 22.6%
6 Georgia State University  GA 22.2%
7 Golden Gate University CA 22.1%
8 University of Georgia  GA 21.9%
9 University of Houston  TX 21.4%
10 University at Buffalo NY 21.1%
10 University of Mississippi  MS 21.1%

 

Discussion  

  Public law schools are supported by the taxes of the citizens of their state. They have a responsibility to serve all the citizens.  

This listing ranks the public law schools on whether they are serving white citizens better than the rest of their state population. 

Specifically, excess whiteness in law school was calculated  using two different base populations. 

First,  using the population of the state 21-39 years old.  Second, using the law school applications as a basis. 

This page report is based on LSAC Applications from the state. Specifically, excess whiteness was calculated by taking the based LSAC state applications and calculated % of the applications that were from white applicants  and subtracting the "%whiteness in the law school" from it. 

LSAC State Applications does not represent the application pool to a particular institution but the number of applicants in the general pool who listed the state as their home.  The actual applicant pool to a particular state could be significant different. (note added: 04/16/04)

  The greater the disparity the higher the rank. Ranking is based on excess whiteness not actual percentage of white students.  That is the disparity between the percentage of whites in the law school from the percentage of whites in the LSAC state applications.
  So, for example, Texas Tech has 85.7% white students. In 2002 there was 6797 LSAC applications from the state of Texas. Of those applications, 4043 or 59.5% were from white applicants .   Consequently, the disparity (excess whiteness) between whiteness in the student body and n the state application pool is  26.2 percentage points. That is, based on the LSAC applications from the state, only 5i9.5% of Texas Tech Student body should be white.
  While there are a number of reasons why the disparity exist, where the difference is significant, a state has to be concern about whether its public institutions are preparing a group of lawyers to match the racial diversity of its population.

 

Descriptive Statistics (Historically White Law Schools): 

  For the seventy-four public law schools, the average excess whiteness based on LSAC State Applications is 9.86 percentage points; half of the schools have excess whiteness below 9.55 percentage points.  In fact, 9 (12.2%) have no excess whiteness and  another 15 (20.3%)  have less than 5.00 percentage points excess whiteness.  For example, if a LSAC State Applications was 50% white, the average law school would have whiteness 59.86 %  (9.86 Excess Whiteness Percentage Points)
  On the other hand 24 (31.4%) have significant excess whiteness with excesses over 15.00 percentage points. (See Table)  For 12 schools, the disparity between the whiteness of the applications from the state and the whiteness of the law school is over 20 percentage points.  
  No schools had Excess whiteness percentage points over 30.0.
  Based on percentage of whites in the law school, some schools in the Top Ten have remarkably low percentage of whites in the student body. For instance, the Golden Gate has 70.2% whiteness and  the University of California (Los Angeles)  has 71.3% whiteness.  However, when compared to the percentage of whites in LSAC State applications in their respective states, these schools still have a unusually high percentage of whiteness in the law school. Only 48.1% of the LSAC applications from California were from white applicants.
  There are a number of factors that can affect why such disparities exist , i.e.  interest in law school, preparedness for law school, etc.,  however as state schools such large disparities may  also represent a failure of the law school to adequately serve the needs of the state by assuring access to legal education to all citizens of their state.

 

 

Descriptive Statistics (Top Ten): 

 

The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School based on LSAC Application all have excess whiteness of 20 percentage points or more. For example, if a LSAC State Applications was 50% white, the law school would have whiteness over 70%  (20 percentage points excess whiteness)
 

Half The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School have excesses over 22.4 percentage points and the average is 22.8 percentage points ; the minimum is 21.10 and the maximum is 26.20.

 States: 

  With the attack on affirmative action it is probably of no surprise that Texas with Hopwood  has two schools on the Top Ten Whitest Public Law School list and California with Proposition 209 has two schools. 
  However,  the disparities is striking and one wonders if the difference can all be accounted for by demise of affirmative action.

  Regions:

  The regions are based on Law school admission council (LSAC) designation. They include: Northeast, New England, South Central, South East, MidSouth, Midwest, Great Lakes, Mountain West, Northwest, and Far West.
  Midsouth has the lowest minimum excess percentage points (-17.20); South Central has the highest (26.20); Southeast has the highest mean (19.31) and Midwest has the lowest mean (2.27); Southcentral also has the highest median (20.60) and Mountain West has the lowest median (3.56).
 

Five (5)  of The Top Ten Whitest Public Law School are from the south. 
  Only two public law schools have disparities in percentage points greater than 25.
  None of the schools in the southeast have excess whiteness below 15.00 points; all of the schools in New England have excess whiteness points below 15.00 points;  Six regions have some schools with no excess whiteness.
  Of the 8 schools with no excess whiteness, 77.7%  are in the Midwest/Great Lakes/Mountain West region
  The difference among region is statistically significant (p=.03). That is, there is less than  3% probability that the difference occurred by chance alone. Given that the highest medians occurred in three regions (South central, Southeast and Far west) provides some indication that attacks on affirmative action is making the legal profession more white.

 Tier :  

  Tier designation is based on the 2003-2004 US News & World Report rankings.
 

3 of the Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools are 1st tier schools and 4 are 2nd tier
  68.9% (51) of Historically White Public Law School are 1st tier or 2nd tier schools. In fact, only 9.5% (7) are 4th tier law schools.
  The 1st tier has the lowest minimum excess whiteness percentage points (-5.20); the 4th tier has the highest maximum excess whiteness percentage points (26.20); the 3rd tier has the lowest mean (7.14) and the 4th tier has the highest mean (12.09); the 4th tier has the lowest median (6.90) and the 1st tier has the highest median (12.00)
  The 4th tier law schools is the only tier to have schools with excess white percentage points over 25.00. 
  The difference among tiers is not statistically significant.

 

 

Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools (LSAC State Applications)
Historically White Public Law Schools (n=74)

Descriptive Statistics for Top Ten Public Law Schools Based on LSAC Applications from State

 N

10

Mean

22.8400

Median

22.4000

Minimum

21.10

Maximum

26.20

Descriptive  Statistics for Public Law Schools Based on State LSAC Applications

N

 74

Mean

9.8568

Median

9.5500

Minimum

-17.20

Maximum

26.20
 

Excess Whiteness Grouping of  Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

15.00 to 24.99

8

80.0

25.00 to 39.99

2

20.0

Total

10

100

Excess Whiteness Grouping of  Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

No excess

9

12.2

.01 to 4.99

15

20.3

5.00 to 14.99

26

35.1

15.00 to 24.99

22

29.7

25.00 to 39.99

2

2.7
 

Tier of  Top Ten  Whitest Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

1st Tier (USNews)

3

30.0

2nd Tier (USNews)

4

40.0

3rd Tier (USNews)

1

10.0

4th Tier (USNews)

2

20.0

Tier of  Whitest Public Law Schools Based on  State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

1st Tier (USNews)

25

33.8

2nd Tier (USNews)

26

35.1

3rd Tier (USNews)

14

18.9

4th Tier (USNews)

7

9.5

No US News Ranking

2

2.7

Tier

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Median

N

1st Tier (USNews)

-5.20

23.20

10.6760

12.0000

25

2nd Tier (USNews)

-3.60

22.20

10.8308

10.5000

26

3rd Tier (USNews)

-2.70

22.60

7.1357

6.9000

14

4th Tier (USNews)

-2.30

26.20

12.0857

9.1000

7

No US News Ranking

-17.20

13.60

-1.8000

-1.8000

2

Total

-17.20

26.20

9.8568

9.5500

7

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

451.640

4

112.910

1.499

.212

Excess Whiteness by Tier Public Law Schools Based on State LSAC Populations (Percentage in rows read across)
 

No excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

1st Tier (USNews)

16.0%

24.0%

12.0%

48.0%

  

2nd Tier (USNews)

3.8%

23.1%

38.5%

34.6%

  

3rd Tier (USNews)

14.3%

21.4%

57.1%

7.1%

  

4th Tier (USNews)

14.3%

  

57.1%

  

28.6%

No US News Ranking

50.0%

  

50.0%

    
 

12.2%

20.3%

35.1%

29.7%

2.7%
 

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Spearman Correlation

-.093

.129

-.793

.431

Excess Whiteness by Tier Public Law Schools Based on State LSAC Populations (Percentage in columns read down)
 

No excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

1st Tier (USNews)

44.4%

40.0%

11.5%

54.5%

  

2nd Tier (USNews)

11.1%

40.0%

38.5%

40.9%

  

3rd Tier (US Nres)

22.2%

20.0%

30.8%

4.5%

  

4th Tier (US News)

11.1%

  

15.4%

  

100.0%

No US News Ranking

11.1%

  

3.8%

    
Symmetric Measures
 

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Spearman Correlation

-.137

.114

-1.173

.245
 

Region of  Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

Northeast

1

10.0

Southcentral

2

20.0

Southeast

3

30.0

Midsouth

2

20.0

Great Lakes

1

10.0

Far West

1

10.0

Total

10

100.0

Regions where  Whitest Public Law Schools are Located
 

Frequency

Percent

Northeast

7

9.5

New England

2

2.7

Southcentral

7

9.5

Southeast

7

9.5

Midsouth

13

17.6

Midwest

8

10.8

Great Lakes

14

18.9

Mountain West

8

10.8

Northwest

2

2.7

Far West

6

8.1

Region

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Median

N

Northeast

-2.30

21.10

9.0000

10.8000

7

New England

7.50

12.00

9.7500

9.7500

2

Southcentral

.90

26.20

15.8429

19.6000

7

Southeast

15.80

22.20

19.3143

20.6000

7

Midsouth

-17.20

25.50

10.9385

12.5000

13

Midwest

-3.90

10.70

2.2750

.8500

8

Great Lakes

-5.20

22.60

7.0571

6.7000

14

Mountain West

-3.60

10.30

3.7625

3.7000

8

Northwest

4.20

9.40

6.8000

6.8000

2

Far West

7.30

23.20

16.3167

17.3500

6

Total

-17.20

26.20

9.8568

9.5500

74

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

2033.104

9

225.900

3.999

.000

Excess Whiteness by Region Public Law Schools Based on State LSAC Populations (Percentage in rows read across)
 

No excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

 Total %

Northeast

14.3%

28.6%

28.6%

28.6%

   100%

New England

    

100.0%

  

   100%

Southcentral

  

14.3%

14.3%

57.1%

14.3%

 100%

Southeast

      

100.0%

   100%

Midsouth

7.7%

7.7%

46.2%

30.8%

7.7%

 100%

Midwest

37.5%

37.5%

25.0%

     100%

Great Lakes

14.3%

28.6%

50.0%

7.1%

  

 100%

Mountain West

25.0%

37.5%

37.5%

  

  

 100%

Northwest

  

50.0%

50.0%

  

  

 100%

Far West

  

  

33.3%

66.7%

   100%

 Total

12.2%

20.3%

35.1%

29.7%

2.7%

 100%
Symmetric Measures
 

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

Spearman Correlation

-.253

.116

-2.219

.030

Excess Whiteness by Region Public Law Schools Based on State LSAC Populations (Percentage in columns read down)
 

No excess

.01 to 4.99

5.00 to 14.99

15.00 to 24.99

25.00 to 39.99

Northeast

11.1%

13.3%

7.7%

9.1%

  

New England

   

  

7.7%

    

Southcentral

  

6.7%

3.8%

18.2%

50.0%

Southeast

  

    

31.8%

  

Midsouth

11.1%

6.7%

23.1%

18.2%

50.0%

Midwest

33.3%

20.0%

7.7%

  

  

Great Lakes

22.2%

26.7%

26.9%

4.5%

  

Mountain West

22.2%

20.0%

11.5%

  

  

Northwest

  

6.7%

3.8%

  

  

Far West

  

    

18.2%

  
 

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Value

Asymp. Std. Error

Approx. T

Approx. Sig.

-.253

.116

-2.219

.030
 

State of  Top Ten Whitest Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Applications
 

Frequency

Percent

CA

1

10.0

GA

2

20.0

IL

1

10.0

MD

2

20.0

MS

1

10.0

NY

1

10.0

TX

2

20.0

Total

10

100.0
 

 

Excess Whiteness in Public Law Schools  Based on State LSAC Populations (Ranking)
Rank School State %Whiteness in Law School %Whiteness in State LSAC Applications Excess Whiteness
1 Texas Tech University  TX 85.7 59.5 26.2
2 University of Baltimore  MD 79.3 53.8 25.5
3 University of Maryland  MD 77 53.8 23.2
4 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 71.3 48.1 23.2
5 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 91.2 68.6 22.6
6 Georgia State University  GA 84.5 62.3 22.2
7 Golden Gate University CA 70.2 48.1 22.1
8 University of Georgia  GA 84.2 62.3 21.9
9 University of Houston  TX 80.9 59.5 21.4
10 University at Buffalo NY 82.9 61.8 21.1
10 University of Mississippi  MS 90.4 69.3 21.1
12 Florida State University  FL 77.7 57.1 20.6
13 University of Texas (Austin)  TX 79.1 59.5 19.6
14 University of California (Hastings)   CA 67.2 48.1 19.1
15 Rutgers State University–Camden NJ 81.5 62.5 19
16 George Mason University VA 85.3 67.2 18.1
17 University of California (Davis)   CA 65.7 48.1 17.6
18 University of South Carolina  SC 93 75.7 17.3
19 University of California (Berkeley)   CA 65.2 48.1 17.1
20 University of Oklahoma  OK 86.6 69.9 16.7
21 University of Florida (Levin)  FL 73.4 57.1 16.3
22 University of Virginia  VA 83.4 67.2 16.2
23 William and Mary Law School  VA 83.1 67.2 15.9
24 University of Alabama  AL 91.1 75.3 15.8
25 Wayne State University MI 83.7 69.4 14.3
26 University of Nevada  NV 80.2 66.6 13.6
27 University of Toledo  OH 92.3 78.9 13.4
28 University of Memphis  TN 86.5 73.2 13.3
29 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   TN 85.7 73.2 12.5
30 University of Connecticut  CT 85.1 73.1 12
31 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   NC 80.3 68.5 11.8
32 University of Akron OH 90.4 78.9 11.5
33 University of Pittsburgh  PA 89.9 78.6 11.3
34 University of Missouri (Columbia)   MO 89.6 78.9 10.7
35 University of New Mexico  NM 65.2 54.9 10.3
36 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   MO 88.6 78.9 9.7
37 University of Oregon  OR 86.4 77 9.4
38 University of Idaho  ID 93.7 84.5 9.2
39 Cleveland State University (Marshall) OH 88 78.9 9.1
40 Northern Illinois University  IL 77.4 68.6 8.8
41 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   MI 77.8 69.4 8.4
42 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) KY 92.9 85.3 7.6
43 University of Maine  ME 95.3 87.8 7.5
44 University of Kentucky  KY 92.7 85.3 7.4
45 University of Hawaii  HI 29.2 21.9 7.3
46 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) AR 87.3 81 6.3
47 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   KY 91.4 85.3 6.1
48 University of Montana  MT 95.6 90.4 5.2
49 Indiana University–Indianapolis  IN 83.4 78.4 5
50 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  IL 73.1 68.6 4.5
51 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   NE 91.6 87.2 4.4
51 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   UT 89.6 85.2 4.4
53 University of Washington  WA 75.4 71.2 4.2
54 Indiana University–Bloomington  IN 82 78.4 3.6
55 University of Colorado (Boulder)   CO 81.8 78.8 3
56 Temple University (Beasley)  PA 81.4 78.6 2.8
57 University of Cincinnati  OH 81.6 78.9 2.7
58 Ohio State University (Moritz) OH 81 78.9 2.1
59 West Virginia University  WV 91 89.2 1.8
60 University of Chicago IL 70.2 68.6 1.6
60 University of Wyoming  WY 91.7 90.1 1.6
62 Washburn University KS 85.8 84.7 1.1
63 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   AR 81.9 81 0.9
64 University of Kansas  KS 85.3 84.7 0.6
65 Rutgers State University–Newark NJ 62.8 62.5 0.3
66 University of Arizona (Rogers)  AZ 72.9 72.9 0
67 University of South Dakota  SD 88.4 90.1 -1.7
68 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   MN 81.2 83.2 -2
69 CUNY-Queens College  NY 59.5 61.8 -2.3
70 University of North Dakota  ND 87.2 89.9 -2.7
71 Arizona State University  AZ 69.3 72.9 -3.6
72 University of Iowa  IA 83.3 87.2 -3.9
73 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   WI 75.6 80.8 -5.2
74 University of District of Columbia DC 38.5 55.7 -17.2

 

Excess Whiteness in Public Law Schools (N=74) Based on State LSAC Populations (Alphabetical Listing)
Rank School State %Whiteness in Law School %Whiteness in LSAC Applications Excess Whiteness
71 Arizona State University  AZ 69.3 72.9 -3.6
39 Cleveland State University (Marshall) OH 88 78.9 9.1
69 CUNY-Queens College  NY 59.5 61.8 -2.3
12 Florida State University  FL 77.7 57.1 20.6
16 George Mason University VA 85.3 67.2 18.1
6 Georgia State University  GA 84.5 62.3 22.2
7 Golden Gate University CA 70.2 48.1 22.1
54 Indiana University–Bloomington  IN 82 78.4 3.6
49 Indiana University–Indianapolis  IN 83.4 78.4 5
40 Northern Illinois University  IL 77.4 68.6 8.8
42 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) KY 92.9 85.3 7.6
58 Ohio State University (Moritz) OH 81 78.9 2.1
15 Rutgers State University–Camden NJ 81.5 62.5 19
65 Rutgers State University–Newark NJ 62.8 62.5 0.3
5 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale  IL 91.2 68.6 22.6
56 Temple University (Beasley)  PA 81.4 78.6 2.8
1 Texas Tech University  TX 85.7 59.5 26.2
10 University at Buffalo NY 82.9 61.8 21.1
32 University of Akron OH 90.4 78.9 11.5
24 University of Alabama  AL 91.1 75.3 15.8
66 University of Arizona (Rogers)  AZ 72.9 72.9 0
63 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville )   AR 81.9 81 0.9
46 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) AR 87.3 81 6.3
2 University of Baltimore  MD 79.3 53.8 25.5
19 University of California (Berkeley)   CA 65.2 48.1 17.1
17 University of California (Davis)   CA 65.7 48.1 17.6
14 University of California (Hastings)   CA 67.2 48.1 19.1
4 University of California (Los Angeles)   CA 71.3 48.1 23.2
60 University of Chicago IL 70.2 68.6 1.6
57 University of Cincinnati  OH 81.6 78.9 2.7
55 University of Colorado (Boulder)   CO 81.8 78.8 3
30 University of Connecticut  CT 85.1 73.1 12
74 University of District of Columbia DC 38.5 55.7 -17.2
21 University of Florida (Levin)  FL 73.4 57.1 16.3
8 University of Georgia  GA 84.2 62.3 21.9
45 University of Hawaii  HI 29.2 21.9 7.3
9 University of Houston  TX 80.9 59.5 21.4
38 University of Idaho  ID 93.7 84.5 9.2
50 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)  IL 73.1 68.6 4.5
72 University of Iowa  IA 83.3 87.2 -3.9
64 University of Kansas  KS 85.3 84.7 0.6
44 University of Kentucky  KY 92.7 85.3 7.4
47 University of Louisville (Brandeis)   KY 91.4 85.3 6.1
43 University of Maine  ME 95.3 87.8 7.5
3 University of Maryland  MD 77 53.8 23.2
28 University of Memphis  TN 86.5 73.2 13.3
41 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)   MI 77.8 69.4 8.4
68 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)   MN 81.2 83.2 -2
10 University of Mississippi  MS 90.4 69.3 21.1
34 University of Missouri (Columbia)   MO 89.6 78.9 10.7
36 University of Missouri (Kansas City)   MO 88.6 78.9 9.7
48 University of Montana  MT 95.6 90.4 5.2
51 University of Nebraska–Lincoln   NE 91.6 87.2 4.4
26 University of Nevada  NV 80.2 66.6 13.6
35 University of New Mexico  NM 65.2 54.9 10.3
31 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill   NC 80.3 68.5 11.8
70 University of North Dakota  ND 87.2 89.9 -2.7
20 University of Oklahoma  OK 86.6 69.9 16.7
37 University of Oregon  OR 86.4 77 9.4
33 University of Pittsburgh  PA 89.9 78.6 11.3
18 University of South Carolina  SC 93 75.7 17.3
67 University of South Dakota  SD 88.4 90.1 -1.7
29 University of Tennessee (Knoxville)   TN 85.7 73.2 12.5
13 University of Texas (Austin)  TX 79.1 59.5 19.6
27 University of Toledo  OH 92.3 78.9 13.4
51 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney)   UT 89.6 85.2 4.4
22 University of Virginia  VA 83.4 67.2 16.2
53 University of Washington  WA 75.4 71.2 4.2
73 University of Wisconsin (Madison)   WI 75.6 80.8 -5.2
60 University of Wyoming  WY 91.7 90.1 1.6
62 Washburn University KS 85.8 84.7 1.1
25 Wayne State University MI 83.7 69.4 14.3
59 West Virginia University  WV 91 89.2 1.8
23 William and Mary Law School  VA 83.1 67.2 15.9

 

 Percent of Whiteness  in LSAC Applications (2002) (Alphabetical Listing)
Rank State Total  White  %Whiteness
26 ALABAMA 892 672 75.3
28 ALASKA 120 89 74.2
31 ARIZONA 1384 1009 72.9
17 ARKANSAS 643 521 81.0
51 CALIFORNIA 11925 5733 48.1
50 CANADIAN PROVINCES 737 388 52.6
21 COLORADO 1510 1190 78.8
30 CONNECTICUT 1461 1068 73.1
41 DELAWARE 283 187 66.1
47 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 969 540 55.7
46 FLORIDA 5170 2953 57.1
43 GEORGIA 2788 1738 62.3
54 GUAM 19 3 15.8
53 HAWAII 329 72 21.9
14 IDAHO 284 240 84.5
36 ILLINOIS 4571 3137 68.6
23 INDIANA 1706 1337 78.4
8 IOWA 794 692 87.2
13 KANSAS 756 640 84.7
11 KENTUCKY 1065 908 85.3
40 LOUISIANA 1610 1070 66.5
6 MAINE 295 259 87.8
49 MARYLAND 2440 1313 53.8
27 MASSACHUSETTS 2949 2200 74.6
34 MICHIGAN 2844 1973 69.4
15 MINNESOTA 1435 1194 83.2
35 MISSISSIPPI 701 486 69.3
19 MISSOURI 1566 1236 78.9
1 MONTANA 250 226 90.4
7 NEBRASKA 485 423 87.2
39 NEVADA 548 365 66.6
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 297 254 85.5
42 NEW JERSEY 3758 2348 62.5
48 NEW MEXICO 375 206 54.9
44 NEW YORK 9329 5761 61.8
37 NORTH CAROLINA 2350 1609 68.5
4 NORTH DAKOTA 169 152 89.9
19 OHIO 3539 2792 78.9
33 OKLAHOMA 847 592 69.9
24 OREGON 839 646 77.0
52 OTHER TERRITORIES 30 7 23.3
22 PENNSYLVANIA 3789 2977 78.6
57 PUERTO RICO 1287 17 1.3
16 RHODE ISLAND 292 242 82.9
25 SOUTH CAROLINA 1051 796 75.7
2 SOUTH DAKOTA 182 164 90.1
56 STATE NOT INDICATED 1899 93 4.9
29 TENNESSEE 1369 1002 73.2
45 TEXAS 6797 4043 59.5
12 UTAH 1131 964 85.2
10 VERMONT 144 123 85.4
55 VIRGIN ISLANDS 17 2 11.8
38 VIRGINIA 3387 2276 67.2
32 WASHINGTON 1936 1379 71.2
5 WEST VIRGINIA 453 404 89.2
18 WISCONSIN 1556 1258 80.
2 WYOMING 152 137 90.1
 Percent of Whiteness  in LSAC Applications (2002) (Ranking)
Rank State Total  White  %Whiteness
1 MONTANA 250 226 90.4
2 SOUTH DAKOTA 182 164 90.1
2 WYOMING 152 137 90.1
4 NORTH DAKOTA 169 152 89.9
5 WEST VIRGINIA 453 404 89.2
6 MAINE 295 259 87.8
7 NEBRASKA 485 423 87.2
8 IOWA 794 692 87.2
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 297 254 85.5
10 VERMONT 144 123 85.4
11 KENTUCKY 1065 908 85.3
12 UTAH 1131 964 85.2
13 KANSAS 756 640 84.7
14 IDAHO 284 240 84.5
15 MINNESOTA 1435 1194 83.2
16 RHODE ISLAND 292 242 82.9
17 ARKANSAS 643 521 81.0
18 WISCONSIN 1556 1258 80.8
19 MISSOURI 1566 1236 78.9
19 OHIO 3539 2792 78.9
21 COLORADO 1510 1190 78.8
22 PENNSYLVANIA 3789 2977 78.6
23 INDIANA 1706 1337 78.4
24 OREGON 839 646 77.0
25 SOUTH CAROLINA 1051 796 75.7
26 ALABAMA 892 672 75.3
27 MASSACHUSETTS 2949 2200 74.6
28 ALASKA 120 89 74.2
29 TENNESSEE 1369 1002 73.2
30 CONNECTICUT 1461 1068 73.1
31 ARIZONA 1384 1009 72.9
32 WASHINGTON 1936 1379 71.2
33 OKLAHOMA 847 592 69.9
34 MICHIGAN 2844 1973 69.4
35 MISSISSIPPI 701 486 69.3
36 ILLINOIS 4571 3137 68.6
37 NORTH CAROLINA 2350 1609 68.5
38 VIRGINIA 3387 2276 67.2
39 NEVADA 548 365 66.6
40 LOUISIANA 1610 1070 66.5
41 DELAWARE 283 187 66.1
42 NEW JERSEY 3758 2348 62.5
43 GEORGIA 2788 1738 62.3
44 NEW YORK 9329 5761 61.8
45 TEXAS 6797 4043 59.5
46 FLORIDA 5170 2953 57.1
47 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 969 540 55.7
48 NEW MEXICO 375 206 54.9
49 MARYLAND 2440 1313 53.8
50 CANADIAN PROVINCES 737 388 52.6
51 CALIFORNIA 11925 5733 48.1
52 OTHER TERRITORIES 30 7 23.3
53 HAWAII 329 72 21.9
54 GUAM 19 3 15.8
55 VIRGIN ISLANDS 17 2 11.8
56 STATE NOT INDICATED 1899 93 4.9
57 PUERTO RICO 1287 17 1.3