Vernellia R. Randall
Co-founder, Racial Justice Now!
Professor Emerita of Law, The University of Dayton School of Law
University of Memphis
| Score | Rank | |
| The Whitest Law School | 27 | 145 |
| Total Whiteness | 72 | 92 |
| Excess Whiteness | 13 | 147 |
The higher the score, the lower the rank the Whiter the school, the more total whiteness or excess whiteness
Total Whiteness
| First Year White Students 2004 | First Year White Students 2017-1019 | Change in Whiteness from 2004 |
| 86.5% | 72% | -14.5 |
| First-Year Enrollment 2017-2019 | White Student Enrollment 2017-2019 | |
| 375 | 269 |
Excess Whiteness
National LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | National LSAC Pool White Applicants |
| 92 | 12 | 72% | 60% |
Regional LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | Regional LSAC Pool White Applicants | Region |
| 112 | 1 | 72% | 70% | Midsouth |
State LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State LSAC Pool White Applicant | State |
| 125 | 0 | 72% | 72% | Tennessee |
State Population Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State White Population | State |
| 140 | 0 | 72% | 74% | Tennessee |
| Report | Historically White Law School | Private-Public Distinction | Tier | State | Region |
| 2004 and 2021 | Yes | Public | 3rd | Tennessee | Midsouth |
