Vernellia R. Randall
Co-founder, Racial Justice Now!
Professor Emerita of Law, The University of Dayton School of Law
University of Tennessee
| Score | Rank | |
| The Whitest Law School | 54 | 75 |
| Total Whiteness | 78 | 44 |
| Excess Whiteness | 38 | 71 |
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 |
| 85.7% | 78% | -7.7 |
| First-Year Enrollment 2017-2019 | White Student Enrollment 2017-2019 | |
| 372 | 292 |
Excess Whiteness
National LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | National LSAC Pool White Applicants |
| 45 | 18 | 78% | 60% |
Regional LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | Regional LSAC Pool White Applicants | Region |
| 62 | 8 | 78% | 70% | Midsouth |
State LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State LSAC Pool White Applicant | State |
| 69 | 7 | 78% | 72% | Tennessee |
State Population Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State White Population | State |
| 102 | 5 | 78% | 74% | Tennessee |
| Report | Historically White Law School | Private-Public Distinction | Tier | State | Region |
| 2004 and 2021 | Yes | Public | 2nd | Tennessee | Midsouth |
