2005 The Whitest Law School Report
and Other Law School Rankings Related
to Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Law School

Professor Vernellia R. Randall

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Chapter 7: Performing Well in Law School - The Isolation Factor

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(Based on 2004 ABA/LSAC Information)

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Alphabetical Listing
Ranking

Isolation-Law Schools
Minorities and Isolation
Blacks in Law Schools
Asians in Law Schools
Indians in Law Schools
Latinos in Law Schools
 
Isolation Factor - African Americans
Rank School Number Percent State Region Historically White Law School Status
113 Albany Law School of Union University 48.00 6.10 New York Northeast Yes Private
137 American University (Washington College of Law) 108.00 7.80 District of Columbia Midsouth Yes Private
52 Appalachian School of Law 13.00 3.70 Virginia Midsouth Yes Private
55 Arizona State University 20.00 3.80 Arizona Mountain West Yes Public
16 Ave Maria School of Law 4.00 1.80 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Private
101 Barry University 23.00 5.60 Florida Southeast Yes Private
5 Baylor University 2.00 0.50 Texas South Central Yes Private
100 Boston College 45.00 5.50 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
55 Boston University 31.00 3.80 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
83 Brooklyn Law School 74.00 4.90 New York Northeast Yes Private
21 California Western School of Law 21.00 2.20 California Far West Yes Private
38 Campbell University 10.00 3.00 North Carolina Midsouth Yes Private
131 Capital University 55.00 7.20 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Private
52 Cardozo-Yeshiva University 38.00 3.70 New York Northeast Yes Private
67 Case Western Reserve University 31.00 4.40 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Private
106 Catholic University of America 57.00 5.80 District of Columbia Midsouth Yes Private
11 Chapman University 4.00 0.90 California Far West Yes Private
101 Chicago-Kent Illinois Institute of Technology 56.00 5.60 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
97 Cleveland State University (Marshall) 44.00 5.40 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Public
159 Columbia University 117.00 9.60 New York Northeast Yes Private
123 Cornell University 39.00 6.70 New York Northeast Yes Private
38 Creighton University 15.00 3.00 Nebraska Midwest Yes Private
180 CUNY-Queens College 71.00 15.20 New York Northeast Yes Public
92 DePaul University 58.00 5.20 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
76 Drake University 21.00 4.70 Iowa Midwest Yes Private
156 Duke University 61.00 9.30 North Carolina Midsouth Yes Private
38 Duquesne University 19.00 3.00 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Private
151 Emory University 59.00 8.50 Georgia Southeast Yes Private
162 Florida Coastal School of Law 67.00 9.80 Florida Southeast Yes Private
137 Florida State University 58.00 7.80 Florida Southeast Yes Public
135 Fordham University 117.00 7.60 New York Northeast Yes Private
18 Franklin Pierce Law Center 8.00 2.00 New Hampshire New England Yes Private
43 George Mason University 23.00 3.10 Virginia Midsouth Yes Public
167 George Washington University 159.00 10.20 District of Columbia Midsouth Yes Private
169 Georgetown University 209.00 10.50 District of Columbia Midsouth Yes Private
166 Georgia State University 69.00 10.10 Georgia Southeast Yes Public
106 Golden Gate University 47.00 5.80 California Far West Yes Private
12 Gonzaga University 6.00 1.00 Washington Northwest Yes Private
33 Hamline University 19.00 2.80 Minnesota Great Lakes Yes Private
159 Harvard University 159.00 9.60 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
141 Hofstra University 75.00 8.10 New York Northeast Yes Private
186 Howard University 447.00 86.00 District of Columbia Midsouth No Private
123 Indiana University–Bloomington 44.00 6.70 Indiana Great Lakes Yes Public
148 Indiana University–Indianapolis 72.00 8.40 Indiana Great Lakes Yes Public
1 Inter-American University School of Law 0.00 0.00 Puerto Rico Southeast No Private
123 John Marshall Law School 89.00 6.70 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
30 Lewis and Clark College (Northwestern) 19.00 2.70 Oregon Northwest Yes Private
161 Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge 66.00 9.70 Louisana South Central Yes Public
59 Loyola Law School 53.00 4.00 California Far West Yes Private
76 Loyola University Chicago 40.00 4.70 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
171 Loyola University-New Orleans 92.00 10.80 Louisana South Central Yes Private
35 Marquette University 20.00 2.90 Wisconsin Great Lakes Yes Private
141 Mercer University 34.00 8.10 Georgia Southeast Yes Private
92 Michigan State University - Detroit College of Law 52.00 5.20 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Private
155 Mississippi College 39.00 9.20 Mississippi Southeast Yes Private
50 New England School of Law 37.00 3.60 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
131 New York Law School 112.00 7.20 New York Northeast Yes Private
135 New York University 102.00 7.60 New York Northeast Yes Private
183 North Carolina Central University 174.00 42.20 North Carolina Midsouth No Public
133 Northeastern University 44.00 7.50 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
165 Northern Illinois University 33.00 9.90 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Public
82 Northern Kentucky University (Chase) 25.00 4.80 Kentucky Midsouth Yes Public
117 Northwestern University 47.00 6.40 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
76 Notre Dame Law School 26.00 4.70 Indiana Great Lakes Yes Private
145 Nova Southeastern University 82.00 8.20 Florida Southeast Yes Private
127 Ohio Northern University 20.00 6.80 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Private
148 Ohio State University (Moritz) 61.00 8.40 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Public
97 Oklahoma City University 34.00 5.40 Oklahoma South Central Yes Private
63 Pace University 32.00 4.30 New York Northeast Yes Private
67 Penn State University (Dickinson School of Law) 28.00 4.40 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Public
55 Pepperdine University 26.00 3.80 California Far West Yes Private
1 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 0.00 0.00 Puerto Rico Southeast No Private
38 Quinnipiac University 19.00 3.00 Connecticut New England Yes Private
162 Regent University 49.00 9.80 Virginia Midsouth Yes Private
30 Roger Williams University 16.00 2.70 Rhode Island New England Yes Private
92 Rutgers State University–Camden 40.00 5.20 New Jersey Northeast Yes Public
176 Rutgers State University–Newark 100.00 12.80 New Jersey Northeast Yes Public
95 Saint Louis University 44.00 5.30 Missouri Midwest Yes Private
38 Samford University (Cumberland) 16.00 3.00 Alabama Southeast Yes Private
52 Santa Clara University 35.00 3.70 California Far West Yes Private
59 Seattle University 43.00 4.00 Washington Northwest Yes Private
72 Seton Hall University 59.00 4.60 New Jersey Northeast Yes Private
89 South Texas College of Law 66.00 5.10 Texas South Central Yes Private
24 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 9.00 2.30 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Public
43 Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law 27.00 3.10 Texas South Central Yes Private
185 Southern University 297.00 67.70 Louisana South Central No Public
85 Southwestern University School of Law 49.00 5.00 California Far West Yes Private
128 St. John's University 67.00 6.90 New York Northeast Yes Private
21 St. Mary's University 16.00 2.20 Texas South Central Yes Private
129 St. Thomas University 44.00 7.10 Florida Southeast Yes Private
141 Stanford University 42.00 8.10 California Far West Yes Private
104 Stetson University 50.00 5.70 Florida Southeast Yes Private
30 Suffolk University 45.00 2.70 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
95 Syracuse University 44.00 5.30 New York Northeast Yes Private
139 Temple University (Beasley) 84.00 7.90 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Public
184 Texas Southern University (Thurgood Marshall)1 287.00 50.40 Texas South Central No Public
21 Texas Tech University 15.00 2.20 Texas South Central Yes Public
121 Texas Wesleyan University 46.00 6.60 Texas South Central Yes Private
43 Thomas Jefferson School of Law 26.00 3.10 California Far West Yes Private
181 Thomas M. Cooley Law School 413.00 17.90 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Private
170 Touro College (Jacob D. Fuchsberg) 76.00 10.60 New York Northeast Yes Private
141 Tulane University 82.00 8.10 Louisana South Central Yes Private
119 University at Buffalo 48.00 6.50 New York Northeast Yes Public
85 University of Akron 31.00 5.00 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Public
106 University of Alabama 32.00 5.80 Alabama Southeast Yes Public
72 University of Arizona (Rogers) 22.00 4.60 Arizona Mountain West Yes Public
173 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville ) 53.00 11.60 Arkansas South Central Yes Public
89 University of Arkansas (Little Rock)  (Bowen) 23.00 5.10 Arkansas South Central Yes Public
178 University of Baltimore 130.00 13.40 Maryland Midsouth Yes Public
89 University of California (Berkeley) 47.00 5.10 California Far West Yes Public
46 University of California (Davis) 18.00 3.20 California Far West Yes Public
35 University of California (Hastings) 36.00 2.90 California Far West Yes Public
63 University of California (Los Angeles) 41.00 4.30 California Far West Yes Public
115 University of Chicago 37.00 6.30 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Private
145 University of Cincinnati 30.00 8.20 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Public
58 University of Colorado (Boulder) 19.00 3.90 Colorado Mountain West Yes Public
76 University of Connecticut 32.00 4.70 Connecticut New England Yes Public
62 University of Dayton 20.00 4.10 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Private
85 University of Denver 60.00 5.00 Colorado Mountain West Yes Private
115 University of Detroit Mercy 34.00 6.30 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Private
182 University of District of Columbia 63.00 34.40 Puerto Rico Southeast No Public
153 University of Florida (Levin) 103.00 9.00 Florida Southeast Yes Public
175 University of Georgia 88.00 12.70 Georgia Southeast Yes Public
24 University of Hawaii 7.00 2.30 Hawaii Far West No Public
33 University of Houston 31.00 2.80 Texas South Central Yes Public
7 University of Idaho 2.00 0.60 Idaho Mountain West Yes Public
153 University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) 61.00 9.00 Illinois Great Lakes Yes Public
63 University of Iowa 31.00 4.30 Iowa Midwest Yes Public
71 University of Kansas 25.00 4.50 Kansas Midwest Yes Public
113 University of Kentucky 25.00 6.10 Kentucky Midsouth Yes Public
72 University of Louisville (Brandeis) 18.00 4.60 Kentucky Midsouth Yes Public
16 University of Maine 5.00 1.80 Maine New England Yes Public
173 University of Maryland 100.00 11.60 Maryland Midsouth Yes Public
157 University of Memphis 44.00 9.40 Tennessee Midsouth Yes Public
129 University of Miami 84.00 7.10 Florida Southeast Yes Private
117 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) 74.00 6.40 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Public
24 University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) 18.00 2.30 Minnesota Great Lakes Yes Public
157 University of Mississippi 54.00 9.40 Mississippi Southeast Yes Public
76 University of Missouri (Columbia) 23.00 4.70 Missouri Midwest Yes Public
28 University of Missouri (Kansas City) 13.00 2.60 Missouri Midwest Yes Public
1 University of Montana 0.00 0.00 Montana Mountain West Yes Public
27 University of Nebraska–Lincoln 10.00 2.40 Nebraska Midwest Yes Public
28 University of Nevada 12.00 2.60 Nevada Far West Yes Public
46 University of New Mexico 10.00 3.20 New Mexico Mountain West Yes Public
179 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 97.00 13.70 North Carolina Midsouth Yes Public
12 University of North Dakota 2.00 1.00 North Dakota Midwest Yes Public
59 University of Oklahoma 21.00 4.00 Oklahoma South Central Yes Public
14 University of Oregon 7.00 1.40 Oregon Northwest Yes Public
133 University of Pennsylvania 62.00 7.50 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Private
123 University of Pittsburgh 48.00 6.70 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Public
1 University of Puerto Rico 0.00 0.00 Puerto Rico Southeast No Public
49 University of Richmond 17.00 3.50 Virginia Midsouth Yes Private
35 University of San Diego 30.00 2.90 California Far West Yes Private
83 University of San Francisco 35.00 4.90 California Far West Yes Private
106 University of South Carolina 43.00 5.80 South Carolina Southeast Yes Public
8 University of South Dakota 2.00 0.80 South Dakota Midwest Yes Public
152 University of Southern California 56.00 8.70 California Far West Yes Private
167 University of Tennessee (Knoxville) 47.00 10.20 Tennessee Midsouth Yes Public
72 University of Texas (Austin) 71.00 4.60 Texas South Central Yes Public
15 University of the Pacific (McGeorge) 19.00 1.70 California Far West Yes Private
85 University of Toledo 25.00 5.00 Ohio Great Lakes Yes Public
50 University of Tulsa 22.00 3.60 Oklahoma South Central Yes Private
5 University of Utah (S.J. Quinney) 2.00 0.50 Utah Mountain West Yes Public
97 University of Virginia 59.00 5.40 Virginia Midsouth Yes Public
18 University of Washington 11.00 2.00 Washington Northwest Yes Public
145 University of Wisconsin (Madison) 67.00 8.20 Wisconsin Great Lakes Yes Public
8 University of Wyoming 2.00 0.80 Wyoming Mountain West Yes Public
63 Valparaiso University 24.00 4.30 Indiana Great Lakes Yes Private
177 Vanderbilt University 79.00 13.30 Tennessee Midsouth Yes Private
121 Vermont Law School 34.00 6.60 Vermont New England Yes Private
48 Villanova University 26.00 3.30 Pennsylvania Northeast Yes Private
104 Wake Forest University 28.00 5.70 North Carolina Midsouth Yes Private
67 Washburn University 21.00 4.40 Kansas Midwest Yes Public
171 Washington and Lee University 42.00 10.80 Virginia Midsouth Yes Private
110 Washington University in St. Louis 44.00 5.90 Missouri Midwest Yes Private
162 Wayne State University 73.00 9.80 Michigan Great Lakes Yes Public
101 West Virginia University 26.00 5.60 West Virginia Midsouth Yes Public
111 Western New England College 33.00 6.00 Massachusetts New England Yes Private
119 Western State University 33.00 6.50 California Far West Yes Private
140 Whittier Law School 71.00 8.00 California Far West Yes Private
76 Widener University 54.00 4.70 Delaware Midsouth Yes Private
18 Willamette University 9.00 2.00 Oregon Northwest Yes Private
111 William and Mary Law School 35.00 6.00 Virginia Midsouth Yes Public
67 William Mitchell College of Law 47.00 4.40 Minnesota Great Lakes Yes Private
148 Yale University 49.00 8.40 Connecticut New England Yes Private
 

 

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01 Introduction
02 Discrimination
03 Top Ten
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07 Isolation
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