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The Isolation Factor
American Indians/ Native Americans/Eskimo
The
Most Isolating Law Schools.
Schools were considered most isolating if they had fewer
than six American Indians. This is an average of two
American Indian students per year in a three year
program. One hundred and twenty-six law schools were
found most isolating (67.4%). Seventeen schools had no
American Indians. The Great Lakes, the Northeast, and
the Mid-south accounted for 19%, 18.3%, and 17.5%
respectively. The Midwest and the Mountain West each
had four schools. Approximately 61.9% were private
schools. The 2nd tier had the highest number
of schools (27.8%) while the schools that were not
ranked had the lowest with 8.7%.
Schools with No American Indians
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| Drake University |
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
| Duquesne University |
Southern University |
| Emory University |
St. John's University |
| Franklin Pierce Law Center |
University of Kentucky |
| Indiana University–Bloomington |
University of Louisville (Brandeis) |
| Inter-American University School of Law |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Mississippi College |
University of Puerto Rico |
| New York University |
University of South Carolina |
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Wake Forest University |
The Least
Isolating Law Schools. Schools were considered least isolating if they had
18 or more American Indians. This is an average of six American Indian Students
per year in a three year program. Nine law schools (4.8%) were found least
isolating. Five (55.6%) were in South Central. Six regions had no schools that
met the criteria: Mid-South, Midwest, New England, Northeast, Pacific West and
Southeast. Approximately 55.6% were public schools. The 2nd tier
had the highest number of schools with four.
The Least Isolating Schools for American Indians
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| Rank |
School |
Number |
Percent |
| 1 |
University of Tulsa |
45 |
7.30 |
| 2 |
University of Denver |
42 |
3.50 |
| 3 |
Arizona State University |
41 |
7.80 |
| 4 |
University of Oklahoma |
37 |
7.10 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma City University |
35 |
5.50 |
| 6 |
Brigham Young University-JReuben |
32 |
6.60 |
| 7 |
University of New Mexico |
27 |
8.50 |
| 8 |
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) |
23 |
2.00 |
| 9 |
University of Arizona (Rogers) |
20 |
4.20
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