Campus Diversity at Law Schools
A variety of people pursue legal professions, but many law school classrooms have a small number of underrepresented minorities. During the 2013-2014 school year, 26.9 percent of J.D.-seeking students were minorities, according to the American Bar Association.
A few schools, however, had a strong representation of African-Americans, Latinos and other underrepresented minorities. Here were the top 10 based on fall 2015 enrollment.
10. St. Mary’s University (TX)
Total number of enrolled students: 768
Percentage of minorities: 52.9 percent
U.S. News rank: Rank Not Published
More on the School of Law at St. Mary’s University.
9. University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)
Total number of enrolled students: 303
Percentage of minorities: 56.8 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia.
8. Western State College of Law at Argosy University (CA)
Total number of enrolled students: 338
Percentage of minorities: 58.3 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the Western State College of Law at Argosy Universiy.
7. Southern University Law Center (LA)
Total number of enrolled students: 614
Percentage of minorities: 61.1 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the Southern University Law Center.
6. Florida International University
Total number of enrolled students: 481
Percentage of minorities: 64.4 percent
U.S. News rank: 103 (tie)
More on the College of Law at Florida International University.
5. North Carolina Central University
Total number of enrolled students: 582
Percentage of minorities: 66.8 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the School of Law at North Carolina Central University.
4. University of Hawaii–Manoa (Richardson)
Total number of enrolled students: 305
Percentage of minorities: 67.2 percent
U.S. News rank: 92 (tie)
More on the Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaii–Manoa.
3. St. Thomas University (FL)
Total number of enrolled students: 630
Percentage of minorities: 80.5 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the St. Thomas University School of Law.
2. Texas Southern University (Marshall)
Total number of enrolled students: 508
Percentage of minorities: 86.8 percent
U.S. News rank: RNP
More on the Texas Southern University Marshall School of Law.
1. Howard University (DC)
Total number of enrolled students: 413
Percentage of minorities: 91.3 percent
U.S. News rank: 106 (tie)
More on the Howard University School of Law.
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