Law School Diversity Index
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Law Schools | Law School Diversity Index Rankings Methodology
The diversity index is based on data collected by U.S. News. The methodology used to compute the index was published in a 1992 article by Philip Meyer and Shawn McIntosh in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research. For the purposes of this index, students classified as ethnicity unknown/unreported were counted as white.
| School name | Diversity Index | Largest minority and its proportion |
|---|---|---|
|
Howard University
Washington, DC |
0.28 | African-American, 85% |
|
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
0.27 | African-American, 8% |
|
Washburn University
Topeka, KS |
0.27 | Hispanic, 4% |
|
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY |
0.27 | Asian-American, 5% |
|
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
0.27 | African-American, 8% |
|
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID |
0.27 | Hispanic, 6% |
|
Samford University (Cumberland)
Birmingham, AL |
0.26 | African-American, 6% |
|
Baylor University
Waco, TX |
0.26 | Multiracial, 5% |
|
University of Memphis (Humphreys)
Memphis, TN |
0.26 | African-American, 11% |
|
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)
University Park, PA |
0.26 | African-American, 6% |
|
Capital University
Columbus, OH |
0.26 | African-American, 7% |
|
St. Louis University
St. Louis, MO |
0.26 | African-American, 5% |
|
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
0.26 | African-American, 6% |
|
George Mason University
Arlington, VA |
0.26 | Asian-American, 6% |
|
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH |
0.26 | African-American, 5% |
|
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN |
0.25 | Asian-American, 5% |
|
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Concord, NH |
0.25 | Asian-American, 6% |
|
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
0.25 | African-American, 9% |
|
Elon University
Greensboro, NC |
0.24 | African-American, 8% |
|
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH |
0.24 | African-American, 6% |
|
University of Akron
Akron, OH |
0.24 | African-American, 6% |
|
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND |
0.24 | Native American, 5% |
|
Creighton University
Omaha, NE |
0.24 | Asian-American, 4% |
|
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN |
0.23 | Hispanic, 4% |
|
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
0.23 | African-American, 9% |
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