With a national reputation, the law school draws from 34 states, the District of Columbia and three foreign countries. More than 250 colleges and universities are represented, including Boston College, Boson University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Notre Dame, Penn State, Princeton, Teas A& M, University of Arizona, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, University of Virginia, Wake Forest, University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, and of course, Rutgers.
Total enrollment at the law school is typically around 700-750 full- and part-time students. The law school is approximately 35% women and 20% minority.
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JD Enrollment and Ethnicity |
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Men |
Women |
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
1st-Year |
Total |
JD Degrees |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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All Hispanics |
32 |
6.9 |
25 |
10.0 |
39 |
6.9 |
18 |
12.1 |
16 |
13.9 |
57 |
8.0 |
12 |
|
|
Am Ind./ AK Nat. |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
|
|
Asian |
33 |
7.2 |
11 |
4.4 |
36 |
6.4 |
8 |
5.3 |
3 |
2.6 |
44 |
6.2 |
11 |
|
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Black/ Af.Am. |
20 |
4.3 |
20 |
8.0 |
26 |
4.6 |
14 |
9.4 |
8 |
7.0 |
40 |
5.6 |
16 |
|
|
2 or more Races |
7 |
1.5 |
4 |
1.6 |
10 |
1.8 |
1 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
1.5 |
1 |
|
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Nat. Hawain/ Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.4 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.14 |
0 |
|
|
Subtotal |
92 |
20.0 |
61 |
24.4 |
112 |
19.9 |
41 |
27.5 |
27 |
23.5 |
153 |
21.5 |
41 |
|
|
Nonres. Alien |
1 |
0.27 |
1 |
0.4 |
2 |
0.36 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.9 |
2 |
0.28 |
0 |
|
|
White/ Cauc. |
355 |
77.0 |
181 |
72.4 |
431 |
76.7 |
105 |
70.5 |
84 |
73.0 |
536 |
75.4 |
198 |
|
|
Unknown |
13 |
2.82 |
7 |
2.8 |
17 |
3.0 |
3 |
2.0 |
3* |
2.6 |
20 |
2.8 |
28 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
461 |
64.8 |
250 |
35.2 |
562 |
79.0 |
149 |
20.1 |
115 |
16.2 |
711 |
267 |
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*Reflects one student withdrawal that was not reflected in university database prior to October 5th.
JD Attrition in 2011-2012
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Academic |
Other |
Total |
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|
|
# |
# |
# |
% |
|
1st Year |
3 |
5 |
8 |
72.7 |
|
2nd Year |
0 |
3 |
3 |
27.3 |
|
3rd Year |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
4th Year |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
