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August 22, 2006

Cooley Ranks Second in Minority Enrollment

Cooley Law School ranks second in total minority enrollment in 2006 among the 191 ABA-accredited law schools, according to information included in the American Bar Association’s Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (2007 Edition).

Cooley, which is first in total J.D. enrollment, ranks first in the number of African-American students, eighth in Spanish heritage students, sixth in Asian-American students, and tied for 18th in American Indian students. Cooley is tied for second in the number of foreign national students.

Cooley’s student profile is as follows:

ABA Ethnicity Group
Number
Rank Among Schools
African-American
376
1
American Indian
12
18 (tie)
Asian-American
205
6
Mexican-American
38
20 (tie)
Puerto-Rican
25
6
Hispanic
96
10
Total Spanish Heritage
159
8
Total Minority
752
2
Percentage Minority
23%
63
Foreign National
93
2
Caucasian
2,407
1
Total J.D. Enrollment
3,252
1

The Top Ten Schools in each category are:

School
Total Minority
Total Enrollment
1. Inter American University School of Law
806
806
2. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
752
3,252
3. Puerto Rico
698
698
4. Texas Southern University
525
657
5. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA)
520
1,319
6. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
519
520
7. Harvard University (MA)
495
1,712
8. American University (DC)
455
1,404
8. Georgetown University (DC)
455
1,940
10. Texas - Austin
441
1,387

School
African-American
Total Enrollment
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
376
3,252
2. Howard University (DC)
360
451
3. Texas Southern University
326
657
4. Southern University (LA)
295
487
5. North Carolina Central University
217
476
6. Harvard University (MA)
176
1,712
7. Georgetown University (DC)
174
1,940
8. Florida A & M
161
393
9. George Washington University (DC)
144
1,636
10. New York University
122
1,424

School
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Hispanic
Total Enrollment
1. Inter American University School of Law
806
806
2. Puerto Rico
698
698
3. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
519
520
4. Texas - Austin
267
1,387
5. St. Thomas University (FL)
221
806
6. Nova Southeastern University (FL)
183
943
7. American University (DC)
161
1,404
8. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
159
3,252
9. St. Mary's University
157
762
10. Texas Southern University
148
657

School
Mexican American
Total Enrollment
1. Texas - Austin
200
1,387
2. Texas Southern University
130
657
3. St. Mary's University (TX)
110
762
4. New Mexico
87
357
5. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA)
76
1,319
6. Texas Tech University
71
701
7. California - Los Angeles
66
970
8. Southwestern University School of Law (CA)
60
931
9. Standord University (CA)
59
527
9. California Western School of Law
59
855
20. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
38
3,252

School
Puerto Rican
Total Enrollment
1. Inter American University School of Law
806
806
2. Puerto Rico
689
698
3. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
519
520
4. Loyola University - New Orleans (LA)
39
803
5. Rutgers State University - Newark (NJ)
38
804
6. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
25
3,252
7. Connecticut
19
671
7. Seton Hall University (NJ)
19
1,142
9. Stetson University (FL)
18
987
9. Columbia University (NY)
18
1,242
9. Brooklyn Law School (NY)
18
1,490
9. Fordham University (NY)
18
1,516

School
Hispanic
Total Enrollment
1. St. Thomas University (FL)
200
806
2. Nova Southeastern University (FL)
161
943
3. Miami (FL)
136
1,151
4. Florida International
135
332
5. George Washington University (DC)
123
1,636
6. American University (DC)
120
1,404
7. Florida (Levin)
115
1,156
8. Santa Clara University (CA)
101
955
9. Fordham University (NY)
98
1,516
10. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
96
3,252

School
Asian American
Total Enrollment
1. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA)
324
1,319
2. California - Hastings
297
1,255
3. Santa Clara University (CA)
255
955
4. Brooklyn Law School (NY)
219
1,490
5. Harvard University (MA)
212
1,712
6. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
205
3,252
7. Georgetown University (DC)
186
1,940
8. Southwestern University School of Law (CA)
182
931
8. Columbia University (NY)
182
1,242
10. American University
172
1,404

School
American Indian
Total Enrollment
1. Denver
56
1,242
2. Oklahoma
50
516
3. Oklahoma City University
48
684
4. New Mexico
38
357
5. Tulsa (OK)
31
591
5. Michigan - Ann Arbor
31
1,179
7. Arizona State University
30
650
8. Arizona
24
456
9. Wisconsin - Madison
17
839
9. California - Los Angeles
17
970
9. Seattle University (WA)
17
1,109
18. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
12
3,252

School
Foreign National
Total Enrollment
1. Columbia University (NY)
111
1,242
2. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
93
3,252
3. Detroit Mercy (MI)
79
708
4. Georgetown University (DC)
75
1,940
5. Harvard University (MA)
64
1,712
6. Florida (Levin)
63
1,156
7. Michigan - Ann Arbor
54
1,179
8. New York University
47
1,424
9. Michigan State University
42
1,044
10. St. John's University (NY)
35
952

School
% Total Minority
Total Enrollment
1. Inter American University School of Law
100.0%
806
1. Puerto Rico
100.0%
698
3. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
99.8%
520
4. Howard University (DC)
86.9%
451
5. Texas Southern University
79.9%
657
6. Southern University (LA)
61.6%
487
7. Florida A & M
59.8%
393
8. Hawaii
59.7%
305
9. Florida International
54.2%
332
10. North Carolina Central University
52.7%
476
63. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
23.1%
3,252

School
Caucasian
Total Enrollment
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
2,407
3,252
2. Georgetown University (DC)
1,395
1,940
3. Suffolk University (MA)
1,335
1,671
4. John Marshall Law School (IL)
1,172
1,495
5. Brooklyn Law School (NY)
1,111
1,490
6. George Washington University (DC)
1,021
1,636
7. South Texas College of Law
992
1,262
8. Denver (CO)
970
1,242
9. American University (DC)
922
1,404
10. Harvard University (MA)
917
1,712

School
Total J.D. Enrollment
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
3,252
2. Georgetown University (DC)
1,940
3. Harvard University (MA)
1,712
4. Suffolk University (MA)
1,671
5. George Washington University (DC)
1,636
6. Fordham University (NY)
1,516
7. John Marshall Law School (IL)
1,495
8. Brooklyn Law School (NY)
1,490
9. New York Law School
1,480
10. New York University
1,424

 

 

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