June 20, 2007
Cooley Ranks Second in Minority Enrollment
This year, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan ranks second in total minority enrollment among the 195 ABA-accredited law schools, according to information included in the American Bar Association’s Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools (2008 Edition).
Cooley, which is first in total J.D. enrollment, ranks first in the number of African-American students, sixth in Spanish Heritage students, fifth in Asian-American students, and tied for sixteen in American Indian students. Cooley is also first in the number of foreign national students.
Cooley’s student profile is as follows:
| ABA Ethnicity Group |
2006 Number |
Cooley's
2006 Rank Among Schools |
African-American
|
389 |
1 |
| American Indian |
14 |
16 (tie) |
| Asian-American |
219 |
5 |
| Mexican-American |
53 |
11 |
| Puerto-Rican |
18 |
6 (tie) |
| Hispanic |
112 |
9 |
| Total Spanish Heritage |
183 |
6 |
| Total Minority |
805 |
2 |
| Percentage Minority |
22% |
79 |
| Foreign National |
135 |
1 |
| Caucasian |
2,572 |
1 |
| Total J.D. Enrollment |
3,606 |
1 |
The Top Ten Schools in each category are:
| 2006 Top Ten Law Schools in Total Minority enrollment |
School |
Total Minority |
Total Enrollment |
| 1. Inter American University School of Law |
806 |
806 |
|
2. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
|
805 |
3,606 |
|
3. Puerto Rico |
698 |
698 |
|
4. Texas Southern University |
545 |
658 |
|
5. Harvard University (MA) |
526 |
1,719 |
|
6. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
519 |
520 |
|
7. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA) |
505 |
1,297 |
|
8. American University (DC) |
503 |
1,483 |
|
8. Georgetown University (DC) |
478 |
1,978 |
|
10. George Washington University (DC) |
438 |
1,693 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in African American enrollment |
School |
African-American |
Total Enrollment |
|
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
389 |
3,606 |
|
2. Texas Southern University |
327 |
658 |
|
3. Howard University (DC) |
322 |
430 |
| 4. Southern University (LA) |
267 |
480 |
|
5. Florida A & M |
255 |
541 |
|
6. North Carolina Central University |
242 |
537 |
|
7. Harvard University (MA) |
190 |
1,719 |
| 8. Georgetown University (DC) |
189 |
1,978 |
|
9. George Washington University (DC) |
146 |
1,693 |
|
10. New York University |
124 |
1,442 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Total Spanish Heritage enrollment |
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 |
258 |
1,313 |
|
5. American University (DC) |
194 |
1,483 |
|
6. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
183 |
3,606 |
|
7. St. Thomas University |
181 |
665 |
|
8. Texas Southern University |
169 |
658 |
| 9. St. Mary's University (TX) |
163 |
742 |
|
10. Florida International |
158 |
382 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Mexican American enrollment |
School |
Mexican American |
Total Enrollment |
|
1. Texas - Austin
|
196 |
1,313 |
|
2. Texas Southern University |
148 |
658 |
|
3. St. Mary's University (TX) |
98 |
742 |
|
4. New Mexico |
94 |
343 |
|
5. Texas Tech University |
71 |
702 |
|
6. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA) |
|
|
| 6. Southwestern University (CA) |
68 |
964 |
|
8. California - Los Angeles |
60 |
1,019 |
|
9. California Western School of Law |
59 |
835 |
|
10. San Diego (CA) |
54 |
1,035 |
| 11. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
53 |
3,606 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Puerto Rican enrollment |
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. Rutgers State University - Newark (NJ) |
30 |
815 |
|
5. Connecticut |
20 |
648 |
|
6. Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
18 |
1,494 |
|
6. Stetson University (FL) |
18 |
987 |
|
6. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
18 |
3,606 |
|
9. New York Law School |
17 |
1,511 |
|
10. American University (DC) |
14 |
1,483 |
| 10. Columbia University (NY) |
14 |
1,233 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Hispanic enrollment |
School |
Hispanic |
Total Enrollment |
|
1. St. Thomas University (FL)
|
165 |
665 |
|
2. Florida International |
158 |
382 |
|
3. American University (DC) |
143 |
1,483 |
|
4. Miami (FL) |
142 |
1,208 |
|
5. Nova Southeastern University (FL) |
139 |
927 |
|
6. Florida (Levin) |
128 |
1,364 |
|
7. George Washington University (DC) |
118 |
1,693 |
|
8. Fordham Univeristy (NY) |
113 |
1,512 |
|
9. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
112 |
3,606 |
|
10. Stetson Univerity (FL) |
90 |
987 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Asian American enrollment |
School |
Asian American |
Total Enrollment |
|
1. Loyola Law School - L.A. (CA)
|
317 |
1,297 |
|
2. California - Hastings |
299 |
1,242 |
|
3. Santa Clara University (CA) |
243 |
932 |
|
4. Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
221 |
1,494 |
|
5. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
219 |
3,606 |
|
6. Harvard University (MA) |
203 |
1,719 |
|
7. Hawaii |
187 |
308 |
|
8. California - Los Angeles |
186 |
1,019 |
|
9. Georgetown University (DC) |
179 |
1,978 |
|
10. Southwestern University (CA) |
175 |
964 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in American Indian enrollment |
School |
American Indian |
Total Enrollment |
|
1. Oklahoma
|
52 |
501 |
|
2. Oklahoma City University |
41 |
605 |
|
3. New Mexico |
40 |
343 |
|
4. Denver |
39 |
1,111 |
|
5. Arizona State University |
28 |
629 |
|
6. Michigan - Ann Arbor |
27 |
1,130 |
|
7. Tulsa (OK) |
24 |
540 |
|
8. Wisconsin - Madison |
24 |
865 |
|
9. Arizona |
21 |
463 |
|
10. Montana |
20 |
242 |
| 16. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
14 |
3,606 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Foreign National enrollment |
School |
Foreign National |
|
|
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
|
135 |
3,606 |
|
2. Columbia University (NY) |
114 |
1,233 |
|
3. Detroit Mercy |
80 |
729 |
|
4. Harvard University (MA) |
71 |
1,719 |
|
5. Georgetown University (DC) |
63 |
1,978 |
|
6. New York University |
53 |
1,442 |
|
7. Florida (Levin) |
51 |
1,364 |
|
7. Miami (FL) |
51 |
1,208 |
|
9. Michigan State University |
48 |
937 |
|
10. Cornell University (NY) |
42 |
|
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Total Minority % of enrollment |
School |
% Total Minority |
|
|
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) |
84.0% |
430 |
|
5. Texas Southern University |
82.8% |
658 |
|
6. Florida A & M |
68.6% |
541 |
|
7. Hawaii |
68.2% |
308 |
|
8. Southern University (LA) |
57.5% |
480 |
|
9. Florida International |
53.9% |
382 |
|
10. North Carolina Central University |
51.6% |
537 |
| 79. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI) |
22.3% |
3,606 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Caucasian enrollment |
| School |
Caucasian |
|
|
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
|
2,572 |
3,606 |
|
2. Suffolk University (MA) |
1,265 |
1,644 |
|
3. Georgetown University (DC) |
1,263 |
1,978 |
|
4. John Marshall Law School (IL) |
1,106 |
1,414 |
|
5. George Washington University (DC) |
1,085 |
1,693 |
|
6. Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
1,074 |
1,494 |
|
7. Florida (Levin) |
1,034 |
1,364 |
|
8. South Texas College of Law |
955 |
1,237 |
|
9. American University (DC) |
946 |
1,483 |
|
10. Harvard University (MA) |
902 |
1,719 |
| 2006 Top Ten law schools in Total Enrollment |
School |
|
|
1. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (MI)
|
3,606 |
|
2. Georgetown University (DC) |
1,978 |
|
3. Harvard University (MA) |
1,719 |
|
4. George Washington University (DC) |
1,693 |
|
5. Suffolk University (MA) |
1,644 |
|
6. Fordham University (NY) |
1,512 |
|
7. New York Law School |
1,511 |
|
8. Brooklyn Law School (NY) |
1,494 |
|
9 . American University (DC) |
1,483 |
|
10. New York University |
1,442 |
|
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