Number of Registrants |
2709 |
2790 |
2409 |
2397 |
1953 |
2212 |
2315
|
2293 |
2386 |
1761 |
Number of Participating Law Schools |
126 |
130 |
135 |
138 |
137 |
135 |
131
|
137 |
136 |
141 |
Summary of Registrants |
Gender |
Male
|
47.9% |
46.6% |
46.9% |
42.8% |
44.5% |
44.3% |
44.7%
|
44.6% |
41.1% |
42.8% |
Female
|
52.1% |
53.4% |
53.1% |
57.2% |
55.5% |
55.7% |
55.3%
|
55.4% |
58.9% |
57.2% |
Age |
23 or Less
|
46.9% |
49.1% |
47.8% |
50.7% |
52.3% |
52.7% |
52.2%
|
49.6% |
49.7% |
47.9% |
24-40
|
46.4% |
44.1% |
45.4% |
43.4% |
41.3% |
43.0% |
41.2%
|
45.0% |
44.9% |
46.7% |
Over 40 Years
|
6.7% |
6.8% |
6.8% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
4.2% |
6.6%
|
5.3% |
5.4% |
5.4% |
Ethnicity |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
19.1% |
19.8% |
19.4% |
19.8% |
20.8% |
19.9% |
20.7%
|
19.2% |
21.1% |
20.1% |
Black/African American
|
19.2% |
16.3% |
16.1% |
15.0% |
15.5% |
15.2% |
11.3%
|
13.6% |
14.6% |
14.2% |
Caucasian/White
|
36.8% |
36.9% |
38.6% |
37.8% |
35.0% |
36.9% |
40.2%
|
39.4% |
34.9% |
37.0% |
Chicano/Mexican American
|
8.5% |
9.1% |
8.0% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
7.2% |
8.5%
|
7.5% |
8.6% |
7.8% |
Hispanic
|
6.9% |
7.4% |
8.6% |
8.5% |
8.1% |
10.0% |
9.7%
|
9.8% |
11.2% |
10.6% |
Native American
|
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.3% |
.9% |
1.4% |
1.1% |
.5%
|
.8% |
.7% |
.6% |
Puerto Rican
|
.5% |
.4% |
.7% |
.5% |
.5% |
.5% |
.8%
|
.4% |
.5% |
.6% |
Canadian Aboriginal
|
.2% |
.1% |
.1% |
.0% |
.1% |
.0% |
.3%
|
.2% |
.0% |
.0% |
Other
|
7.4% |
8.7% |
7.2% |
7.9% |
8.9% |
9.0% |
8.1%
|
9.0% |
8.4% |
9.2% |
Total Minority Attendance
|
63.2% |
63.2% |
61.4% |
62.2% |
65.1% |
62.9% |
59.9%
|
60.5% |
65.1% |
63.0% |
Student Status |
Full-time Student |
47.7% |
49.2% |
45.3% |
45.6% |
46.8% |
45.3% |
42.2%
|
38.2% |
41.5% |
44.2% |
Part-time Student |
6.8% |
5.7% |
6.9% |
6.1% |
6.0% |
5.5% |
4.5%
|
5.4% |
6.1% |
5.5% |
Undergraduate Student: Senior |
28.8% |
28.6% |
27.3% |
27.2% |
28.8% |
25.1% |
22.2%
|
- |
- |
- |
Undergraduate Student: Junior |
8.9% |
10.6% |
9.4% |
9.8% |
7.9% |
8.0% |
8.9%
|
- |
- |
- |
High School Student |
.7% |
.6% |
.4% |
.2% |
.4% |
.1% |
.3%
|
- |
- |
- |
Non-student |
45.5% |
45.2% |
47.8% |
48.3% |
47.3% |
49.1% |
53.3%
|
56.4% |
52.4% |
50.3% |
Employment |
Full-time |
46.7% |
44.0% |
48.0% |
48.3% |
48.7% |
49.4% |
48.1%
|
49.9% |
50.1% |
50.6% |
Part-time |
34.4% |
36.7% |
33.8% |
32.5% |
33.1% |
33.1% |
33.3%
|
30.4% |
30.1% |
31.8% |
Summers Only |
4.3% |
5.0% |
4.0% |
4.4% |
4.4% |
4.1% |
3.2%
|
4.1% |
4.2% |
4.7% |
Not Employed |
14.7% |
14.4% |
14.2% |
14.8% |
13.8% |
13.3% |
15.4%
|
15.6% |
15.6% |
12.9% |
State of Permanent Residence |
California |
86.7% |
87.6% |
84.8% |
82.5% |
79.6% |
76.3% |
77.1%
|
87.1% |
85.7% |
86.7% |
Arizona |
1.4% |
1.4% |
1.0% |
1.4% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
1.1%
|
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
Utah |
.3% |
.4% |
.4% |
.4% |
.4% |
.3% |
.3%
|
.3% |
.3% |
1.0% |
Nevada |
.9% |
.9% |
.7% |
1.0% |
.8% |
1.0% |
1.1%
|
1.1% |
1.1% |
.7% |
Texas |
.7% |
.4% |
.3% |
.9% |
1.5% |
1.2% |
.3% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
1.0% |
Considering a Career Change |
Yes |
39.0% |
36.2% |
37.4% |
37.4% |
38.5% |
38.1% |
38.8%
|
- |
- |
- |
No |
27.4% |
30.5% |
29.1% |
27.2% |
26.9% |
27.0% |
26.3%
|
- |
- |
- |
Question Not Applicable |
33.7% |
33.3% |
33.5% |
35.4% |
34.7% |
34.9% |
34.9%
|
- |
- |
- |
Information Source |
Law Services Info. Book |
41.8% |
46.4% |
42.8% |
41.3% |
43.5% |
36.9% |
29.5%
|
35.2% |
14.5% |
12.5% |
City Newspaper |
8.1% |
4.3% |
7.4% |
7.3% |
4.0% |
4.3% |
2.6%
|
3.4% |
3.1% |
2.4% |
Advisor |
8.6% |
9.4% |
8.0% |
7.5% |
9.1% |
5.1% |
7.5%
|
5.1% |
7.5% |
8.4% |
Flier |
16.3% |
17.3% |
17.1% |
13.9% |
13.8% |
12.3% |
10.2%
|
12.7% |
6.8% |
4.4% |
Friend or Family Member |
14.7% |
12.8% |
12.8% |
11.6% |
10.5% |
11.5% |
10.2%
|
10.9% |
12.7% |
13.8% |
College Newspaper |
1.8% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
.9% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
.7% |
.9% |
Prelaw Club |
6.2% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
7.6% |
6.2% |
3.5% |
4.0%
|
4.4% |
4.7% |
5.3% |
Radio |
6.5% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
4.6% |
3.7% |
2.3% |
1.8%
|
2.6% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
World Wide Web |
- |
3.7% |
5.5% |
6.8% |
7.9% |
27.2% |
36.3%
|
35.7% |
54.3% |
51.1% |
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
|
LSAC Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
92.8% |
94.3%
|
94.7% |
92.3% |
92.6% |
Law School Site |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.0% |
3.0%
|
2.8% |
7.7% |
7.65 |
Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.6% |
2.5%
|
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.95 |
Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.2% |
.4%
|
.5% |
.9% |
.1% |
Other Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.5% |
1.0%
|
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.0% |
Distance Traveled
|
0-20 Miles |
44.8% |
39.7% |
42.1% |
44.4% |
44.1% |
43.3% |
42.4%
|
43.2% |
40.6% |
41.8% |
21-50 Miles |
26.7% |
30.5% |
31.2% |
29.3% |
31.2% |
32.1% |
31.2%
|
31.1% |
32.5% |
35.4% |
51-100 Miles |
15.2% |
14.4% |
14.2% |
13.7% |
14.3% |
13.9% |
14.9%
|
14.6% |
13.7% |
12.0% |
More Than 100 Miles |
13.3% |
15.4% |
12.5% |
12.5% |
10.4% |
10.7% |
11.5%
|
10.9% |
13.2% |
10.8% |
Questionnaire Results (22.3% return currently)
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
Less Than One Hour |
15.4% |
17.7% |
23.7% |
19.4% |
20.1% |
13.4% |
12.2%
|
11.7% |
12.2% |
14.2% |
1-2 Hours |
46.7% |
47.0% |
47.5% |
46.2% |
48.5% |
47.3% |
43.5%
|
49.5% |
36.6% |
44.0% |
2-3 Hours |
22.0% |
21.3% |
17.5% |
20.2% |
18.6% |
21.0% |
25.5%
|
21.2% |
22.7% |
25.1% |
3 or More Hours |
15.9% |
14.0% |
11.3% |
14.2% |
12.9% |
18.4% |
18.8%
|
17.6% |
28.5% |
16.6% |
Number of Tables Visited
|
None |
.3% |
.3% |
.0% |
.0% |
.4% |
.4% |
.4%
|
.4% |
.4% |
.3% |
1-5 |
13.9% |
14.9% |
19.0% |
17.3% |
16.5% |
23.5% |
18.4%
|
18.1% |
11.8% |
12.05 |
6-10 |
38.3% |
37.9% |
37.1% |
39.2% |
39.1% |
41.7% |
39.2%
|
37.9% |
39.8% |
38.0% |
11-15 |
25.8% |
27.4% |
29.4% |
28.1% |
30.2% |
23.0% |
27.1%
|
30.4% |
30.5% |
35.2% |
16 or More |
21.6% |
19.5% |
14.5% |
15.3% |
13.7% |
11.4% |
14.9%
|
13.2% |
17.5% |
14.6% |
Describe Forum
|
Very Informative |
45.3% |
45.8% |
40.8% |
39.7% |
45.9% |
44.0% |
44.8%
|
43.1% |
43.8% |
42.0% |
Informative |
52.5% |
50.9% |
56.2% |
57.7% |
52.1% |
54.8% |
50.3%
|
54.7% |
51.5% |
54.9% |
Not Very Informative |
2.1% |
3.1% |
2.8% |
2.3% |
1.8% |
1.2% |
4.6%
|
2.0% |
4.5% |
2.4% |
Information Received From Law Schools
|
Very Informative |
34.4% |
39.3% |
36.4% |
35.5% |
39.1% |
37.2% |
31.9%
|
39.3% |
34.9% |
34.4% |
Informative |
59.8% |
55.2% |
58.3% |
59.5% |
56.5% |
57.8% |
59.7% |
55.1% |
57.3% |
60.2% |
Not Very Informative |
5.0% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
4.2% |
3.8% |
5.0% |
8.0%
|
5.0% |
7.5% |
4.7% |
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
Yes |
76.8% |
74.5% |
73.6% |
73.4% |
76.1% |
73.0% |
72.6%
|
72.8% |
76.0% |
73.6% |
No |
23.2% |
25.5% |
26.4% |
26.6% |
23.9% |
27.0% |
27.4%
|
27.2% |
24.0% |
26.4% |