Number of Registrants |
2351 |
2306 |
2170 |
2214 |
1865 |
2376 |
2266 |
2345 |
2316 |
1978 |
Number of Participating Law Schools |
139 |
139 |
140 |
140 |
145 |
150 |
151 |
160 |
159 |
168 |
Summary of Registrants |
Gender |
Male
|
45.5% |
43.3% |
45.7% |
42.1% |
39.8% |
40.2% |
39.2% |
39.9% |
39.1% |
38.5% |
Female
|
54.5% |
56.7% |
54.3% |
57.9% |
60.2% |
59.8% |
60.8% |
60.1% |
60.9% |
61.5% |
Age |
23 or Less
|
57.2% |
61.0% |
59.3% |
63.3% |
67.7% |
65.4% |
60.6% |
62.6% |
64.4% |
56.0% |
24-40
|
37.2% |
34.5% |
35.1% |
32.5% |
32.3% |
30.8% |
33.6% |
33.5% |
32.4% |
39.2% |
Over 40 Years
|
5.7% |
4.5% |
5.7% |
4.2% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
5.8% |
3.9% |
3.2% |
4.8% |
Ethnicity |
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
3.2% |
3.0% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
3.8% |
3.1% |
4.3% |
4.1% |
5.9% |
4.8% |
Black/African American
|
51.7% |
51.0% |
47.9% |
44.3% |
47.4% |
46.2% |
45.7% |
50.0% |
47.2% |
54.4% |
Caucasian/White
|
39.0% |
40.3% |
42.2% |
45.0% |
43.7% |
43.5% |
43.2% |
38.8% |
40.6% |
34.9% |
Chicano/Mexican American
|
.1% |
.4% |
.2% |
.7% |
.3% |
.3% |
.4% |
.3% |
.4% |
.1% |
Hispanic
|
2.2% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.2% |
1.5% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
2.2% |
Native American/Alaskan Native
|
.7% |
.8% |
.7% |
.6% |
.4% |
.9% |
.8% |
.7% |
.6% |
.4% |
Puerto Rican
|
.5% |
.4% |
.5% |
.6% |
.5% |
.4% |
1.1% |
.5% |
.3% |
.6% |
Canadian Aboriginal
|
.0% |
.0% |
.0% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.0% |
.0% |
.0% |
0% |
Other
|
2.5% |
1.8% |
2.6% |
3.5% |
2.3% |
2.7% |
2.3% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
Total Minority Attendance
|
60.9% |
59.8% |
57.8% |
55.0% |
56.3% |
56.5% |
56.8% |
61.2% |
59.4% |
65.1% |
Student Status |
Full-time Student |
60.0% |
64.5% |
59.1% |
63.8% |
63.8% |
60.7% |
57.2% |
56.8% |
58.2% |
59.8% |
Part-time Student |
5.0% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3.5% |
4.5% |
3.2% |
4.3% |
3.7% |
4.8% |
4.3% |
Undergraduate Student: Senior |
32.5% |
35.2% |
36.4% |
38.7% |
37.0% |
32.0% |
25.2% |
- |
- |
- |
Undergraduate Student: Junior |
12.8% |
14.4% |
11.0% |
13.2% |
13.0% |
12.8% |
6.8% |
- |
- |
- |
High School Student |
.5% |
.5% |
.5% |
.3% |
.4% |
.2% |
.1% |
- |
- |
- |
Non-student |
35.0% |
31.6% |
37.2% |
32.7% |
31.7% |
36.2% |
38.5% |
39.5% |
37.0% |
35.9% |
Employment |
Full-time |
39.2% |
36.5% |
40.6% |
37.1% |
37.2% |
41.5% |
41.1% |
40.0% |
41.7% |
43.4% |
Part-time |
32.4% |
33.6% |
32.0% |
34.8% |
32.7% |
29.1% |
29.3% |
31.7% |
29.8% |
29.5% |
Summers Only |
12.0% |
13.7% |
12.1% |
12.4% |
12.3% |
11.6% |
11.1% |
10.2% |
10.4% |
9.7% |
Not Employed |
16.4% |
16.3% |
15.2% |
15.7% |
17.8% |
17.8% |
18.5% |
18.0% |
18.1% |
17.4% |
State of Permanent Residence |
Georgia |
39.2% |
37.6% |
41.2% |
39.0% |
39.8% |
39.0% |
32.8% |
42.4% |
49.3% |
45.9% |
Florida |
12.0% |
11.1% |
10.9% |
11.2% |
9.3% |
10.1% |
7.5% |
11.3% |
9.0% |
8.7% |
Tennessee |
4.1% |
5.9% |
5.0% |
5.6% |
5.6% |
5.9% |
3.5% |
6.0% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
Alabama |
6.6% |
6.9% |
5.9% |
7.8% |
7.8% |
6.5% |
3.8% |
7.5% |
6.4% |
6.0% |
South Carolina |
4.5% |
4.9% |
5.4% |
6.5% |
5.4% |
3.5% |
2.5% |
4.6% |
5.4% |
3.7% |
North Carolina |
5.5% |
4.8% |
4.0% |
4.2% |
4.9% |
4.5% |
3.2% |
4.5% |
4.4% |
4.5% |
New York |
1.9% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
1.6% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
1.5% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
2.3% |
Considering a Career Change |
Yes |
35.2% |
31.6% |
32.9% |
31.8% |
30.7% |
33.0% |
35.5% |
- |
- |
- |
No |
27.1% |
27.8% |
26.2% |
27.8% |
27.0% |
26.4% |
27.4% |
- |
- |
- |
Question Not Applicable |
37.7% |
40.6% |
40.9% |
40.4% |
42.3% |
40.5% |
37.0% |
- |
- |
- |
Information Source |
City Newspaper |
5.5% |
4.5% |
9.6% |
5.0% |
4.1% |
3.0% |
2.6% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
Law Services Info. Book |
41.3% |
38.9% |
38.9% |
38.8% |
38.4% |
30.2% |
18.6% |
29.3% |
13.5% |
12.4% |
Flier |
12.3% |
12.2% |
13.1% |
11.7% |
10.4% |
10.1% |
5.6% |
10.1% |
9.5% |
5.6% |
Friend or Family Member |
11.9% |
12.4% |
13.6% |
12.1% |
9.9% |
10.7% |
9.1% |
10.4% |
12.9% |
12.2% |
Advisor |
18.4% |
20.1% |
15.8% |
20.6% |
22.7% |
15.1% |
8.6% |
16.2% |
12.1% |
16.8% |
Prelaw Club |
14.5% |
11.8% |
7.3% |
10.5% |
12.1% |
10.0% |
7.1% |
11.9% |
9.9% |
15.3% |
Radio |
5.1% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
3.0% |
.7% |
1.5% |
2.4% |
World Wide Web |
- |
3.2% |
6.3% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
28.6% |
28.4% |
34.9% |
46.6% |
44.5% |
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source? |
LSAC Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
92.1% |
92.8% |
95.0% |
92.7% |
91.7% |
Law School Site |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.9% |
3.9% |
3.9% |
6.8% |
9.2% |
Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.3% |
2.8% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.6% |
.2% |
.2% |
0% |
.1% |
Other Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.7% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.3% |
Distance Traveled
|
0-20 Miles |
41.5% |
41.3% |
43.9% |
36.4% |
38.6% |
38.3% |
44.1% |
37.1% |
41.2% |
35.9% |
21-50 Miles |
7.7% |
7.8% |
11.1% |
9.2% |
10.2% |
9.9% |
10.7% |
9.3% |
12.3% |
11.3% |
51-100 Miles |
6.4% |
10.6% |
8.6% |
11.3% |
10.8% |
11.0% |
8.6% |
9.8% |
9.7% |
8.5% |
More Than 100 Miles |
44.4% |
40.3% |
36.3% |
43.1% |
40.4% |
40.8% |
36.5% |
43.8% |
36.7% |
44.3% |
Questionnaire Results (17% return currently)
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
Less Than One Hour |
17.0% |
13.4% |
13.5% |
14.0% |
10.9% |
11.7% |
7.3% |
7.7% |
12.2% |
6.9% |
1-2 Hours |
45.3% |
45.0% |
51.9% |
45.7% |
44.1% |
42.5% |
47.7% |
48.9% |
39.8% |
37.9% |
2-3 Hours |
19.7% |
23.6% |
18.5% |
20.8% |
24.6% |
27.5% |
20.5% |
23.8% |
22.6% |
29.0% |
3 or More Hours |
18.0% |
18.1% |
16.1% |
19.4% |
20.5% |
18.4% |
24.5% |
19.6% |
25.3% |
26.3% |
Number of Tables Visited
|
None |
.0% |
.1% |
.4% |
.2% |
.3% |
.3% |
.2% |
.0% |
.3% |
.9% |
1-5 |
19.9% |
13.6% |
15.6% |
15.8% |
14.8% |
18.1% |
17.5% |
15.6% |
13.9% |
13.9% |
6-10 |
34.1% |
37.6% |
35.1% |
37.1% |
38.5% |
37.5% |
37.4% |
40.4% |
35.3% |
39.5% |
11-15 |
23.8% |
29.5% |
33.5% |
29.1% |
31.2% |
29.8% |
28.0% |
31.7% |
32.4% |
29.8% |
16 or More |
22.1% |
19.2% |
15.4% |
17.9% |
15.2% |
14.3% |
16.9% |
12.3% |
18.2% |
16.0% |
Describe Forum
|
Very Informative |
50.2% |
54.5% |
48.4% |
50.3% |
55.2% |
50.4% |
50.1% |
50.4% |
50.7% |
59.3% |
Informative |
48.5% |
43.5% |
49.0% |
48.1% |
43.2% |
47.0% |
47.7% |
47.7% |
45.9% |
39.8% |
Not Very Informative |
1.3% |
1.9% |
2.7% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
2.7% |
2.2% |
1.8% |
3.0% |
.9% |
Information Received From Law Schools
|
Very Informative |
44.8% |
44.9% |
38.8% |
42.6% |
45.8% |
43.7% |
42.1% |
42.8% |
45.6% |
49.1% |
Informative |
51.2% |
52.4% |
56.4% |
54.1% |
50.4% |
51.2% |
53.3% |
54.0% |
49.3% |
48.2% |
Not Very Informative |
3.8% |
2.7% |
4.3% |
3.1% |
3.8% |
4.7% |
4.3% |
3.1% |
4.4% |
2.7% |
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
Yes |
76.1% |
81.8% |
76.6% |
78.1% |
79.8% |
76.8% |
75.4% |
78.2% |
79.2% |
80.0% |
No |
23.9% |
18.2% |
23.4% |
21.9% |
20.2% |
23.2% |
24.6% |
21.8% |
20.8% |
20.0% |