| Number of Attendees |
14,848 |
17,417 |
16,287 |
16,437 |
14,899 |
17,248 |
13,672 |
18,092 |
18,812 |
14,106 |
| Number of Participating Law Schools |
160 |
165 |
165 |
168 |
167 |
173 |
175 |
177 |
178 |
183 |
| Summary of Attendees |
| Gender |
|
Male
|
45.6% |
44.8% |
46.0% |
42.7% |
43.0% |
42.4% |
43.2% |
41.2% |
40.8% |
40.4% |
|
Female
|
54.4% |
55.2% |
54.0% |
57.3% |
57.0% |
57.6% |
56.8% |
58.8% |
59.2% |
59.6% |
| Age |
|
20 or Younger
|
15.4% |
17.2% |
15.7% |
16.9% |
16.4% |
15.0% |
13.5% |
13.8% |
8.7% |
10.6% |
|
21-23
|
35.0% |
36.8% |
37.8% |
39.0% |
39.8% |
42.0% |
40.2% |
39.8% |
40.2% |
40.1% |
| 24-26 |
17.7% |
16.2% |
16.9% |
16.5% |
15.7% |
16.4% |
19.1% |
18.4% |
20.7% |
19.4% |
| 27-33 |
17.9% |
16.4% |
16.5% |
15.9% |
15.6% |
16.4% |
16.0% |
17.2% |
18.8% |
16.0% |
| 34-40 |
7.3% |
7.0% |
6.8% |
5.9% |
6.2% |
5.7% |
5.3% |
5.9% |
6.7% |
8.3% |
|
40 or Older
|
6.6% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
5.8% |
6.3% |
4.5% |
5.9% |
4.7% |
4.9% |
5.6% |
| Ethnicity |
|
Asian American/Pacific Islander
|
9.3% |
10.2% |
10.3% |
10.1% |
11.2% |
10.5% |
12.6% |
12.3% |
12.8% |
11.6% |
|
Black/African American
|
30.8% |
28.6% |
27.5% |
24.5% |
24.9% |
24.1% |
20.9% |
24.0% |
24.0% |
25.9% |
|
Caucasian/White
|
44.2% |
45.7% |
46.7% |
50.5% |
47.8% |
49.6% |
50.4% |
48.0% |
47.6% |
46.6% |
|
Chicano/Mexican American
|
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
3.5% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.2% |
|
Hispanic
|
5.6% |
5.3% |
5.6% |
5.5% |
5.5% |
6.0% |
6.0% |
6.1% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
|
Native American
|
.9% |
1.0% |
.9% |
.5% |
.8% |
.9% |
.7% |
.7% |
.6% |
.6% |
|
Puerto Rican
|
1.8% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
1.3% |
.8% |
1.1% |
.9% |
1.0% |
|
Other
|
4.5% |
4.8% |
4.6% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
|
Canadian Aboriginal
|
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.1% |
.0% |
|
Total Minority Attendance
|
55.7% |
54.4% |
53.3% |
49.5% |
52.2% |
50.4% |
49.5% |
52.0% |
52.5% |
53.5% |
| Student Status |
| Full-time Student |
49.5% |
51.9% |
48.9% |
50.3% |
48.5% |
46.1% |
44.6% |
43.4% |
44.7% |
47.4% |
| Part-time Student |
6.3% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
4.9% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
| Non-student |
44.2% |
42.5% |
45.2% |
44.4% |
46.3% |
49.0% |
51.2% |
52.3% |
50.2% |
47.5% |
| Undergraduate Student: Senior |
26.3% |
30.3% |
27.6% |
28.9% |
25.5% |
24.5% |
21.5% |
- |
- |
- |
| Undergraduate Student: Junior |
9.4% |
10.6% |
8.8% |
10.3% |
7.9% |
7.4% |
6.9% |
- |
- |
- |
| Other Undergraduates |
6.5% |
7.2% |
3.9% |
3.3% |
3.0% |
4.5% |
4.6% |
- |
- |
- |
| High School Student |
.5% |
.5% |
.4% |
.3% |
.4% |
.2% |
.2% |
- |
- |
- |
| Employment |
| Full-time |
47.6% |
45.4% |
48.7% |
48.4% |
49.4% |
52.5% |
50.6% |
50.1% |
51.1% |
51.1% |
| Part-time |
29.6% |
31.0% |
28.8% |
29.0% |
28.0% |
25.9% |
26.5% |
26.7% |
26.0% |
27.5% |
| Summers Only |
8.6% |
10.4% |
10.2% |
10.5% |
10.2% |
9.6% |
8.9% |
8.3% |
9.0% |
9.0% |
| Not Employed |
14.2% |
13.2% |
12.3% |
12.1% |
12.4% |
12.0% |
13.9% |
14.9% |
13.9% |
12.4% |
| Information Source |
| Law Services Info. Book |
37.9% |
39.7% |
34.8% |
36.8% |
33.7% |
29.0% |
23.7% |
30.5% |
13.3% |
11.2% |
| City Newspaper |
9.1% |
8.3% |
9.0% |
7.0% |
6.3% |
5.8% |
3.0% |
4.5% |
4.0% |
3.3% |
| Flier |
12.1% |
13.5% |
13.5% |
12.8% |
10.4% |
8.9% |
7.4% |
10.5% |
10.1% |
4.5% |
| Advisor |
11.4% |
12.3% |
9.8% |
11.4% |
10.2% |
8.1% |
7.6% |
9.0% |
7.8% |
10.0% |
| Friend or Family Member |
12.6% |
13.5% |
12.9% |
12.1% |
10.0% |
11.0% |
9.8% |
11.3% |
13.1% |
13.4% |
| Official Guide |
4.7% |
5.5% |
4.7% |
3.9% |
3.1% |
2.2% |
1.3% |
1.8% |
1.2% |
1.8% |
| College Newspaper |
1.6% |
2.1% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
1.05 |
.7% |
.8% |
1.0% |
.7% |
.9% |
| Magazine/Journal |
1.6% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
.8% |
.8% |
1.3% |
.3% |
.4% |
.5% |
.7% |
| Prelaw Club |
6.9% |
6.9% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
4.9% |
3.7% |
4.2% |
5.4% |
4.8% |
6.15 |
| Radio Station |
4.9%
|
5.7% |
4.6% |
3.7% |
2.8% |
1.8% |
2.7% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
2.8% |
| World Wide Web |
- |
3.5%
|
5.2% |
7.1% |
7.2% |
28.8% |
33.9% |
37.4% |
50.2% |
50.7% |
|
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
|
| LSAC Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
92.7% |
94.8% |
94.5% |
93.1% |
91.6% |
| Law School Site |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.8% |
3.1% |
3.4% |
6.9% |
8.3% |
| Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.3% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
| Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.6% |
.4% |
.3% |
.3% |
.2% |
| Other Website |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.8% |
1.1% |
2.0% |
1.4% |
2.0% |
|
Distance Traveled
|
| 0-20 Miles |
50.7% |
51.0% |
52.4% |
50.1% |
51.9% |
51.9% |
48.2% |
49.4% |
49.3% |
47.6% |
| 21-50 Miles |
16.3% |
18.2% |
18.4% |
18.4% |
17.9% |
17.8% |
17.3% |
19.2% |
18.0% |
20.1% |
| 51-100 Miles |
11.6% |
11.1% |
10.6% |
11.9% |
11.6% |
11.4% |
11.6% |
11.3% |
10.2% |
9.9% |
| More Than 100 Miles |
21.4% |
19.6% |
18.6% |
19.6% |
18.6% |
18.8% |
22.9% |
20.0% |
22.6% |
22.4% |
|
Questionnaire Results (18.2% return currently)
|
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
| Less Than One Hour |
18.6% |
19.1% |
20.8% |
17.2% |
16.5% |
14.8% |
11.2% |
10.2% |
10.7% |
11.0%% |
| 1-2 Hours |
48.5% |
47.0% |
49.8% |
49.2% |
51.0% |
47.9% |
44.0% |
45.7% |
40.1% |
42.2% |
| 2-3 Hours |
19.3% |
20.2% |
17.6% |
18.4% |
19.6% |
20.7% |
24.2% |
21.5% |
22.4% |
25.7% |
| 3 or More Hours |
13.6% |
13.7% |
11.8% |
15.1% |
12.9% |
16.6% |
20.5% |
22.5% |
26.8% |
21.15 |
|
Number of Tables Visited
|
| None |
.1% |
.3% |
.3% |
.1% |
.3% |
.3% |
.3% |
.3% |
.2% |
.3% |
| 1-5 |
17.8% |
16.1% |
18.0% |
17.4% |
17.7% |
22.2% |
21.8% |
15.8% |
13.6% |
12.9% |
| 6-10 |
37.1% |
37.9% |
39.3% |
40.4% |
40.7% |
40.1% |
41.0% |
39.9% |
36.3% |
38.3% |
| 11-15 |
26.3% |
29.0% |
28.7% |
27.3% |
28.8% |
25.7% |
24.2% |
30.7% |
32.0% |
31.55 |
| 16 or More |
18.7% |
16.7% |
13.7% |
14.9% |
12.5% |
11.7% |
12.7% |
13.3% |
17.8% |
17.0% |
|
Describe Forum
|
| Very Informative |
45.2% |
43.0% |
39.9% |
42.0% |
44.0% |
41.9% |
41.7% |
43.2% |
41.7% |
43.9% |
| Informative |
52.9% |
53.5% |
56.5% |
55.2% |
53.3% |
55.1% |
54.7% |
53.9% |
54.3% |
53.4% |
| Not Very Informative |
1.8% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.6% |
2.7% |
3.6% |
2.5% |
|
Information Received From Law Schools
|
| Very Informative |
36.7% |
36.1% |
34.1% |
35.6% |
36.9% |
35.2% |
32.5% |
35.0% |
34.5% |
36.9% |
| Informative |
58.2% |
57.8% |
60.0% |
59.4% |
58.2% |
58.0% |
60.7% |
60.1% |
58.6% |
58.3% |
| Not Very Informative |
4.6% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
4.5% |
4.4% |
6.3% |
6.2% |
4.5% |
6.2% |
4.5% |
|
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
| Yes |
74.0% |
73.7% |
71.0% |
71.8% |
73.3% |
71.8% |
70.2% |
74.2% |
76.5% |
74.9% |
| No |
26.0% |
26.3% |
29.0% |
28.2% |
26.7% |
28.2% |
29.8% |
25.8% |
23.5% |
25.1% |
|
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