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Law school increases
in females, minorities
Nearly half of the incoming law
school class is female; 18 percent
of the class is ethnic minorities,
40 percent of whom are Asian
By A. Sho Ikeda
Reporter
As a slow Oregon economy pushes
many to apply for law school instead
of searching for employment, the
University's School of Law witnessed
an increase in minority and female
students for the 2003-2004 school
year. Additionally, out-of-state student
enrollment also increased.
Of the class of 2006, 58 percent of
the students are men and 42 percent
are women. Last year marked a drop
in female enrollment from 2001;
however, the number of female stu
dents increased by 8 percentage
points this year.
The number of minority students
also increased this year, rising to 18
percent from 15.6 percent in 2002.
The new number comprises 7.2
percent Asians, 6.1 percent Hispan
ics, 1 percent blacks, 1 percent
American Indian and 2.6 percent as
other minorities.
Moreover, the percentage of out
of-state students increased this year
to 57 percent from 54 percent last
year. Approximately 21 percent of
incoming law students are Universi
ty graduates. Out of 99 applications
. from University students, the law
school accepted 38.
School of Law Admissions Director
Katherine Jernberg attributed the in
crease in law school applicants to the
slow economy.
"This year was more competitive
than last year," Jernberg said. "Some
students hold off on going to school
for a few years after they graduate, but
now more students are deciding to go
ahead with law school."
Approximately 9.8 percent of all
applicants were accepted and will ma
triculate at the School of Law for the
2003-04 school year. This year's class
represents 185 new students out of
the nearly 1,900 who applied, a num
ber signifkandy larger than the 1,700
students that applied in 2002.
Law school spokeswoman Eliza
Schmidkunz said 38 states were rep
resented in this year's class, reflect
ing an increasingly diverse school.
Additionally, the law school accept
ed applicants from 82 different un
dergraduate schools.
Schmidkunz said most under
graduates who applied majored in
political science, psychology, eco
nomics or history.
The average age of new law stu
dents remains steady at 25, which is
two years younger than the average
age of applicants in 2001. Jernberg
said she also attributes this stadstic to
the sluggish economy, which may
have pushed students to apply for law
school earlier than usual. The age
range for students attending the law
school this year is 19 to 51.
Jernberg said most law students
were focusing on international law
and diplomacy, while a number of
students were also studying intellectu
al property and patent law and alter
nate dispute resoludon.
The incoming class showed
above-average scores when it came
to test scores and grade point aver
ages. The median GPA of the class is
3.4 while the median Law School
Admission Test score is 160, which
is rated on a scale of 120 to 180.
These LSAT scores are above the na
tional average, which is 151.
School of Law Dean Laird Kirk
patrick said he was pleased with this
year's class.
"The students we admitted as the
Class of2006 are among die best-cre
dentialed and most-diverse in the
school's history," Kirkpatrick said.
Contact the reporter
at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com.
LAW SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT
DEMOGRAPHICS
Hispanic
6.1%
American
Indian Other
1% minorities
2.6%
Adelle Lennox Emerald
SOURCE: University School of Law
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