Table 3-16
New J.D. Student Demographic Profile*
Fall 2015/16 - Fall 2019/20
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| | | | | |
Number of Students | 271 | 312 | 299 | 285 | 238 |
Race/Ethnicity | | | | | |
African American | 18 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
Am Indian/AK Native | | | 1 | | |
Asian | 12 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
Hispanic | 31 | 28 | 24 | 54 | 37 |
Multiracial | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
U.S. Nonresident | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
White | 141 | 157 | 187 | 150 | 124 |
Unknown | 31 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 13 |
Division | | | | | |
Law-Day | 208 | 214 | 242 | 208 | 171 |
Law-Evening | 63 | 98 | 57 | 77 | 60 |
Law LLM | | | | | 7 |
Enroll Status | | | | | |
Full-Time | 227 | 226 | 248 | 208 | 181 |
Part-Time | 44 | 86 | 51 | 77 | 57 |
Initial Residence** | | | | | |
Suburban | 78 | 89 | 73 | 91 | 80 |
Chicago | 61 | 82 | 64 | 78 | 71 |
Elsewhere in Illinois | 18 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 14 |
Out-of-State | 87 | 115 | 139 | 95 | 65 |
Out-of-Country | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Unknown | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Gender | | | | | |
Male | 106 | 151 | 125 | 144 | 110 |
Female | 165 | 161 | 174 | 141 | 128 |
Non-Binary | | | | | |
Age | | | | | |
Under 24 | 133 | 128 | 168 | 122 | 106 |
24-29 | 107 | 105 | 84 | 105 | 88 |
30-44 | 27 | 64 | 38 | 45 | 35 |
45 and over | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Unknown | | 2 | | 1 | |
LSAT Scores | | | | | |
DePaul Median | 152 | 152 | 152 | 153 | 155 |
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National Median | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | |
* Excludes M.J. and LL.M. students, and includes degree and non-degree students.
** Based on first mail address submitted by student. |
Historical JD Demographic profiles are available here.