Table 3-16
New J.D. Student Demographic Profile*
Fall 2017/18 - Fall 2021/22
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | | | | |
Number of Students | 271 | 248 | 207 | 181 | 214 |
Race/Ethnicity | | | | | |
African American | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Am Indian/AK Native | 1 | | | 1 | |
Asian | 13 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Hispanic | 21 | 46 | 25 | 20 | 31 |
Multiracial | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
Nonresident Alien | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
White | 183 | 139 | 119 | 115 | 135 |
Unknown | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Division | | | | | |
Law-Day | 242 | 208 | 171 | 152 | 179 |
Law-Evening | 29 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 33 |
Law LLM | | | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Enroll Status | | | | | |
Full-Time | 247 | 208 | 180 | 152 | 185 |
Part-Time | 24 | 40 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Initial Residence** | | | | | |
Suburban | 73 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 69 |
Chicago | 41 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 46 |
Elsewhere in Illinois | 10 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
Out-of-State | 137 | 95 | 64 | 77 | 86 |
Out-of-Country | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 2 |
Gender | | | | | |
Male | 112 | 115 | 94 | 80 | 74 |
Female | 159 | 133 | 113 | 101 | 140 |
Age | | | | | |
Under 24 | 167 | 121 | 106 | 83 | 102 |
24-29 | 80 | 98 | 78 | 76 | 82 |
30-44 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 27 |
45 and over | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Unknown | | | | | |
LSAT Scores | | | | | |
DePaul Median | 152 | 153 | 155 | 155 | 156 |
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National Median | 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.