Association of American Law Schools

Statistical Report on Law School Faculty And Candidates for Law Faculty Positions Tables 2004 - 2005

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TABLE 12B (Year 2004-05), 15 Year Comparison: Faculty Appointments Register Candidates--by Ethnic Group (Part 1) Register Year
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
American Indian or Alaskan Native   4 3 8 7 5 10 13 14
Black   66 87 79 94 88 63 69 73
---Asian   . . . . . . . .
---Pacific Islander   . . . . . . . .
All Asian/Pacific Islander   14 21 31 37 33 32 32 27
---Chicano   . . . 9 11 12 10 4
---Puerto Rican   . . . 10 6 5 3 4
---Other Hispanic-American   . . . 12 13 20 19 18
All Hispanic   33 26 30 31 30 37 32 26
Other Minority   3 11 11 18 15 15 24 20
White   702 756 796 963 935 743 624 587
No Ethnic Origin Stated   145 173 186 107 95 176 163 155
TOTAL   967 1077 1141 1257 1201 1076 957 902
Total Identified as Minority   120 148 159 187 171 157 170 160
Percent Minority of Those Reporting Ethnicity   14.6 16.4 16.6 16.3 15.5 17.4 21.4 21.4

2004-05 data includes only gender/ethnic information reported by candidates in the Faculty Appointments Register.
For earlier years, gender/ethnic information has been updated (Fall 2003) using Directory of Law Teachers
data.
Candidates identified as 'white' and a single minority ethnic group are categorized with the minority group.
Candidates identified with multiple minority ethnic groups are categorized with the 'other minority' group.

 

 
TABLE 12B (Year 2004-05), 15 Year Comparison: Faculty Appointments Register Candidates--by Ethnic Group (Part 2) Register Year
1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
American Indian or Alaskan Native   14 7 11 10 6 9 6
Black   59 67 54 60 71 87 81
---Asian   . . 24 22 29 29 32
---Pacific Islander   . . 2 1 0 1 1
All Asian/Pacific Islander   24 26 26 23 29 30 33
---Chicano   5 2 4 1 8 2 3
---Puerto Rican   3 2 4 4 3 1 3
---Other Hispanic-American   12 14 18 14 13 14 18
All Hispanic   20 18 26 19 24 17 24
Other Minority   23 44 30 32 39 41 43
White   539 611 580 602 702 671 671
No Ethnic Origin Stated   161 80 42 47 56 102 102
TOTAL   840 853 769 793 927 957 960
Total Identified as Minority   140 162 147 144 169 184 187
Percent Minority of Those Reporting Ethnicity   20.6 21.0 20.2 19.3 19.4 21.5 21.8

2004-05 data includes only gender/ethnic information reported by candidates in the Faculty Appointments Register.
For earlier years, gender/ethnic information has been updated (Fall 2003) using Directory of Law Teachers
data.
Candidates identified as 'white' and a single minority ethnic group are categorized with the minority group.
Candidates identified with multiple minority ethnic groups are categorized with the 'other minority' group.