Date: October 30, 2002
State of Texas Selected Minority Population Versus The University of Texas School of Law's Selected Minority Population
According to the State Bar of Texas, .3% (1/3 of 1%) of Texans are lawyers.
|
African-American |
|
|
State of Texas Population |
11% |
|
Law School with affirmative action |
3-9% |
|
Law School without affirmative action |
1-4% |
|
Mexican-Americans |
|
|
State of Texas Population |
31% |
|
Law School with affirmative action |
8-14% |
|
Law School without affirmative action |
5-8% |
|
All Others |
|
|
State Population |
58% |
|
Law School with affirmative action |
80-87% |
|
Law School without affirmative action |
89-94% |
Sources: Enrollment data from opinion of U.S. District Court, Hopwood v. Texas, 861 F. Supp. 554 (W.D. Tex. 1994); University of Texas Law School Admissions Office for later years. Population data from Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. For more information contact Professor Douglas Laycock at dlaycock@mail.law.utexas.edu.