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EIN Newswire featured Haub Law School in "Report: Where Do Women Go to Law School in the U.S.?"
EIN Newswire featured Haub Law School in "Report: Where Do Women Go to Law School in the U.S.?"
2020 data reveals that female law school enrollment outpaced men for 5th consecutive year
TAMPA, Fl., March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the fifth year in a row, women made up the majority of law school students pursuing Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in the United States. Based on the most recent data (2020) from the American Bar Association, in 35 states and Puerto Rico, at least half of the students who are attending law school are women.
In its annual report, Enjuris compiled data from the ABA on law school enrollment to break down law school gender diversity by state and highlight the top-ranked schools for women.
In 1960, women comprised only 3.5 percent of enrollees in ABA-approved law schools. In 2016, the number of female law school enrollees surpassed male enrollees for the first time.
In 2020, women accounted for 54.09 percent of all students in ABA-approved law schools, while men made up 45.70 percent of law school students. The number of people who identified as "other" increased from 149 students (0.13%) in 2019 to 232 (0.20%) in 2020.
The top 20 ABA-accredited law schools by female enrollment in 2020 were:
North Carolina Central University
Northeastern University
Howard University
New England Law | Boston
Belmont University
The City University of New York
American University
St. Thomas University
University of the District of Columbia
University of Washington
Seattle University
Florida A&M University
University of California-Davis
Pace University
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Texas Southern University
University of Maryland
Southern University
Elon University
Western Michigan University
