7. Southwestern University
School of Law
675 S. Westmoreland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 738-6834
Fax: (213) 383-1688
www.swlaw.edu
Total graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . 879
Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . 109
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment . . 12
Total J.D. degrees earned . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics . . . . . . 22
Percent of J.D. degrees
earned by Hispanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Committed to diversity throughout 90-year history, Southwestern is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and continues attract and support a large contingent of Hispanic students. Southwestern maintains strong ties with the Hispanic community locally through outreach programs with elementary and high schools, and globally with Mexico and Argentina through summer law programsand externships, student and faculty exchanges, and courses in Latin American law and institutions. The Latino Law Students Association is one of the most active on campus, and Southwestern students have served National General Counsel and Western Regional President of the Hispanic National Bar Association/Law Student Division five years running. Southwestern also offers several scholarship funds designated for students of Hispanic heritage, academic support programs, and alumni mentor programs.
8. University of Illinois
College of Law
504 E. Pennsylvania
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-6415
Fax: (217) 244-1478
www.law.uiuc.edu
Total graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . 54
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . 8
Total J.D. degrees earned . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics . . . . . . 16
Percent of J.D. degrees
earned by Hispanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Founded in 1897, the University of Illinois College of Law is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. In addition to offering a J.D. program, the college also has one of the oldest international legal studies programs in the United States, with 750 LL.M. degree alumni in 61 countries. The college maintains an active recruitment schedule nationwide and abroad to attract a richly diverse student body. Currently, 25 percent of the students are people of color – the top percentage among public universities in Illinois and in the Big Ten. Numerous student organizations and activities are available, including the Latino/a Law Students Association.
9. University of Colorado
School of Law
403 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0403
(303) 492-7203
Fax: (303) 492-2542
www.colorado.edu
Total graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . 45
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . 9
Total J.D. degrees earned . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics . . . . . . . 9
Percent of J.D. degrees
earned by Hispanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The University of Colorado School of Law is nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, a city well known for its liberal thinking and policies. The law school is deeply committed to diversity and allocates significant resources to ensure a diverse and successful student community.
Racial and ethnic minority students account for approximately 20 percent of the student body. Many of Colorado’s Hispanic leaders are graduates of the law school, including a justice on the Colorado Supreme Court and a retired chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. The law school strives to create an atmosphere in which all students and faculty members flourish.
10. Nova Southeastern University
Shepard Broad Law Center
3305 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 262-6120
Fax: (954) 262-3844
www.nsulaw.edu
Total graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . 778
Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . . . . . . . 138
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment . . . 18
Total J.D. degrees earned . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics . . . . . . 52
Percent of J.D. degrees
earned by Hispanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The NSU Law Center actively recruits minority students and participates in at least one minority student job fair each year. Additionally, Hispanic Law Student Association members participate in community service projects, host an annual banquet honoring attorneys, judges, and law firms that support the Hispanic community, sponsor speakers on a variety of topics, and compete in the Hispanic National Bar Association’s moot court competition. HLSA President Ingrid Suarez praises the “constant support we receive from our faculty and administration, as well as the efforts of the student body.”
