The University of Texas at Austin

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 please review the University of Texas School of Law’s website or contact Professor Douglas Laycock at dlaycock@mail.law.utexas.edu or (512) 232.1341.

For more information please go to http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/hopwood