During the 2020 admission cycle (July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020), LSAC approved fee waivers for 6,342 candidates, representing 10 percent of all candidates who used LSAC’s services to apply to law school for fall 2020 admission.
Fee Waivers Approved by Ethnicity (using maximum-ethnicity reporting): July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020
(Data as of August 2, 2021)
|
Ethnicity |
Approved |
Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian |
* |
* |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
253 |
4.0 |
|
Asian |
544 |
8.6 |
|
Black or African American |
2,439 |
38.5 |
|
Canadian Aboriginal/Indigenous |
5 |
0.1 |
|
Caucasian/White |
2,018 |
31.8 |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
1,613 |
25.4 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
37 |
0.6 |
|
Not Indicated |
293 |
4.6 |
|
Puerto Rican |
228 |
3.6 |
|
Total |
6,342 |
100 |
The racial/ethnic data in this table incorporate maximum reporting, which means that candidates may select multiple races/ethnicities. All races/ethnicities selected by an individual candidate are counted in the respective racial/ethnic group. As a result of this overlap, summing the racial/ethnic category totals yields a larger number than the total number of candidates.
Fee Waivers Approved by Ethnicity (using single-ethnicity reporting): July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020
(Data as of August 2, 2021)
|
Ethnicity |
Approved |
Percentage of Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian |
* |
* |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
39 |
0.6 |
|
Asian |
394 |
6.2 |
|
Black or African American |
2,027 |
32.0 |
|
Canadian Aboriginal/Indigenous |
* |
* |
|
Caucasian/White |
1,504 |
23.7 |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
1,088 |
17.2 |
|
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
7 |
0.1 |
|
Not Indicated |
294 |
4.6 |
|
Puerto Rican |
88 |
1.4 |
|
Two or More |
901 |
14.2 |
|
Total |
6,342 |
100.0 |
Please note: An asterisk is shown when there are fewer than 5 candidates in any category.