BIENNIAL REPORT
2009–2011
Beginning with the 2010–2011 school year, US academic institutions were required to report
race/ethnicity data to the US Department of Education using new categories that allow for multiple
race selection. LSAC is not obligated to follow the US Department of Education’s collection and
reporting requirements. However, given that the majority of LSAC’s member institutions are US law
schools, LSAC leadership determined that LSAC would make changes to the way it collects and
reports race/ethnicity data. Consequently, starting with the June 2009 LSAT administration, LSAC
implemented new race/ethnicity categories.
Race/Ethnicity
Data
Ethnic Group
2009
American Indian/Alaska Native
1
Asian/Pacific Islander
9
Black/African American
11
Caucasian/White
64
Chicano/Mexican American
1
Hispanic/Latino
6
Other
5
Puerto Rican
2
Not Indicated
1
ABA Applicants by Ethnicity, Percentage of Total Application Population: 2009
Ethnic Group
2010
American Indian/Alaska Native
1
Asian
8
Black/African American
11
Caucasian/White
60
Hispanic/Latino
7
Native Hawaiian/Other/Pacific Islander
<1
Puerto Rican
2
Canadian Aboriginal
<1
Two or More Races/Ethnicities
4
ABA Applicants by Ethnicity, Percentage of Total Application Population: 2010