Each and every day, minority students find inspiration to study the law. After all, people of color continue to make great strides toward progress within the government and the legal profession in our country. We’re living during a time where Kamala Harris, a lawyer, made history as the first woman and first woman of color to become Vice President — and now, as the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2024 election, she may become the first woman and first woman of color to become President. On top of that, Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. Who will be next to take up a position of power to influence the next generation of young lawyers?
The latest Princeton Review law school rankings are out, and today, we’ll focus on yet another incredibly important ranking: The law schools with the greatest resources for minority students.
Which law schools do you think came out on top of this list?
First, we’ll begin with the methodology Princeton Review used to determine which law schools offer the greatest resources for minority students. This ranking was based on the percentage of the student body who identify as being from underrepresented minority groups as well as on student answers to a single survey question: Whether all students are afforded equal treatment by students and faculty regardless of their ethnicity.
According to Princeton Review, these are the law schools where minority students stand on equal footing with their classmates:
- University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (ranked #2 last year)
- Florida International University College of Law (unranked last year)
- University of San Francisco School of Law (unranked last year)
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (unranked last year)
- University of California, Irvine School of Law (unranked last year)
- Florida State University College of Law (unranked last year)
- University of Southern California Law School (unranked last year)
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law (unranked last year)
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (ranked #6 last year)
- Stanford University School of Law (ranked #8 last year)
The law is a powerful tool, and we hope that students of color who want change will wield it wisely. Best of luck in law school!
Did your law school make the cut? If it did, do you think it was ranked fairly? If it didn’t make the list for being best for minority students, do you agree with that assessment? Please email us or text us (646-820-8477) your thoughts.
Best Law Schools 2024 [Princeton Review]
Greatest Resources for Minority Students 2024 [Princeton Review]
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.
