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Correlations

  • Historically White Law Schools. All the schools with Excess Whiteness were historically White law schools (p=.015).

  • Public vs. Private. Private schools had a lower mean difference in Excess Whiteness points (6) than public law schools (7); however, this difference is not statistically significant (p=.267).

  • Tier. There was a difference in mean points based on tier; with second- and fourth-tier law schools having the lowest mean (5 points) and second-tier law schools having the highest (9). The difference, however, was not statistically significant (p=.075).

  • States. There was a difference in mean among states. Alabama had the highest mean difference (30.6), and Minnesota had the lowest (.283). Several states' schools had no Excess Whiteness The schools in the states of Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont and Puerto Rico had no Excess Whiteness. The difference was statistically significant (p=.000).

  • Regions. There was a difference in mean among regions; the Southeast had the highest mean difference (22.8), and the Great Lakes had the lowest (3.8). The difference was statistically significant (p=.000)