Diversity and admissions at Akron Law
Akron Law promotes diversity in the legal profession through its recruitment and admissions policies, as well as through community involvement.
Diversity and admissions
In assembling each year's entering class, the Admissions Committee adopts a multifaceted recruitment strategy to ensure that the student body is academically talented and representative of a diverse set of racial, ethnic, social, economic, geographic, and educational backgrounds.
Going beyond admissions, Akron Law creates inclusion, diversity and equality in all facets of our school. We offer programs, support, outreach, and a general environment that we hope makes everyone that applies, attends, visits or returns here, feel like they belong.
Diversity figures
Our approach to recruiting a diverse student body has been successful. Fifteen percent of the students enrolled at Akron Law are people of color, and 45 percent are female. Our students range in age from 21 to 58 and come to us from 32 states as well as four foreign countries (Canada, China, Germany, and Vietnam).
In college, our students pursued 94 unique majors at 170 different colleges and universities. 41 of our students have graduate degrees, which were earned from 29 graduate schools and represent 29 different fields of study. Akron Law counts among its students two medical doctors (an MD and an OD), two Ph.D.s, seven MBAs, and five professional engineers.
Learn more about what our Admissions Committee considers when reviewing admission applications, or take a look at entering class profiles dating back to the fall 1999 entering class.
One popular view of law school is that only the affluent and well-connected can attend. This is not the case at Akron Law: 25 percent of our students are the first person in their family to graduate from college, and 80 percent are the first person in their family to attend law school. About 35 percent of our students receive a total of $2.5 million in scholarships, graduate assistantships, and tuition remission annually, and nearly 80 percent of our students receive financial aid in the form of loans.
Student organizations
Akron Law's student organizations work hard to promote socio-cultural diversity and diversity of ideas within our student body. The Black Law Students Association, Asian-Latino Law Students Association, and Law Association for Women sponsor numerous community service, academic development, and diversity promotion events each academic year.
Other organizations such as the Federalist Society, the Gay-Straight Law Alliance, the ACLU, and the Student Bar Association seek to encourage public discussion on political, legal, and public policy issues by sponsoring guest speakers and debates.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. View our Non-Discrimination Statement for more information.