Georgia State Law received an A- rating in National Jurist's annual assessment of diversity in the nation's law schools, published in preLaw magazine’s Winter 2017 issue.
“Our rating reflects our commitment to diversity at Georgia State Law,” said Steven J. Kaminshine, dean and professor of law. “Having faculty and students from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds strengthens our college and enhances learning.”
Law schools are evaluated in six categories: percentage of minority faculty (19 percent); percentage of black students (13 percent); percentage of Hispanic students (4 percent); percentage of Asian and Hawaiian students (32 percent); percentage of American Indian students (1percent) and percentage of Caucasian students (49 percent).
“Our admissions director, Cheryl Jester-George, is tireless and consistent in her efforts — in an increasingly challenging law school admissions environment — to ensure that our school, classes and culture enjoy the intellectual benefits of a diverse student body,” said Tanya Washington, professor of law. “The faculty truly appreciates the work she and the admissions/recruitment team do.”
The article notes that changing dynamics concerning law schools is making it more challenging to maintain a diverse student body.
Georgia State Law is one of two Atlanta schools who made National Jurist’s diversity list. The other is Atlanta’s John Marshall School of Law.
In addition to the A- for diversity, the college also was cited in the article, “Best schools for bar exam preparation” as a school whose students outperform on the bar exam based on their LSAT scores. The evaluation looked at 2013 and 2014 numbers, in which the actual bar exam pass rate was over 5 points higher than the predicted pass rate.