WMU-Cooley Law School listed among most diverse institutions by national magazine

WMU-Cooley Law School is among the most diverse higher education schools in the nation according to “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine. In its summer 2018 issue, the national publication ranks WMU-Cooley 13th for total minority and third for African Americans receiving law degrees out of 100 schools in the nation.

The magazine’s Top 100 Law Producers rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education data reports submitted by the institutions, as well as a review of the schools’ 2016-17 preliminary data. In 2016-17, WMU-Cooley reported 35 percent total minority and 19 percent African American graduating students, according to the magazine’s report.

Throughout its four campuses in Michigan and Florida, WMU-Cooley’s enrollment data includes the following: 42 percent students of color; age range: 21-71; 43:57 male-to-female ratio; more than 100 veterans.

“Our law school is committed to providing a legal education to people from all walks of life,” said Don LeDuc, president of WMU-Cooley Law. “We believe the study of law should not be an esoteric pursuit and that the practice of law should not be an elitist profession. Diversity is the soul of our society.”

The July 2018 issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education can be viewed at https://bit.ly/2ObyjTn.