Where Am I Going?

Copyright © 2004, DeLoggio Achievement Program.  All rights reserved.  

For several months now, you've been researching law schools.  You've read the web pages, talked to admissions reps, surfed a few chat groups.  And nowhere, nowhere, did they tell you about the 100 inches of snow -- or the 88 days of thunderstorms -- or, the most important number of all, how many people voted Republican!  So as my Christmas gift to you this year, I'm herewith providing the answers to those all-important questions.  

The data included here comes from a number of sources:  

• 2004 Presidential election data for the county in which the law school is located is reported as a per cent; i.e., D55 = 55% voted democrat.  I've rounded to 5% increments -- i.e., 53% and 57% are both reported as 55%.  The info came from http://www.washingtonpost.com/ and http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/ (a/k/a David Leip's election page)
• Population data is reported in thousands -- i.e., 266 = 266,000.  The data came from the Places Rated Almanac, Special Millennium edition, and http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/
• Climate data came from The Places Rated Almanac, 1993 edition.  
  • Summer and winter temperatures are average, not the highest or lowest.  The highs tend to run about 10 degrees higher than the number shown here.  
  • Storm days seem about right; inches of snow seems high if you live in an urban area (where captured heat reduces accumulation), more accurate for suburban and rural locales.  
• Race data came from The Places Rated Almanac, Special Millennium edition.
  • Race data is reported for a metro area, and is thus skewed; a city will have most of the minorities in an area, with the surrounding suburbs having fewer.  

The schools are in alphabetical order by state and city, since that's how I researched them.  So browse now, come back when you're holding an acceptance letter in your hand, and prepare yourself for the rigors of wherever you're heading.

School	City	ST	2004 Pres.	City pop	Metro pop	Winter Temp	Summer Temp	Storm Days	Inches Snow	Race White	Race Black	Race Latino	Race Asian	Race Native
Samford	Birmingham	AL	R55	266	922	33	90	58	1	70	29	1	1	0
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	AL	R60	78	167	33	90	58	1	70	28	1	1	0
Arkansas	Fayetteville	AR	R55	42	285	30	93	57	5	94	1	3	1	1
Arkansas	Little Rock	AR	R65	176	568	30	93	57	5	76	21	2	1	0
Arizona State	Tempe	AZ	R60	142	3034	39	105	23	0	73	4	20	2	2
Arizona	Tucson	AZ	D55	405	821	38	99	40	2	64	3	29	2	3
Cal-Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	D75+	104	2348	44	73	2	0	53	14	17	15	1
Whittier	Costa Mesa	CA	R60	96	2411	40	95	3	0	57	2	29	12	0
Cal-Davis	Davis	CA	D60	46	1584	38	93	5	0	69	7	14	9	1
Chapman	Fullerton	CA	R60	114	2411	40	95	3	0	57	2	29	12	0
Cal-UCLA	Los Angeles	CA	D65	3485	9220	47	77	3	0	34	10	44	12	0
Loyola -- L.A.	Los Angeles	CA	D65	3485	9220	47	77	3	0	34	10	44	12	0
Southern Cal.	Los Angeles	CA	D65	3485	9220	47	77	3	0	34	10	44	12	0
Southwestern	Los Angeles	CA	D65	3485	9220	47	77	3	0	34	10	44	12	0
Pepperdine	Malibu	CA	D75+	10	9220	47	77	3	0	34	10	44	12	0
Pacific/McGeorge	Sacramento	CA	50-50	369	1584	38	93	5	0	69	7	14	9	1
Cal.Western	San Diego	CA	R55	1111	2859	48	78	3	0	59	6	26	9	1
San Diego	San Diego	CA	R55	1111	2859	48	78	3	0	59	6	26	9	1
Thomas Jeff.	San Diego	CA	R55	1111	2859	48	78	3	0	59	6	26	9	1
Cal-Hastings	San Francisco	CA	D75+	724	1675	44	73	2	0	51	7	18	24	0
Golden Gate	San Francisco	CA	D75+	724	1675	44	73	2	0	51	7	18	24	0
San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	D75+	724	1675	44	73	2	0	51	7	18	24	0
Santa Clara	Santa Clara	CA	D65	94	1647	46	75	2	0	51	3	24	20	0
Stanford	Stanford	CA	D70	18	1647	43	85	2	0	51	3	24	20	0
Colorado	Boulder	CO	D70	83	271	16	88	41	60	88	1	8	3	1
Denver	Denver	CO	D70	468	1993	16	88	41	60	77	6	14	3	1
Quinnipiac	Hamden	CT	D55	52	333	18	84	21	45	77	10	10	3	0
Connecticut	Hartford	CT	D55	140	1149	17	85	22	53	82	8	8	2	0
Yale	New Haven	CT	D55	130	525	18	84	21	45	80	10	7	2	0
American	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
Catholic	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
D.C.L.S.	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
George Wash'ton	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
Georgetown	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
Howard	Washington	DC	D80+	607	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
Widener	Wilmington	DE	D60	72	570	24	86	27	20	78	17	3	2	0
Miami	Coral Gables	FL	D55	40	2089	59	89	75	0	24	19	56	2	0
Nova	Ft Lauderdale	FL	D65	149	1534	59	89	75	0	70	17	11	2	0
Florida	Gainesville	FL	D55	85	205	38	91	64	0	69	22	5	3	0
Florida Coastal	Jacksonville	FL	R60	673	1100	42	91	64	0	72	22	4	2	0
St.Thomas	Miami	FL	D55	359	2089	59	89	75	0	24	19	56	2	0
Barry	Orlando	FL	50-50	165	2410	49	92	81	0	73	13	11	2	0
Stetson	St. Petsbg.	FL	R55	239	2308	50	90	88	0	79	10	9	2	0
Florida State	Tallahassee	FL	D60	125	272	40	91	86	0	61	34	3	2	0
Georgia	Athens	GA	D60	46	145	33	88	50	2	72	23	2	3	0
Emory	Atlanta	GA	D60	394	3807	33	88	50	2	68	26	3	3	0
Georgia St	Atlanta	GA	D60	394	3807	33	88	50	2	68	26	3	3	0
Mercer	Macon	GA	50-50	107	322	33	90	58	1	59	38	2	1	0
Hawaii	Honolulu	HI	50-50	365	885	65	88	7	0	28	3	7	61	0
Drake	Des Moines	IA	D60	193	448	10	86	50	33	91	4	3	2	0
Iowa	Iowa City	IA	D65	60	107	10	86	50	33	90	2	2	5	0
Idaho	Moscow	ID	50-50	19	31	5	83	22	44	92	2	3	2	2
Southern Ill.	Carbondale	IL	D55	27	61	20	89	45	18	90	8	1	1	0
Illinois	Champaign	IL	50-50	63	169	19	87	45	20	81	11	2	6	0
Chicago	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
Chicago-Kent	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
DePaul	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
John Marshall	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
Loyola - Chicago	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
Northwestern	Chicago	IL	D70	2784	7865	14	83	40	40	63	19	14	4	0
N. Illinois	DeKalb	IL	R55	35	78	14	83	40	40	90	8	1	1	0
Indiana-Bloom	Bloomington-IN	IN	D55	61	122	18	85	45	21	92	3	2	3	0
Indiana-Indy	Indianapolis	IN	50-50	742	1546	18	85	45	21	84	14	1	1	0
Notre Dame	Notre Dame	IN	50-50	106	261	18	84	40	33	85	11	3	1	0
Valparaiso	Valparaiso	IN	R55	24	129	14	83	40	40	85	11	3	1	0
Kansas	Lawrence	KS	D60	66	95	16	88	41	60	86	4	4	4	2
Washburn	Topeka	KS	R55	120	167	19	93	55	16	83	8	7	1	1
Northern Ky.	Highland Hts.	KY	R60	4	1641	20	86	50	19	85	13	1	1	0
Kentucky	Lexington	KY	R55	225	459	23	86	47	16	87	10	1	1	0
Louisville	Louisville	KY	50-50	269	1010	24	88	45	17	85	13	1	1	0
Louisiana St.	Baton Rouge	LA	R55	220	604	42	93	68	0	66	31	2	1	0
Southern U.	Baton Rouge	LA	R55	220	604	42	93	68	0	66	31	2	1	0
Loyola N.O.	New Orleans	LA	D75+	497	1325	43	91	68	0	58	35	5	2	0
Tulane	New Orleans	LA	D75+	497	1325	43	91	68	0	58	35	5	2	0
Boston U.	Boston	MA	D65	573	3297	23	82	19	42	82	7	6	4	0
New England	Boston	MA	D65	573	3297	23	82	19	42	82	7	6	4	0
Northeastern	Boston	MA	D65	573	3297	23	82	19	42	82	7	6	4	0
Suffolk	Boston	MA	D65	573	3297	23	82	19	42	82	7	6	4	0
Harvard	Cambridge	MA	D75+	96	3297	23	82	19	42	82	7	6	4	0
Boston College	Newton	MA	D75+	82	3297	23	82	19	42	81	7	10	2	0
W. New England	Springfield-MA	MA	D65	157	575	17	85	22	53	81	7	10	2	0
Baltimore	Baltimore	MD	D55	736	2529	24	87	26	22	68	27	2	2	0
Maryland	Baltimore	MD	D55	736	2529	24	87	26	22	68	27	2	2	0
Maine	Portland-ME	ME	D55	63	236	12	79	18	74	97	1	1	1	0
Ave Maria	Ann Arbor	MI	D65	110	555	16	83	33	39	86	7	3	3	0
Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	D65	110	555	16	83	33	39	86	7	3	3	0
Detroit Mercy	Detroit	MI	D70	1028	4505	16	83	33	39	73	22	2	2	0
Wayne State	Detroit	MI	D70	1028	4505	16	83	33	39	73	22	2	2	0
MSU-Detroit Coll.	Lansing	MI	D55	127	454	16	83	33	39	85	7	5	3	1
Thomas Cooley	Lansing	MI	D55	127	454	16	83	33	39	85	7	5	3	1
Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	D60	368	2910	2	83	36	46	89	4	2	4	1
U. of St. Thomas	Minneapolis	MN	D60	368	2910	2	83	36	46	89	4	2	4	1
Hamline	St. Paul	MN	D65	272	2910	2	83	36	46	89	4	2	4	1
Wm. Mitchell	St. Paul	MN	D65	272	2910	2	83	36	46	89	4	2	4	1
Missouri	Columbia-MO	MO	50-50	69	134	19	89	51	24	86	9	1	4	0
Missouri	Kansas City	MO	50-50	441	1759	17	89	47	20	81	13	4	1	0
St. Louis	St. Louis	MO	D75+	397	2585	20	89	45	18	80	18	1	1	0
Wash. U.	St. Louis	MO	D75+	397	2585	20	89	45	18	80	18	1	1	0
Miss. College	Jackson	MS	D60	197	439	35	93	65	1	56	43	1	1	0
Mississippi	Oxford	MS	R60	10	32	31	92	53	6	56	43	1	1	0
Montana	Missoula	MT	50-50	43	93	5	83	22	44	95	0	1	1	2
Campbell	Buies Creek	NC	50-50	2	68	31	88	42	6	56	31	8	3	2
North Carolina	Chapel Hill	NC	D60	39	1114	29	88	46	7	71	24	2	2	0
Duke	Durham	NC	D65	137	1114	29	88	46	7	71	24	2	2	0
NC Central	Durham	NC	D65	137	1114	29	88	46	7	71	24	2	2	0
Wake Forest	Winston-Salem	NC	R55	144	1187	27	87	46	9	78	20	1	1	0
North Dakota	Grand Forks	ND	R60	49	104	-5	83	33	35	92	2	3	1	2
Nebraska	Lincoln	NE	R55	192	243	9	90	9	26	92	2	3	2	1
Creighton	Omaha	NE	R60	336	712	10	89	48	32	85	8	5	2	1
Franklin Pierce	Concord	NH	D55	36	120	8	81	25	79	96	1	1	1	0
Rutgers	Camden	NJ	D65	87	4966	24	86	27	20	73	19	4	3	0
Rutgers	Newark	NJ	D70	275	1944	26	85	20	29	62	21	12	4	0
Seton Hall	Newark	NJ	D70	275	1944	26	85	20	29	62	21	12	4	0
New Mexico	Albuquerque	NM	50-50	385	734	22	93	43	11	52	2	39	2	5
Nevada	Las Vegas	NV	D55	258	741	33	105	15	2	72	8	15	4	1
Albany	Albany	NY	D60	101	886	12	83	28	71	91	5	2	2	0
"Buffalo, SUNY"	Buffalo	NY	D55	328	1167	17	80	31	90	84	11	3	1	1
Hofstra	Hempstead	NY	D55	726	2671	26	85	20	29	81	8	8	3	0
Touro	Huntington	NY	50-50	191	2671	26	85	20	29	81	8	8	2	0
Cornell	Ithaca	NY	D65	29	94	15	82	29	109	90	6	2	2	1
Brooklyn	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
Cardozo	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
Columbia	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
Fordham	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
N.Y.L.S.	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
NYU	New York	NY	D75+	7322	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
CUNY	Queens	NY	D70	1952	2671	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
St. John's	Queens	NY	D70	1952	2671	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
Syracuse	Syracuse	NY	50-50	164	744	15	82	29	109	90	6	2	2	1
Pace	White Plains	NY	D60	49	8604	26	85	20	29	43	23	25	8	0
Ohio Northern	Ada	OH	R65	5	31	18	84	40	33	82	12	4	1	0
Akron	Akron	OH	D60	222	690	17	82	40	48	87	11	1	1	0
Cincinnati	Cincinnati	OH	R55	364	1641	20	86	50	19	85	13	1	1	0
Case Western	Cleveland	OH	D65	506	2228	19	82	36	52	78	18	3	1	0
Cleveland	Cleveland	OH	D65	506	2228	19	82	36	52	78	18	3	1	0
Capital	Columbus-OH	OH	D55	633	1503	19	84	42	28	84	13	1	2	0
Ohio St.	Columbus-OH	OH	D55	633	1503	19	84	42	28	84	13	1	2	0
Dayton	Dayton	OH	50-50	182	947	19	85	40	29	83	14	1	1	0
Toledo	Toledo	OH	D60	333	615	16	83	40	37	82	12	4	1	0
Oklahoma	Norman	OK	R65	80	1050	25	94	51	9	81	8	3	1	6
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	OK	R65	446	1050	25	94	51	9	78	11	5	2	4
Tulsa	Tulsa	OK	R65	367	784	25	94	52	9	81	8	3	1	6
Oregon	Eugene	OR	D60	113	321	34	83	5	7	92	1	4	2	1
Lewis & Clark	Portland-OR	OR	D70	437	1889	34	80	7	7	87	3	5	4	1
Willamette	Salem	OR	R55	108	341	34	80	7	7	85	1	11	2	1
Penn State	Carlisle	PA	R55	18	636	22	86	33	35	89	7	2	1	0
Widener	Harrisburg	PA	R55	51	636	22	86	33	35	89	7	2	1	0
Penn	Philadelphia	PA	D75+	1586	4966	24	86	27	20	73	19	4	3	0
Temple	Philadelphia	PA	D75+	1586	4966	24	86	27	20	73	19	4	3	0
Duquesne	Pittsburgh	PA	D60	370	2362	19	83	36	45	90	8	1	1	0
Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	D60	370	2362	19	83	36	45	90	8	1	1	0
Villanova	Villanova	PA	D60	9	4966	24	86	27	20	73	19	4	3	0
Roger Wms.	Providence	RI	D65	22	1088	20	82	20	37	88	4	6	2	0
South Carolina	Columbia-SC	SC	D60	98	533	33	92	54	2	67	30	2	1	0
S. Dakota	Vermillion	SD	D55	10	13	2	86	43	39	96	1	1	1	2
Tennessee	Knoxville	TN	R60	165	682	30	87	47	12	91	6	1	1	0
Memphis St.	Memphis	TN	D55	610	1116	31	92	53	6	56	42	1	1	0
Vanderbilt	Nashville	TN	D55	511	1186	28	90	55	11	82	16	1	1	0
Texas	Austin	TX	D55	466	1149	39	95	41	1	63	9	25	3	0
SMU	Dallas	TX	50-50	1007	3278	34	98	46	3	65	15	16	3	0
Texas Wesleyan	Ft. Worth	TX	R60	448	3278	34	98	46	3	65	15	16	3	0
Houston	Houston	TX	R55	1631	4008	41	94	69	0	52	18	25	5	0
South Texas	Houston	TX	R55	1631	4008	41	94	69	0	52	18	25	5	0
Texas Southern	Houston	TX	R55	1631	4008	41	94	69	0	52	18	25	5	0
Texas Tech	Lubbock	TX	R75	186	234	24	92	45	10	63	8	28	2	0
St. Mary's	San Antonio	TX	R55	936	1598	39	95	36	0	39	6	53	1	0
Baylor	Waco	TX	R65	106	208	36	97	44	2	68	16	15	1	0
Brigham Young	Provo-UT	UT	R75	87	359	20	93	35	58	93	0	4	2	1
Utah	Salt Lake City	UT	R60	160	1324	20	93	35	58	88	1	8	3	1
George Mason	Arlington	VA	D70	171	4745	28	88	29	16	62	25	7	6	0
Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	50-50	41	152	27	88	37	14	80	16	1	3	0
Appalachian	Grundy	VA	D55	1	31	24	85	43	29	79	20	1	1	0
Wash. & Lee	Lexington	VA	R65	7	68	24	85	43	29	79	20	1	1	0
Richmond	Richmond	VA	D70	203	970	27	88	37	14	67	30	2	2	0
Regent	Virginia Beach	VA	R65	393	1586	32	87	37	7	64	30	3	3	0
William & Mary	Williamsburg	VA	R65	12	1586	32	87	37	7	64	30	3	3	0
Vermont	South Royalton	VT	D55	1	55	8	81	25	79	96	1	1	1	0
Seattle U.	Seattle	WA	D65	516	2356	34	75	7	15	82	4	4	9	1
Washington	Seattle	WA	D65	516	2356	34	75	7	15	82	4	4	9	1
Gonzaga	Spokane	WA	R55	177	418	20	84	11	53	92	2	3	2	2
Wisconsin	Madison	WI	D65	191	413	7	83	40	39	91	3	2	3	0
Marquette	Milwaukee	WI	D70	628	1468	11	80	36	45	78	15	5	2	1
W. Va	Morgantown	WV	50-50	26	76	24	85	43	29	93	6	1	1	0
Wyoming	Laramie	WY	R55	27	31	21	88	41	55	90	1	8	2	0