Women in Law School

Why does the number of women at different schools vary so greatly?  My guess (confirmed by questions asked at the 2004 Law Forums) is that it reflects the applicant pool, not the school's preferences.  

Who's got the most women?  The least?  Take a look.

% Women School
65.2 New York - CUNY
64.4 Howard
63.1 Northeastern
62.8 District Of Columbia
60.6 Cal-Berkeley
60.3 American
59.8 New Mexico
59.7 Hawaii
59 North Carolina Central
58.9 Hamline
58.3 Arizona
58.1 Cal-Davis
57.8 Washington
57.5 Pace
56.7 Golden Gate
56.3 Loyola-Chicago
56.2 Whittier
54.8 Cal-Hastings
54.6 Buffalo - SUNY
54.5 New England
54.3 Stetson
54.3 North Car. Chapel Hill
54.3 Maryland
54.3 Maine
54.2 Texas Southern
54.2 New York Law School
54.1 Louisville
54.1 DePaul
54 Seattle
53.5 Western State
53.3 Boston College
52.8 Loyola-New Orleans
52.8 Emory
52.8 California Western
52.7 San Francisco
52.6 Northern Ill.
52.4 Albany
52.3 Colorado
52.1 Connecticut
52 Valparaiso
52 North Dakota
51.7 Texas Wesleyan
51.3 Stanford
51.3 Lewis And Clark
51.3 Brooklyn
51.1 Southwestern
51.1 Catholic
51 Pepperdine
50.9 Suffolk
50.9 Saint Louis
50.8 Tulane
50.8 Denver
50.7 Baltimore
50.6 William Mitchell
50.6 Chapman
50.1 Santa Clara
49.9 Fordham
49.8 Georgia
49.7 Loyola-L.A.
49.7 Arizona State
49.6 Houston
49.6 Cincinnati
49.5 Pacific
49.5 Nova
49.4 Temple
49.4 Indiana-Indianapolis
49.4 Detroit Mercy
49 Roger Williams
49 Louisiana State
48.9 Capital
48.8 Vermont
48.8 Thomas Cooley
48.8 Columbia
48.7 Syracuse
48.7 Drake
48.7 Cornell
48.5 Boston University
48.4 Vanderbilt
48.4 Georgetown
48.3 Widener
48.3 Miami
48.3 Cal-UCLA
48.2 Texas
48.2 New York University
48.2 Missouri-Kansas City
48 Hofstra
48 Georgia State
48 Cardozo
47.9 Saint John's
47.9 Penn State
47.8 Wayne State
47.8 Saint Thomas
47.8 Chicago-Kent
47.7 South Texas
47.7 Richmond
47.6 Southern Methodist
47.6 Ohio State
47.5 Western N. Eng.
47.5 Texas Tech.
47.5 Northwestern
47.5 Duquesne
47.4 Nebraska
47.3 Southern Cal.
47.3 Florida State
47.2 Penn
47.1 Barry
47 Quinnipiac
47 Iowa
46.9 Villanova
46.8 Mercer
46.6 Wake Forest
46.6 Arkansas-Little Rock
46.5 Southern
46.4 West Virginia
46.3 Florida
46.2 San Diego
46.2 George Washington
46 Yale
46 Campbell
45.8 Regent
45.8 Nevada
45.8 Gonzaga
45.7 Florida Coastal
45.6 Northern Kentucky
45.5 Tennessee
45.5 Pittsburgh
45.5 Oklahoma
45.5 Cleveland State
45.4 Minnesota
45.3 Memphis
45.2 Ohio Northern
45.1 South Dakota
45.1 Duke
45 Washburn
44.9 Wyoming
44.9 Marquette
44.7 Notre Dame
44.7 John Marshall
44.6 Touro
44.6 Seton Hall
44.6 Illinois
44.4 Rutgers-Newark
44.3 Baylor
44.1 Wisconsin
44.1 Toledo
44.1 Michigan
44 South Carolina
44 Montana
43.9 Mississippi
43.8 Michigan State
43.8 Akron
43.7 Washington And Lee
43.7 Arkansas-Fayetteville
43.6 Harvard
43.3 Kentucky
43.1 William And Mary
43.1 Chicago
43 Washington U.
43 Tulsa
42.9 Willamette
42.9 Oklahoma City
42.6 Indiana-Bloomington
42.5 Virginia
42.5 Dayton
42.3 Rutgers-Camden
42.1 Saint Mary's
41.4 Oregon
41.3 Thomas Jefferson
40.8 George Mason
40.7 Kansas
40.6 Case Western Reserve
40.5 Franklin Pierce
39.5 Missouri-Columbia
39.5 Alabama
39.4 Appalachian
39.2 Creighton
38.8 Utah
38.6 Samford
38 Idaho
37.6 Southern Illinois
36.2 Mississippi College
36.2 Brigham Young
31.1 Ave Maria

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