The current rankings consider 12 factors: peer assessment; assessment by lawyers and judges; median LSAT scores; media undergrad GPA; acceptance rate; placement success; employment rate for graduates, bar passage rate; faculty resources; expenditures per student; student/faculty ratio; and library resources. The rankings are controversial but highly influential and schools work very hard to game the system from the inside. Including diversity as a category would promote diversity on law school campuses by creating a strong incentive to add diversity programs.
I work in the legal industry and I found this article very interesting. Do I personally think diversity should be included? Yes, absolutely. This is just another step forward in my books. I am a Process Server based out of San Diego, California. I work closely with plenty of lawyers and feel as if I can may a fair assessment of the categories included above.
It imperative on two points, diversity numbers within the law school environment and more diverse faculty. Both points are revelant in bring law students into the law firm and corporate law department environment. Students should access to the rankings that have included the diversity of the student classes and the law school faculty. Our world, the world of law is changing faster than we are able to progress as a industry. We need to be ahead of the curve of the changing demographics to actively participate and compete with other countries of the world. A full report will help our next generation meet the needs in practicing law, no matter what practice these students undertake.