May 6, 2003
Dear Fellow Law Students:
As school ends and some of us graduate, the Law School's admission policy is probably the last thing any of us care about. Nonetheless, after the controversy raised by the Michigan case, I think it is important to share with you the enclosed internal documents before you depart.
The IU University Counsel recently produced these documents months after I first requested them from the Law School administration and only after I was compelled to file a formal complaint with the State due to IU's failure to submit a timely response consistent with the State's Open Records Law. The documents need no interpretation or summary. But to follow them, it may help to know that Pat Clark is the Director of Admissions, Frank Motley was the Dean of Admissions, an LSAT of 160 meant roughly the 83rd percentile of all test takers and an LSAT of 145 meant roughly the 28th percentile.
The documents raise serious doubt about the description of the Law School's admission policy set forth in the Law School's brief to the United States Supreme Court in Grutter v. University ofMichigan. The documents also serve, in large part, to vindicate Law Professor Robert Heidt, who, in a December piece in the Indianapolis Star, brought to the attention of the public the extreme measures the Law School has been taking to achieve its diversity objectives and was subsequently assailed by Dean Robel, Professors Stake and Brown, the BLSA, and the SLA, among others. But now you can judge for yourselves.
Sincerely,
Scott M. Dillon (scmdillo(!indiana.edu)
Member of the Graduating Class of 2003
*For further relevant reading, see the following:
files/dillon1html
("Quotas at IU Law?")
files/dillon3.html
(Concerning attack on Heidt in the IDS)
(Concerning IU Law's Amicus Brief in Grutter)
(Concerning IU Law's Amicus Brief in Grutter)
(Concerning IU Law's Amicus Brief in Grutter)
action/aff.htm.
(Concerning IU Law's admissions policies)
*Of note, much of this information was earlier provided to each member of each year's student law association, with the aspiration that those individuals might share the information with those they are entrusted to represent. Unfortunately, the release of this information was never formally provided to the student body, and thus, it is now being disbursed in this manner.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COUNSEL
Bryan Hall 211
107 South Indiana Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 474057000
8128559739 Fax: 8128550678
April 7, 2003
Scott M. Dillon
408 South Dunn Street #12
Bloomington, IN 47401
Re:Open Records Act Request
Dear Mr. Dillon:
I have enclosed copies of documents that are responsive to your request under the open records act for records containing:
(1) the yearly average LSAT and GPA, from the 1990/91 academic year through the present, for the following groups: (a) minorities, (b) nonminorities, (c) residents, (d) nonresidents, (e) Blacks, (f) Hispanics, and (g) Asians.
As I mentioned in my February 7 letter, the Law School does not have such records for the 200001, 200102, and 200203 academic years.
The enclosed records have been redacted to remove information outside the scope of your request.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the enclosed documents.
Sincerely,
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Associate University Counsel
BEC:acw
Encl.
cc:Lauren Robel, Dean, Indiana UniversityBloomington School of Law
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Admissions Committee From: Pat Clark
Subj:Statistical/Annual Report Date: November 2, 1999
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled203
Number of Minorities1 36(18%)
Black 17
Hispanic 10
Asian 9
Avg.LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 150 / 3.21
Black / 146 / 3.27
Hispanic / 152 / 3.31
Asian / 154 / 3.31
Entering Class2 / 157 / 3.31
Entering Class3 / 159 / 3.32
Resident2 / 158 / 3.42
Resident3 / 159 / 3.44
NonResident2 / 156 / 3.18
NonResident3 / 159 / 3.17
______
1 Including foreign students.
2 Including minorities:
3 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To: Admissions Committee From: Pat Clark
Subj: Statistical/Annual Report Date: October 21, 1998
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled212
Number of Minorities 30(14%)
Black 14
Hispanic 6
Asian 10
Avg.Avg.
LSATGPA
Minorities1523.17
Black 1463.08
Hispanic 1543.53
Asian1603.07
Entering Class11593.27
Entering Class21603.29
Resident11603.35
Resident21603.36
NonResident11583.18
NonResident21603.18
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To: Admissions Committee From: Pat Clark
Subj: Statistical/ Annual Report Date: November 7, 1997
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled.205.
Number of Minorities 32(16%)
Black 14
Hispanic 7
Asian 10
Avg.LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 150 / 3.16
Black / 148 / 2.99
Hispanic / 147 / 3.34
Asian / 157 / 3.24
Entering Class1 / 159 / 3.32
Entering Claas2 / 160 / 3.35
Resident1
Resident2
NonResident1
NonResident2
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Frank Motley From: Pat Clark
Subj:Statistical/Annual Report Date: November 17, 1996
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled227
Number of Minorities 40 (18%)
Black16 (40%)
Hispanic 8 (20%)
Asian16 (40%)
Avg.Avg.
LSATGPA
Minorities1513.12
Black1483.06
Hispanic1483.06
Asian1553.21
Entering Class11583.38
Entering Class21593.43
Resident1
Resident2
Non-Resident1
Non-Resident2
______
1 Including minorities
2 Excluding minorities
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Frank Motley From: Pat Clark
Subj:Statistical/Annual Report Date: November 3, 1995
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled210
Number of Minorities 49(23%)
Black / 23(47%)Hispanic / 15(31%)
Asian / 11(22%)
Avg.
LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 149 / 3.13.
Black / 145 / 3.08
Hispanic / 149 / 3.17
Asian / 155 / 3.19
Entering Class1 / 157 / 3.36
Entering Class2 / 160 / 3.43
Resident1 / 160 / 3.48
NonResident2 / 160 / 3.33
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Frank Motley From: . Pat.Clark
Subj: Statistical/Annual Report Date: December 10, 1994
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled / 234Number of Minorities / 51 (22%)
Black / 27(53%)
Hispanic / 13 (25%)
Asian / 9(18%)
Avg.
LSAT / Avg,
GPA
Minorities / 149 / 3.06
Black / 14 / 2.9 9
Hispanic / 154 / 3.07
Asian / 153 / 3.28
Entering Class1 / 159 / 3.39
Entering Class2 / 160 / 3.47
Resident1 / 161 / 3.51
NonResident2 / 160 / 3.41
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Frank Motley From: Pat Clark
Subj: Statistical/Annual ReportDate: November 5, 1993
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled209
Number of Minorities47 (22%)
Black24 (51%)
Hispanic 10(21%)
Asian 13(28%)
Avg.Avg.
LSATGPA
Minorities 1503.13
Black1452.99
Hispanic 1543.15
Asian 1583.38
Entering Class11583.38
Entering C1ass21603.46
Resident2
NonResident2
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To:Frank Motley From: Pat Clark
Subj: StatisticaVAnnual ReportDate: October 26, 1992
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled206
Number of Minorities52(25%)
Black 28 (54%)
Hispanic 11 (21%)
Asian 12 (23%)
Avg.LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 150 / 3.03
Black / 145 / 2.92
Hispanic / 152 / 3.07
Asian / 160 / 3.22
Entering Class1 / 158 / 3.35
Entering Claas2 / 160 / 3.45
Resident2 / 3.48
NonResident2 / 3.45
______
1 Including minorities.
2 Excluding minorities.
To:Frank Motley From: Pat Clark
Subj:Statistical /Annual Report Date: October 2, 1991
Additional Statistics
Number of Students Enrolled 207
Number of Minorities / 30Black / 17 (57%)
Hispanic / 6 (20%)
Asian / 7 (23%)
Avg.
LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 32 / 2.91
Black / 30 / 2.71
Hispanic / 34 / 3.08
Asian / 38 / 3.24
Entering Class5 / 38 / 3.32
Entering Class6 / 39 / 3.39
______
5 Including minorities.
6 Excluding minorities.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Interdepartmental Communication
To.Karen Cutright From: Pat Clark
Subj:Statistical/Annual Report Date: October 1, 1990
Additional Statistics
Number o, Students Enrolled 21.2
Number of Minorities / 28Black / 12 (42%)
Hispanic / 8 (29%)
Asian / 8 (29%)
Avg.
LSAT / Avg.
GPA
Minorities / 33 / 2.89
Black / 29 / 2.54
Hispanic / 37 / 3.04
Asian / 36 / 3.15
Entering Class3 / 38 / 3.28
Entering Class4 / 39 / 3.35
3. Including minorities.
4. Excluding minorities.