JD First Year Class Profile 2017

Compiled from data collected on August 21st 2017, August 18th 2016 & August 26th 2015

The 1L class profile statistics are for entering students, unless otherwise indicated.

The Admissions data is derived from candidate application forms.

The personal data is derived from both candidate application forms and an optional internal survey (self-declared responses, response rate: 100% for 2017-18 and 2016-17 data, 94% for 2015-16 data).

Percentage data may not total 100% due to rounding.

ADMISSIONS DATA
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Enrolment
208	206	210	Class size
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Applications Received - all candidates
2,199	2,109	2,040	Total applications
87%	89%	89%	General
11%	9%	9%	Mature (have 5 or more years of non-academic work experience)
2%	2%	2%	Indigenous/Aboriginal
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Admission Standards
166	167	166	LSAT median (93rd | 94th | 93rd percentile)
3.8 on the OLSAS 4.0 scale	86.9%	86.1%	GPA median, on best three full-time years of undergraduate study
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Educational Background
59%	65%	64%	Graduated from an Ontario university
41%	35%	36%	Graduated from a non-Ontario university
19%	21%	18%	Students with graduate-level education
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Undergraduate Programs of Study
19%	14%	4%	Criminology/Gender Studies/Psychology/Social Sciences
18%	16%	17%	Business/Economics
16%	21%	24%	Political Science/International Studies
15%	19%	15%	Classics/History/Philosophy/Religion
13%	17%	22%	Engineering/Math/Science
8%	8%	10%	English/Linguistics/Communications
7%	2%	6%	Visual & Performing Arts
4%	3%	2%	Interdisciplinary/Other
PERSON PROFILES (self-declared)
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	First in family to attend a post-secondary institution (college/university)
91%	93%	91%	No
9%	6%	8%	Yes
<1%	1%	2%	Prefer not to answer/no response
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	First in family to attend law school
84%	80%	77%	Yes
16%	19%	23%	No
0%	1%	0%	Prefer not to answer/no response
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Identity
53%	45%	48%	Female
46%	54%	52%	Male
<1%	0%	0%	Another gender
<1%	1%	0%	Prefer not to answer/no response
14%	11%	9%	LGBTTQ2S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, queer, two-spirited)
80%	83%	86%	Other
6%	6%	6%	Prefer not to answer/no response
33%	not asked	not asked	Self identify as visible minorities/persons of colour
63%	not asked	not asked	Does not self identify as visible minorities/persons of colour
4%	not asked	not asked	Prefer not to answer/no response
22%			Canadian population self-identified as visible minorities (source: Statistics Canada 2016 census)
57%	62%	65%	White
25%	21%	22%	Asian
7%	7%	7%	Mixed race
5%	3%	2%	Middle Eastern
2%	3%	2%	Indigenous/Aboriginal (e.g. First Nations, Inuit, Metis)
<1%	1%	1%	Black
<1%	0%	0%	Latino/Hispanic
3%	3%	2%	Prefer not to answer/no response
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Country of Birth
76%	76%	77%	Born in Canada
23%	23%	22%	Born outside of Canada
1%	1%	1%	Prefer not to answer/no response
22%			Canadian population born outside of Canada (source: Statistics Canada 2016 census)
41%	46%	50%	Parents/primary guardians born in Canada
59%	53%	49%	Parents/primary guardians born outside of Canada
<1%	1%	1%	Prefer not to answer/no response
18%			Canadian population with at least one parent born outside of Canada (source: Statistics Canada 2016 census)
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Raised in a single-parent/guardian household
8%	10%	not asked	Yes
90%	86%	not asked	No
2%	4%	not asked	Prefer not to answer/no response
	2016-17	2015-16	Hometown
71%	72%	67%	Ontario
19%	21%	26%	Rest of Canada
10%	7%	7%	International
88%	83%	85%	Grew up in an Urban area
12%	17%	15%	Grew up in a Rural area
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Language Proficiency - speaking fluency
43%	48%	57%	English only
41%	43%	36%	English and 1 other language
11%	6%	6%	English and 2 other languages
4%	2%	2%	English and 3 other languages
1%	1%	0%	Prefer not to answer/no response
22%	26%	not asked	Bilingual in English and French
58%			Canadian population with a mother tongue which includes English (source: Statistics Canada 2016 census)
23%			Canadian population with a mother tongue other than English or French (source: Statistics Canada 2016 census)
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Accessibility
84%	85%	83%	No disability
5%	3%	4%	Mental health condition
<1%	<1%	1%	Health condition
1%	0%	0%	Learning disability
<1%	1%	1%	Learning disability & mental health condition
1%	1%	1%	Physical disability
0%	<1%	0%	Physical disability & mental health condition
8%	9%	11%	Prefer not to answer/no response
14%			Canadian population with a disability (source: Statistics Canada 2012)
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Marital Status
90%	92%	85%	Single
4%	2%	9%	Other
2%	1%	3%	Common-law
3%	3%	3%	Married
1%	2%	1%	Prefer not to answer/no response
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Dependents
98%	98%	97%	No dependents
1%	1%	2%	Provide shared support to one or more children
0%	0%	1%	Provide shared support to one or more adults
<1%	0%	1%	Provide sole support to one or more children
0%	1%	1%	Prefer not to answer/no response
2017-18	2016-17	2015-16	Highest level of education attained by a parent/guardian*
4%	2%	not asked	Did not complete high school
14%	16%	not asked	High school diploma or equivalent
1%	4%	not asked	Trades certificate
14%	13%	not asked	Community college/CEGEP/Business or technical institute
34%	34%	not asked	Bachelor degree (e.g. BA, BSc, BCom, BEng, BScN, BEd, BMus, BKin)
8%	10%	not asked	Bachelor of Law (e.g. LLB, JD)
20%	20%	not asked	Master degree (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA, MEng, MEd, MArch)
2%	2%	not asked	Master of Law (e.g. LLM)
6%	4%	not asked	Doctorate degree (e.g. PhD, EdD, SJD)
8%	9%	not asked	Degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine
<1%	2%	not asked	Other
1%	2%	not asked	Do not know
1%	3%	not asked	Prefer not to answer/no repsonse
* values will not total 100% as some responses may include two parents/guardian by respondent