Vernellia R. Randall
Co-founder, Racial Justice Now!
Professor Emerita of Law, The University of Dayton School of Law
University of South Dakota
| Score | Rank | |
| The Whitest Law School | 67 | 44 |
| Total Whiteness | 91 | 2 |
| Excess Whiteness | 49 | 52 |
The higher the score, the lower the rank the Whiter the school, the more total whiteness or excess whiteness
Total Whiteness
| First Year White Students 2004 | First Year White Students 2017-1019 | Change in Whiteness from 2004 |
| 88.40000000000001% | 91% | 2.6 |
| First-Year Enrollment 2017-2019 | White Student Enrollment 2017-2019 | |
| 211 | 191 |
Excess Whiteness
National LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | National LSAC Pool White Applicants |
| 2 | 30 | 91% | 60% |
Regional LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | Regional LSAC Pool White Applicants | Region |
| 68 | 7 | 91% | 84% | Midwest |
State LSAC Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State LSAC Pool White Applicant | State |
| 100 | 3 | 91% | 88% | South Dakota |
State Population Excess Whiteness
| Rank | Excess Whiteness | First Year White Students | State White Population | State |
| 83 | 9 | 91% | 82% | South Dakota |
| Report | Historically White Law School | Private-Public Distinction | Tier | State | Region |
| 2004 and 2021 | Yes | Public | 4th | South Dakota | Midwest |
