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To: Faculty Council

From: Admissions Committee

Date: September 22, 2017

Re: Admissions & Enrolment Report, 2017-2018

First Year ClassAs of Sept 22, 2017

Number of Males 907 44% 948 44% 1055 48%Number of Females 1133 56% 1199 56% 1144 52%




Four years of undergraduate study 173 83% 160 78% 206 99.5%Graduate degrees (or partial completion) 37 18% 44 22% 38 18%

University of Toronto 48 23% 42 21% 54 26%Other Ontario Universities 85 41% 90 44% 75 36%Non-Ontario Universities 70 33% 59 29% 62 30%United States Universities 6 3% 13 6% 11 5%Other Foreign Universities 0 0% 0 0% 5 2%

Median LSAT score 166 167 166

Median Best Three Years GPA* 86.1%

Median age 23 23 23Average age 24 24 24# of students 30 years of age or older 7 11 7# of students between the ages of 26 to 29 29 26 21

4 9 6

38 27 38Total number of offers 8 10 7Total number registered 2 8 5

* Effective 2017-2018 admission OLSAS GPA data supplied on their 4.0 scale instead as percentages

3.8/4.086.9%

2015-2016

2040

323

19

209

2016-2017 2017-2018

Applications Received 2147 2199

Offers 326 354

Deferrals 16 33

Students Registered 204 207

Pre-Law School Academic Information

Location of Undergraduate Study

Law School Admission Test

Undergraduate Average

Mature Students Registered

Indigenous Student Applications

Age (All Registered Students)

Prepared by the JD Admissions Office of 13

First Year ClassAs of Sept. 22, 2017

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

20 33 44Offers made to combined program 0 0 0Total number registered in combined program 0 0 0


J.D./M.A. (English) 6 15 10Offers made to combined program 2 2 1Total number registered in combined program 1 1 1



J.D./M.G.A. (Global Affairs) 47 40 70Offers made to combined program 3 2 4Total number registered in combined program 2 1 4


J.D./M.P.P. (Public Policy) 16 13 35Offers made to combined program 2 0 2Total number registered in combined program 2 0 1


Combined Programs

J.D./M.B.A. (Business Administration)

J.D./M.S.W. (Social Work)

J.D./M.A.(Criminology)

J.D./M.A.(Economics)

J.D./M.I. (Information)

J.D./M.A. (European & Russian Affairs)



2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018Combined Programs




J.D./Ph.D. (Political Science)

J.D./Ph.D.(Philosophy)

J.D./Ph.D.(Economics)



Undergraduate Majors 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

Biology/Sciences 21 24 26

Commerce/Business 24 26 36

Economics 11 14 15

Engineering 7 4 10

English 14 13 16

History 11 12 12

Mathematics/Comp Sci 3 3 2

Philosophy 21 17 10

Political Science 49 34 20

Psychology 15 12 11

Sociology/Anthropology/Criminology 7 7 15

Other/Interdisciplinary St. 26 38 34


Peer Mentoring Program Survey Self-Reported Data as of Sept. 22, 2017

Profile of First Year J.D. Population

Do you indentify as a person of colour visible minority Count % of Total Count % of Total

Yes 68 33%No 131 63%I prefer not to answer 8 4%

Grand Total 207 100%

Which of the following best describes your racial/ethnic identity?

Count % of Total Count % of Total

Indigenous (e.g. First Nations, Inuit, Metis) 5 2% 7 3%America - North 5 2%

Asian 50 24% 44 22%Asia - East 34 16%Asia - East, America - North 1 <1%Asia - East, Asia - South East 1 <1%Asia - South 14 7%

Asian, Mixed Race (free text descriptions) 2 1% 1 <1%Asia - East, Europe 1 <1%not specified 1 <1%

Black, Mixed Race (free text descriptions) 1 <1% 3 1%Caribbean 1 <1%

Latin/Hispanic 1 <1% 0 0%America - South 1 <1%

Middle Eastern 11 5% 4 2%Asia - West 2Asia - West, Middle East & North Africa 1Middle East & North Africa 8

Middle Eastern, Mixed Race (free text descriptions) 2 1% 2 1%America, Europe, Middle East & North Africa 1 <1%Middle East & North Africa, Europe 1 <1%

2017-2018 2016-2017

not askednot askednot asked


Peer Mentoring Program Survey Self-Reported Data as of Sept. 22, 2017

Mixed Race (free text descriptions) 11 5% 11 5%America - North, America - South 1 <1%Asia - East 1 <1%Asia - East, America - North 1 <1%Asia - East, Europe 1 <1%Asia - South, America - North 1 <1%Asia - South, Caribbean 1 <1%Asia - South, Europe 1 <1%Asia - South East 1 <1%Asia - South East, Europe 1 <1%Caribbean 1 <1%Middle East & North Africa 1 <1%

White (free text descriptions) 118 57% 125 61%America - North 30 14%America - North, Europe 14 7%America - North, I prefer not to answer 1 <1%Asia - South, America - North 1 <1%Europe 69 33%I prefer not to answer 1 <1%Middle East & North Africa 2 1%

I prefer not to answer (free text descriptions) 6 3% 7 3%Asia - South (e.g. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) 3 1%Caribbean 1 <1%I prefer not to answer 1 <1%More than one place 1 <1%

Grand Total, Survey Responses 207 100% 196 100%Registered Students (% Survey Response) 207 100% 196 100%

Note: due to rounding the sum of the category values may not total 100%

LEGENDAfrica - Sub-Saharan (e.g. Botswana, Ghana)America - Central (e.g. Honduras, Panama)America - North (e.g. Canada, Mexico, USA)America - South (e.g. Brazil, Chile)Asia - East (e.g. China, Japan, Korea)Asia - South (e.g. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)Asia - South East (e.g. Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam)Asia - West (e.g. Afghanistan, Iran)Caribbean (e.g. Cuba, Guyana, Jamaica)Europe (e.g. Spain, Russia, UK)Middle East (e.g. Egypt, Iran, Israel, Turkey)Pacific - South (e.g. Australia, New Zealand, Tonga)


Peer Mentorship Program Survey Voluntary Self-Reported Dataas of Sept 22, 2017 cf. Sept 23, 2016 and Aug 18, 2015

Profile of First Year J.D. Population 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Institutions represented, undergrad studies 31 44 38

First in family to attend a post-secondary institution (college/university)No 91% 93% 91%Yes 8% 6% 9%Prefer not to answer/no response 2% 1% <1%

First in family to attend law schoolYes 77% 80% 84%No 23% 19% 16%Prefer not to answer/no response 0% 1% 0%

IdentityFemale 48% 45% 53%Male 52% 54% 46%Another gender 0% 0% <1%Prefer not to answer/no response 0% 1% <1%

LGBTTQ2S(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, queer, two-spirited) 9% 11% 14%Other 86% 83% 80%Prefer not to answer/no response 6% 6% 6%

Country of BirthBorn in Canada 77% 76% 76%Born outside of Canada 22% 23% 23%Prefer not to answer/no response 1% 1% 1%

Parents/primary guardians born in Canada 50% 46% 59%Parents/primary guardians born outside of Canada 49% 53% 41%Prefer not to answer/no response 1% 1% <1%

HometownOntario 67% 72% 71%Rest of Canada 26% 21% 19%International 7% 7% 10%

Grew up in an Urban area 85% 83% 88%Grew up in a Rural area 15% 17% 12%



Language Proficiency - speaking fluencyEnglish only 57% 48% 43% English and 1 other language 36% 43% 41% English and 2 other languages 6% 6% 11% English and 3 other languages 2% 2% 4% Prefer not to answer/no response 0% 1% 1%

Bilingual in English and French not asked 26% 22%

AccessibilityNo disability 83% 85% 84% Mental health condition 4% 3% 5% Health condition 1% <1% <1% Learning disability 0% 0% 1%Learning disability & mental health condition 1% 1% <1% Physical disability 1% 1% 1% Physical disability & mental health condition 0% <1% 0% Prefer not to answer/no response 11% 9% 8%

Marital StatusSingle 85% 92% 90% Other 9% 2% 4% Common-law 3% 1% 2% Married 3% 3% 3% Prefer not to answer/no response 1% 2% 1%

DependentsNo dependents 97% 98% 98% Provide shared support to one or more children 2% 1% 1% Provide shared support to one or more adults 1% 0% 0% Provide sole support to one or more children 1% 0% <1% Prefer not to answer/no response 1% 1% 0%

Raised in a single-parent/guardian householdYes not asked 10% 8%No not asked 86% 90%Prefer not to answer/no response not asked 4% 2%



Highest level of education attained by a parent/guardian*Did not complete high school not asked 2% 4% High school diploma or equivalent not asked 16% 14% Trades certificate not asked 4% 1% Community college/CEGEP/Business or technical institute not asked 13% 14% Bachelor degree (e.g. BA, BSc, BCom, BEng, BScN, BEd, BMus, BKin) not asked 34% 34%Bachelor of Law (e.g. LLB, JD) not asked 10% 8% Master degree (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA, MEng, MEd, MArch) not asked 20% 20% Master of Law (e.g. LLM) not asked 2% 2%Doctorate degree (e.g. PhD, EdD, SJD) not asked 4% 6% Degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine not asked 9% 8% Other not asked 2% <1% Do not know not asked 2% 1% Prefer not to answer/no repsonse not asked 3% 1%

* values will not total 100% as some responses may include two parents/guardian by respondent


Transfer Students (into 2L)As of Sept 22, 2017

2015-2016 2017-2018

74 7710 158 13

Other Ontario Law School 7 10Non-Ontario Law School 1 1United States Law School 0 4Other Foreign Law School 0 0

17Offers 18

2016-2017

Applications Received 86

Location of Prior Law School

Students Registered

12320


Recruitment Outreach2016-2017

Date Institution Host City Attend

1 20-Sep Canadian JD Forum Law School Admissons Council Toronto 200

2 21-Sep UofT Mississauga Career Centre Mississauga 152

3 22-Sep UofT St George Criminology & Sociolegal Studies Toronto 62

4 29-Sep UofT Scarborough Academic Advising & Career Centre Toronto 170

5 01-Oct UofT St George UofT Faculty of Law Toronto 90

6 03-Oct Ryerson Univ Law & Business Student Association Toronto 58

7 04-Oct UofT St George Dept of Political Science Toronto 100

8 05-Oct McMaster Univ Pre-Law Society Hamilton 28

9 06-Oct UofT St George Economics Grad Students Assoc. Toronto 30

10 14-Oct NY JD Forum - Day #1 Law School Admissons Council New York 8

11 15-Oct NY JD Forum - Day #2 Law School Admissons Council New York 11

12 15-Oct UofT St George UofT Law Info Session #2 Toronto 47

13 18-Oct Queen's UnivPre Law Society, Commerce Law Assoc., Model Court

Kingston 150

14 18-Oct UofT St George Black Ties Association Toronto 32

15 19-Oct Univ Ottawa Pre-Law Society Ottawa 23

16 20-Oct Concordia Univ Pre-Law Society Montreal 25

17 20-Oct McGill Univ Pre-Law Society Montreal 60

18 22-Oct UofT St George Fall Campus Day Toronto 230

19 24-Oct Westen Univ Pre-Law Society London 25

20 24-Oct UofT St George Ethics, Law & Society Toronto 105

21 26-Oct Wilfrid Laurier University Career Centre Waterloo 25

22 26-Oct University of Waterloo Pre-Law Society Waterloo 16

23 28-Oct UofT St George Rotman Commerce Pre-Law Assoc. Toronto 14

24 12-Nov UofT Scarborough UTSC Fall Campus Day Toronto 40

25 24-Nov UofT St George Arts&Sci Backpack to Briefcase Toronto 70

26 18-Jan UofT St George Transition Year Programme Toronto 22

27 26-Jan UofT St George Trinity College Toronto 33

28 30-Jan UBC Pre-Law Society Vancouver 32

29 23-Mar UofT Scarborough Academic Advising & Career Centre Toronto 7

1,865Total


Law School (Campus) Tours2016-2017

Term Scheduled Tours Prospects Relatives/Friends Total

2016 Summer 13 27 14 27

2016 Fall 26 39 11 41

2017 Winter 40 64 25 89

Total 79 130 50 157

Term Duration Frequency2016 Summer May 26 - Aug 25 Weekly on Thu at 1pm2016 Fall Sept 21 - Nov 24 Weekly on Tues, Wed, Thu at 1pm, except for Reading Week2017 Winter Jan 3 - Mar 30 Weekly on Tues, Wed, Thu at 1pm, except for Reading Week


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