Fordham University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,575 students enrolled in Fordham University School of Law - 1,358 JD and 217 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 6 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 434 students newly enrolled to the law school - 155 men and 253 women. By enrolled status, 375 students enrolled as full-time and 155 students enrolled as part-time. Fordham University School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 6,346 1,341 431 3 434
TotalMenWomenOther
2020358 174 184 0
2021357 160 197 0
2022400 178 222 0
2023365 159 206 0
2024375 155 220 0

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,575 students enrolled, of which 1,358 are J.D. students and 217 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.22% at Fordham University School of Law.
You can compare Fordham University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population over 1500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Fordham University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,5021,267235
20211,6211,281340
20221,7541,332422
20231,5691,339230
20241,5751,358217

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Fordham University School of Law is 60.09%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.89% with 34 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.51% with 41 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Fordham University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black34
(7.89%)
727
Asian41
(9.51%)
1625
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic55
(12.76%)
2332
White259
(60.09%)
127132
Two or More11
(2.55%)
47
Race Unknown10
(2.32%)
55
Nonresident Aliens13
(3.02%)
310

2024 Faculties & Staffs

423 faculties and 11 law librarians work for Fordham University School of Law. With the 1,575 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Fordham University School of Law423114 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
New York Law Schools20896 to 1
Public10196 to 1
Private22496 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 238 men (56.26%) and 185 women (43.74%) faculties teaching/advising students at Fordham Law. By employment status, 84 full-time and 339 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total379381423
Full-time768184
Men444345
Women323839
Other000
Part-time303300339
Men182175193
Women121125146
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Fordham University School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians13911
Full-time13810
Part-time011