Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,189 students enrolled in Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - 752 JD and 437 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 165 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 241 students newly enrolled to the law school - 104 men and 132 women. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 6,225 967 228 13 241
TotalMenWomenOther
2020245 106 139 0
2021243 122 117 4
2022248 108 139 1
2023238 125 112 1
2024236 104 132 0

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,189 students enrolled, of which 752 are J.D. students and 437 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 63.25% at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
You can compare Northwestern Pritzker School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,148747401
20211,227779448
20221,181769412
20231,354763591
20241,189752437

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is 48.68%. The percentage of African-american students is 11.84% with 27 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.72% with 29 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black27
(11.84%)
1116
Asian29
(12.72%)
1316
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic23
(10.09%)
716
White111
(48.68%)
6744
Two or More16
(7.02%)
87
Race Unknown3
(1.32%)
12
Nonresident Aliens29
(12.72%)
1811

2024 Faculties & Staffs

261 faculties and 11 law librarians work for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. With the 1,189 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law261115 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Illinois Law Schools16065 to 1
Public10755 to 1
Private19575 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 157 men (60.15%) and 104 women (39.85%) faculties teaching/advising students at Northwestern Pritzker Law. By employment status, 135 full-time and 126 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total221237261
Full-time113114135
Men616171
Women525364
Other000
Part-time108123126
Men768786
Women323640
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians91011
Full-time91011
Part-time000