Southern Illinois University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 273 students enrolled in Southern Illinois University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 21 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 112 students newly enrolled to the law school - 58 men and 52 women. Southern Illinois University School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 549 332 108 4 112
TotalMenWomenOther
202076 40 36 0
202185 37 48 0
202288 43 45 0
202389 47 42 0
2024110 58 52 0

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 273 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
You can compare Southern Illinois University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population under 300
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20202542540
20212372370
20222462460
20232522520
20242732730

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern Illinois University School of Law is 64.81%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.70% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 4.63% with 5 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black4
(3.70%)
04
Asian5
(4.63%)
23
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic3
(2.78%)
12
White70
(64.81%)
3832
Two or More4
(3.70%)
40
Race Unknown3
(2.78%)
21
Nonresident Aliens0 00

2024 Faculties & Staffs

44 faculties and 2 law librarians work for Southern Illinois University School of Law. With the 273 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Southern Illinois University School of Law4426 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 20 men (45.45%) and 24 women (54.55%) faculties teaching/advising students at SIU Law. By employment status, 24 full-time and 20 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total404144
Full-time272424
Men1399
Women141515
Other000
Part-time131720
Men5911
Women889
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 2 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians332
Full-time322
Part-time010