In 2023, total 38,062 first year students have enrolled in ABA accredited law schools. It is -3,746 less students than last year, an decrease of -8.96% from 2022.
  • Of the 38,062 first year law students, 14,457 students enrolled in public and 23,605 enrolled in private law schools.
  • By gender, there are 16,471 men, 21,259 women, and 155 first year students of other genders.
  • By attending status, 34,739 students enrolled as full-time status and 16,471 enrolled as par-time status.
  • 1,267 students pre-admitted by conditional program such as early assurance or pre-enrollment program.
The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with first year students information. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
First-Year Law School Students Population
SchoolFirst Year Students TotalPre-admittedFull-timePart-time
MenWomenOtherMenWomenOther
University of Akron School of Law
PublicAkron, OH
1275 50450 13190
The University of Alabama School of Law
PublicTuscaloosa, AL
1262 63621 000
Albany Law School
PrivateAlbany, NY
1912 89991 000
Washington College of Law
PrivateWashington, DC
4083 1182211 31311
Appalachian School of Law
PrivateGrundy, GA
616 33280 000
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
PublicPhoenix, AZ
1994 901050 000
James E. Rogers College of Law
PublicTucson, AZ
1191 59590 000
University of Arkansas School of Law
PublicFayetteville, AR
1302 52780 000
William H. Bowen School of Law
PublicLittle Rock, AR
1364 39650 13170
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
PrivateAtlanta, GA
1233 37580 13140
Ave Maria School of Law
PrivateNaples, FL
1000 54450 000
University of Baltimore School of Law
PublicBaltimore, MD
2265 631210 15260
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
PrivateOrlando, FL
2451 901110 16250
Baylor Law School
PrivateWaco, TX
950 46490 000
Belmont University College of Law
PrivateNashville, TN
1150 40721 000
Boston College Law School
PrivateNewton, MA
2138 1041090 000
Boston University School of Law
PrivateBoston, MA
23111 1001310 000
J. Reuben Clark Law School
PrivateProvo, UT
1034 59440 000
Brooklyn Law School
PrivateBrooklyn, NY
3846 1122435 11101
California Western School of Law
PrivateSan Diego, CA
22618 801242 6140
Berkeley School of Law
PublicBerkeley, CA
33921 12220412 000
Davis School of Law
PublicDavis, CA
2104 741342 000
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
PublicSan Francisco, CA
37923 981830 20230
Irvine School of Law
PublicIrvine, CA
1515 68754 000
Los Angeles School of Law
PublicLos Angeles, CA
31514 1161972 000
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
PrivateRaleigh, NC
1844 821000 000
Capital University Law School
PrivateColumbus, OH
1524 56730 13100
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
PrivateNew York, NY
3198 971663 25230
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
PrivateCleveland, OH
1654 71931 000
Columbus School of Law
PrivateWashington, DC
1140 44490 1360
Chapman University School of Law
PrivateOrange, CA
1412 62780 000
Charleston School of Law
PrivateCharleston, SC
2592 761830 000
University of Chicago Law School
PrivateChicago, IL
19212 97950 000
Chicago-Kent College of Law
PrivateChicago, IL
2207 791184 5120
University of Cincinnati College of Law
PublicCincinnati, OH
1265 52711 000
City University of New York School of Law
PublicLong Island City, NY
2136 359111 18353
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
PublicCleveland, OH
1502 56461 12330
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law
PublicBoulder, CO
1698 641014 000
Columbia Law School
PrivateNew York, NY
41552 1892057 000
University of Connecticut School of Law
PublicHartford, CT
1463 48741 12110
Cornell Law School
PrivateIthaca, NY
1914 96921 000
Creighton University School of Law
PrivateOmaha, NE
1312 61690 000
University of Dayton School of Law
PrivateDayton, OH
1361 40480 17301
Sturm College of Law
PrivateDenver, CO
2725 931404 14210
DePaul University College of Law
PrivateChicago, IL
1625 45940 5180
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
PrivateDetroit, MI
2194 741360 350
David A. Clarke School of Law
PublicWashington, DC
866 23370 13130
Drake University Law School
PrivateDes Moines, IA
1130 46670 000
Drexel University School of Law
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
1464 48950 000
Duke University School of Law
PrivateDurham, NC
24413 1061371 000
Duquesne Kline School of Law
PrivatePittsburgh, PA
1690 65720 14180
Elon University School of Law
PrivateGreensboro, NC
1704 621080 000
Emory University School of Law
PrivateAtlanta, GA
2820 1301520 000
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
PrivateMontgomery, AL
1191 55640 000
Florida A&M University College of Law
PublicOrlando, FL
1240 37700 6110
Florida International University College of Law
PublicMiami, FL
1832 78740 13180
Florida State University College of Law
PublicTallahassee, FL
1390 64750 000
Levin College of Law
PublicGainesville, FL
1814 85960 000
Fordham University School of Law
PrivateNew York, NY
4343 1552200 0330
George Mason University School of Law
PublicArlington, VA
981 57290 1020
The George Washington University Law School
PrivateWashington, DC
5217 2272650 11140
Georgetown University Law Center
PrivateWashington, DC
60434 2323342 13201
Georgia State University College of Law
PublicAtlanta, GA
1970 57960 19250
University of Georgia School of Law
PublicAthens, GA
1645 77852 000
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law
PrivateSan Francisco, CA
250 570 2110
Gonzaga University School of Law
PrivateSpokane, MA
1961 95961 000
Harvard Law School
PrivateCambridge, MA
563108 2732871 000
William S. Richardson School of Law
PublicHonolulu, HI
922 21430 10180
Hofstra University School of Law
PrivateHempstead, NY
2712 1231390 270
University of Houston Law Center
PublicHouston, TX
2623 1061261 14132
Howard University School of Law
PrivateWashington, DC
1846 831000 000
University of Idaho College of Law
PublicMoscow, ID
1632 81810 000
University of Illinois College of Law
PublicChampaign, IL
1612 80750 000
Maurer School of Law
PublicBloomington, IN
1552 70850 000
Robert H. McKinney School of Law
PublicIndianapolis, IN
2523 85980 28400
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
PrivateSan Juan, PR
1841 37880 20390
University of Iowa College of Law
PublicIowa City, IA
1563 86682 000
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
PublicChicago, IL
3499 28600 12150
University of Kansas School of Law
PublicLawrence, KS
1153 59541 000
University of Kentucky College of Law
PublicLexington, KY
1564 92640 000
Lewis & Clark Law School
PrivatePortland, OR
1592 60726 8112
Liberty University School of Law
PrivateLynchburg, VA
1083 65430 000
Duncan School of Law
PrivateKnoxville, TN
1471 45790 9140
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
PublicBaton Rouge, LA
2041 981060 000
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
PublicLouisville, LA
1161 50660 000
Loyola Law School
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
3206 1001711 21270
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
PrivateChicago, IL
2752 801590 18180
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
2082 691073 9200
University of Maine School of Law
PublicPortland, ME
884 38471 000
Marquette University Law School
PrivateMilwaukee, WI
1950 92970 420
University of Maryland School of Law
PublicBaltimore, MD
2193 751180 13110
McGeorge School of Law
PrivateSacramento, CA
2014 601010 14140
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
PublicMemphis, TN
772 36410 000
Mercer Law School
PrivateMacon, GA
1522 72800 000
University of Miami School of Law
PrivateCoral Gables, FL
3532 1522000 000
Michigan State University College of Law
PrivateEast Lansing, MI
2118 1001092 000
University of Michigan Law School
PublicAnn Arbor, MI
30227 1421546 000
University of Minnesota Law School
PublicMinneapolis, MN
2184 811305 000
Mississippi College School of Law
PrivateJackson, MS
1303 65650 000
University of Mississippi School of Law
PublicUniversity, MS
1660 81850 000
University of Missouri School of Law
PublicColumbia, MO
1232 60630 000
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
PublicKansas City, MO
1363 68680 000
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
PrivateSt. Paul, MN
34410 35612 761465
University of Montana School of Law
PublicMissoula, MT
960 44502 000
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law
PublicLincoln, NE
1503 82660 000
William S. Boyd School of Law
PublicLas Vegas, NV
1343 49461 1100
New England School of Law
PrivateBoston, MA
3827 932151 30400
University of New Hampshire School of Law
PublicConcord, NH
2349 67690 46470
University of New Mexico School of Law
PublicAlbuquerque, NM
923 41500 000
New York Law School
PrivateNew York, NY
3482 1041990 17230
New York University School of Law
PrivateNew York, NY
42922 15825714 000
North Carolina Central University School of Law
PublicDurham, NC
1275 39644 5132
University of North Carolina School of Law
PublicChapel Hill, NC
1795 711070 000
University of North Dakota School of Law
PublicGrand Forks, ND
907 44460 000
Northeastern University School of Law
PrivateBoston, MA
2356 591392 14182
Northern Illinois University College of Law
PublicDeKalb, IL
1041 43610 000
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
PublicHighland Heights, KY
1261 43550 11170
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
PrivateChicago, IL
24113 1041320 000
Notre Dame Law School
PrivateNotre Dame, IL
1807 89910 000
Shepard Broad Law Center
PrivateFort Lauderdale, FL
2163 689516 14190
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
PrivateAda, OH
872 42422 000
Michael E. Moritz College of Law
PublicColumbus, OH
1613 73880 000
Oklahoma City University School of Law
PrivateOklahoma City, OK
1495 69800 000
University of Oklahoma College of Law
PublicNorman, OK
1661 641020 000
University of Oregon School of Law
PublicEugene, OR
1593 94650 000
Pace University School of Law
PrivateWhite Plains, NY
2909 811460 24350
Penn State Dickinson Law
PublicCarlisle, PA
1075 49562 000
Penn State Law
PublicUniversity Park, PA
1312 53762 000
University of Pennsylvania Law School
PrivatePhiladelphia, PA
24817 1091204 000
Pepperdine University School of Law
PrivateMalibu, CA
1829 731070 000
University of Pittsburgh Law School
PublicPittsburgh, PA
1198 60570 000
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
PrivatePonce, PR
1111 26510 13210
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
PublicSan Juan, PR
1252 32620 16150
Quinnipiac University School of Law
PrivateHamden, CT
1091 37560 880
Regent University School of Law
PrivateVirginia Beach, VA
1124 46620 220
University of Richmond School of Law
PrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA
1340 50830 000
Roger Williams University School of Law
PrivateBristol, RI
1482 48990 000
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus
PublicCamden, NJ
40111 1231965 33410
Saint Louis University School of Law
PrivateQueens, NY
1802 561063 4100
Cumberland School of Law
PrivateBirmingham, AL
1524 61890 000
University of San Diego School of Law
PrivateSan Diego, CA
2578 701732 840
University of San Francisco School of Law
PrivateSan Francisco, CA
1602 62881 170
Santa Clara University School of Law
PrivateSanta Clara, CA
2444 811290 16180
Seattle University School of Law
PrivateSeattle, WA
2141 471045 19351
Seton Hall University School of Law
PrivateNewark, NJ
2372 1021000 19130
University of South Carolina School of Law
PublicColumbia, SC
2044 1011021 000
University of South Dakota School of Law
PublicVermillion, SD
866 45400 000
South Texas College of Law
PrivateHouston, TX
3782 1131801 35461
Gould School of Law
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
18911 761130 000
Southern Illinois University School of Law
PublicCarbondale, IL
1124 58520 000
Dedman School of Law
PrivateDallas, TX
1903 851050 000
Southern University Law Center
PublicBaton Rouge, LA
2376 651110 29320
Southwestern Law School
PrivateLos Angeles, CA
3516 1201793 18290
St. John's University School of Law
PrivateQueens, NY
2734 1081471 11170
St. Mary's University School of Law
PrivateSan Antonio, TX
2843 67890 000
St. Thomas University School of Law
PrivateMiami Gardens, FL
26121 931670 000
University of St. Thomas School of Law
PrivateMinneapolis, MN
1572 1271360 430
Stanford Law School
PrivateStanford, CA
17417 681032 000
Stetson University College of Law
PrivateGulfport, FL
30516 901580 25301
Suffolk University Law School
PrivateBoston, MA
39810 1171810 32641
Syracuse University College of Law
PrivateSyracuse, NY
2398 1011370 000
Beasley School of Law
PublicPhiladelphia, PA
2135 94862 15130
University of Tennessee College of Law
PublicKnoxville, TN
1421 66740 000
Texas A&M University School of Law
PublicFort Worth, TX
1401 64750 000
University of Texas School of Law
PublicAustin, TX
2609 1311290 000
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
PublicHouston, TX
21920 781410 000
Texas Tech University School of Law
PublicLubbock, TX
1564 75800 000
University of Toledo College of Law
PublicToledo, OH
1074 61510 30320
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
PrivateCentral Islip, NY
1764 791120 000
Tulane University School of Law
PrivateNew Orleans, LA
2052 39420 000
University of Tulsa College of Law
PrivateTulsa, OK
811 62763 000
University at Buffalo Law School
PublicBuffalo, NY
1412 1462276 000
University of Massachusetts School of Law
PublicNorth Dartmouth, MA
1154 48632 971
UNT Dallas College of Law
PublicDallas, TX
1414 39571 23210
S.J. Quinney College of Law
PublicSalt Lake City, UT
971 41522 000
Vanderbilt University Law School
PrivateNashville, TN
1674 70960 000
Vermont Law School
PrivateSouth Royalton, VT
2010 40803 24511
Villanova University School of Law
PrivateVillanova, PA
1614 74850 000
University of Virginia School of Law
PublicCharlottesville, VA
30528 1421621 000
Wake Forest University School of Law
PrivateWinston-Salem, NC
1750 76981 000
Washburn University School of Law
PublicTopeka, KS
1069 57481 000
Washington and Lee University School of Law
PrivateLexington, VA
1251 66581 000
Washington University School of Law
PrivateSt. Louis, MO
24416 1291104 000
University of Washington School of Law
PublicSeattle, WA
1815 681072 000
Wayne State University Law School
PublicDetroit, MI
1260 55660 200
West Virginia University College of Law
PublicMorgantown, WV
1081 58500 000
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
PrivateLansing, MI
1460 26310 38510
Western New England University School of Law
PrivateSpringfield, MA
893 27410 5150
Western State College of Law
PrivateIrvine, CA
1214 55431 12100
Widener Law Commonwealth
PrivateHarrisburg, PA
1494 49593 17200
Willamette University College of Law
PrivateSalem, OR
1227 57650 000
Marshall-Wythe School of Law
PublicWilliamsburg, VA
1537 70830 000
University of Wisconsin Law School
PublicMadison, MI
1695 80890 000
University of Wyoming College of Law
PublicLaramie, WY
832 33398 000
Yale Law School
PrivateNew Haven, CT
20122 951033 000
Jacksonville University College of Law
PrivateJacksonville, FL
0 00 00
Widener Law Delaware
PrivateWilmington, DE
2422 107961 16210