Washington University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,341 students enrolled in Washington University School of Law - 809 JD and 532 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 132 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 244 students newly enrolled to the law school - 129 men and 110 women. Washington 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 5,554 953 228 16 244
TotalMenWomenOther
2020243 133 110 0
2021229 112 117 0
2022266 132 131 3
2023257 101 153 3
2024243 129 110 4

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,341 students enrolled, of which 809 are J.D. students and 532 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 60.33% at Washington University School of Law.
You can compare Washington University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Washington University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,383718665
20211,454724730
20221,511744767
20231,473780693
20241,341809532

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Washington University School of Law is 71.05%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.02% with 16 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.65% with 22 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Washington University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black16
(7.02%)
412
Asian22
(9.65%)
418
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic21
(9.21%)
615
White162
(71.05%)
6789
Two or More7
(3.07%)
61
Race Unknown4
(1.75%)
31
Nonresident Aliens27
(11.84%)
1116

2024 Faculties & Staffs

231 faculties and 8 law librarians work for Washington University School of Law. With the 1,341 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Washington University School of Law23186 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Missouri Law Schools13566 to 1
Public8746 to 1
Private23186 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 122 men (52.81%) and 106 women (45.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at WUSTL Law. By employment status, 136 full-time and 95 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total162169231
Full-time8996136
Men464865
Women434871
Other000
Part-time737395
Men484857
Women252535
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Washington University School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians878
Full-time767
Part-time111