West Virginia University College of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 314 students enrolled in West Virginia University College of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 2 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 108 students newly enrolled to the law school - 58 men and 50 women. West Virginia University College of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 534 241 107 1 108
TotalMenWomenOther
2020111 63 48 0
2021115 54 61 0
2022117 61 56 0
2023103 52 50 1
2024108 58 50 0

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 314 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at West Virginia University College of Law.
You can compare West Virginia University College of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at West Virginia University College of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20203293290
20213263260
20223333330
20233163160
20243143140

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at West Virginia University College of Law is 84.11%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.80% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at West Virginia University College of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black3
(2.80%)
03
Asian0 00
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic5
(4.67%)
14
White90
(84.11%)
4841
Two or More4
(3.74%)
31
Race Unknown0 00
Nonresident Aliens1
(0.93%)
01

2024 Faculties & Staffs

69 faculties and 4 law librarians work for West Virginia University College of Law. With the 314 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
West Virginia University College of Law6945 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 36 men (52.17%) and 33 women (47.83%) faculties teaching/advising students at WVU Law. By employment status, 32 full-time and 37 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total626469
Full-time292932
Men151516
Women141416
Other000
Part-time333537
Men212120
Women121417
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at West Virginia University College of Law.
202220232024
Librarians544
Full-time544
Part-time000