Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,030 students enrolled in Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - 939 JD and 91 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 26 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 319 students newly enrolled to the law school - 122 men and 189 women. By enrolled status, 263 students enrolled as full-time and 122 students enrolled as part-time. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 3,148 1,185 311 8 319
TotalMenWomenOther
2020Total 334 151 182 1
Full-time 248 112 135 1
Part-time 86 39 47 0
2021Total 311 142 168 1
Full-time 243 113 129 1
Part-time 68 29 39 0
2022Total 332 125 203 4
Full-time 281 105 172 4
Part-time 51 20 31 0
2023Total 313 126 187 0
Full-time 262 101 161 0
Part-time 51 25 26 0
2024Total 314 122 189 3
Full-time 266 97 166 3
Part-time 48 25 23 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,030 students enrolled, of which 939 are J.D. students and 91 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 91.17% at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
You can compare Benjamin N. Cardozo 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 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,117991126
20211,076958118
202299693957
20231,056956100
20241,03093991
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is 56.59%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.86% with 12 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.93% with 34 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black12
(3.86%)
75
Asian34
(10.93%)
826
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic36
(11.58%)
1125
White176
(56.59%)
71105
Two or More5
(1.61%)
41
Race Unknown34
(10.93%)
2012
Nonresident Aliens18
(5.79%)
513
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

311 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. With the 1,030 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law31173 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
New York Law Schools20896 to 1
Public10196 to 1
Private22496 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 168 men (54.02%) and 140 women (45.02%) faculties teaching/advising students at Cardozo Law. By employment status, 72 full-time and 238 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total297312311
Full-time566672
Men323638
Women243034
Other000
Part-time241246238
Men134130130
Women107116106
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians10107
Full-time677
Part-time430