Berkeley School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,302 students enrolled in Berkeley School of Law - 1,040 JD and 262 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 47 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 339 students newly enrolled to the law school - 122 men and 204 women. Berkeley 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 6,636 990 318 21 339
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020313 131 182 0
    2021327 128 198 1
    2022384 140 234 10
    2023277 99 172 6
    2024338 122 204 12
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Berkeley School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,302 students enrolled, of which 1,040 are J.D. students and 262 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 79.88% at Berkeley School of Law.
    You can compare Berkeley 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 Berkeley School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,280986294
    20211,2961,045251
    20221,2351,088147
    20231,3491,019330
    20241,3021,040262
    Berkeley School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Berkeley School of Law is 38.05%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.72% with 15 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.04% with 51 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Berkeley School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black15
    (4.72%)    		 411
    Asian51
    (16.04%)    		 641
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic30
    (9.43%)    		 921
    White121
    (38.05%)    		 5762
    Two or More19
    (5.97%)    		 910
    Race Unknown6
    (1.89%)    		 33
    Nonresident Aliens36
    (11.32%)    		 1124
    Berkeley School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    338 faculties and 12 law librarians work for Berkeley School of Law. With the 1,302 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Berkeley School of Law338124 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    California Law Schools15985 to 1
    Public221125 to 1
    Private13565 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 175 men (51.78%) and 163 women (48.22%) faculties teaching/advising students at UC Berkeley Law. By employment status, 109 full-time and 229 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total284349338
    Full-time103100109
    Men544754
    Women495355
    Other000
    Part-time181249229
    Men99130121
    Women82119108
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 12 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Berkeley School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians91212
    Full-time91012
    Part-time020
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