Boston University School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,151 students enrolled in Boston University School of Law - 759 JD and 392 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 90 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In 2023, 216 students newly enrolled to the law school - 111 men and 105 women. Boston University School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2023 Admission 7,661 1,251 209 7 216
TotalMenWomenOther
2020284 104 180 0
2021231 107 124 0
2022318 143 175 0
2023216 111 105 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Boston University School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In 2023, 1,151 students enrolled, of which759 are J.D. students and 392 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 65.94% at Boston University School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Boston University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,122742380
20211,149771378
20221,061796265
20231,151759392
Boston University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Boston University School of Law is 55.98%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.26% with 11 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.44% with 26 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Boston University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native1
(0.48%)
01
African-American / Black11
(5.26%)
38
Asian26
(12.44%)
1115
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic35
(16.75%)
1421
White117
(55.98%)
7245
Two or More18
(8.61%)
711
Race Unknown1
(0.48%)
10
Nonresident Aliens7
(3.35%)
34
Boston University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2023 Faculties & Staffs

In 2023, 210 faculties and 35 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for Boston University School of Law. With the 1,151 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Boston University School of Law210355 to 1
All Law Schools127236 to 1
Public113226 to 1
Private138246 to 1
Massachusetts Law Schools141247 to 1
Public48167 to 1
Private153257 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 120 men (57.14%) and 88 women (41.90%) faculties teaching/advising students at BUlaw. In addition, 2 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 70 full-time and 140 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
Total210
Full-time70
Men33
Women37
Other0
Part-time140
Men87
Women51
Other2

Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

Other than teaching faculties, 35 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 10 librarians and 25 administration staffs.
2022
Total35
Librarians10
Full-time10
Part-time0
Administration25
Full-time18
Part-time7