Boston University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,070 students enrolled in Boston University School of Law - 744 JD and 326 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 81 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 231 students newly enrolled to the law school - 100 men and 131 women. Boston University 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 7,297 1,300 220 11 231
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020284 104 180 0
    2021231 107 124 0
    2022318 143 175 0
    2023216 111 105 0
    2024231 100 131 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Boston University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,070 students enrolled, of which 744 are J.D. students and 326 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 69.53% at Boston University School of Law.
    You can compare Boston University 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 Boston University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,122742380
    20211,149771378
    20221,061796265
    20231,151759392
    20241,070744326
    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 53.18%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.00% with 11 students and the percentage of Asian students is 11.82% 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
    (0.45%)    		 01
    African-American / Black11
    (5.00%)    		 38
    Asian26
    (11.82%)    		 1115
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic35
    (15.91%)    		 1421
    White117
    (53.18%)    		 7245
    Two or More18
    (8.18%)    		 711
    Race Unknown1
    (0.45%)    		 10
    Nonresident Aliens7
    (3.18%)    		 34
    Boston University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    214 faculties and 13 law librarians work for Boston University School of Law. With the 1,070 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Boston University School of Law214135 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Massachusetts Law Schools16586 to 1
    Public5936 to 1
    Private17896 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 127 men (59.35%) and 86 women (40.19%) faculties teaching/advising students at BU Law. By employment status, 91 full-time and 122 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total210196214
    Full-time707391
    Men333548
    Women373843
    Other000
    Part-time140123122
    Men877279
    Women515043
    Other200

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 13 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Boston University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians101213
    Full-time101213
    Part-time000
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