City University of New York School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 698 students enrolled in City University of New York School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 2 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In 2023, 218 students newly enrolled to the law school - 60 men and 119 women. By enrolled status, 128 students enrolled as full-time and 60 students enrolled as part-time. City University of New York School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 719.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2023 Admission 1,755 619 205 13 218
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 208 81 121 6
    Full-time 149 56 89 4
    Part-time 59 25 32 2
    2021Total 221 75 138 8
    Full-time 149 49 94 6
    Part-time 72 26 44 2
    2022Total 221 64 153 4
    Full-time 161 42 115 4
    Part-time 60 22 38 0
    2023Total 197 60 119 18
    Full-time 141 45 83 13
    Part-time 56 15 36 5
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at City University of New York School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In 2023, there are 698 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at City University of New York School of Law.
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at City University of New York School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20206226220
    20216726720
    20226966960
    20236986980
    City University of New York School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at City University of New York School of Law is 41.46%. The percentage of African-american students is 16.10% with 33 students and the percentage of Asian students is 15.12% with 31 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at City University of New York School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.49%)    		 01
    African-American / Black33
    (16.10%)    		 1317
    Asian31
    (15.12%)    		 619
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic51
    (24.88%)    		 1430
    White85
    (41.46%)    		 2346
    Two or More8
    (3.90%)    		 25
    Race Unknown2
    (0.98%)    		 00
    Nonresident Aliens3
    (1.46%)    		 21
    City University of New York School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2023 Faculties & Staffs

    In 2023, 96 faculties and 28 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for City University of New York School of Law. With the 698 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    City University of New York School of Law96287 to 1
    All Law Schools127236 to 1
    Public113226 to 1
    Private138246 to 1
    New York Law Schools189366 to 1
    Public99246 to 1
    Private202376 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 31 men (32.29%) and 65 women (67.71%) faculties teaching/advising students at CUNY Law Schoollaw. By employment status, 59 full-time and 37 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022
    Total96
    Full-time59
    Men20
    Women39
    Other0
    Part-time37
    Men11
    Women26
    Other0

    Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

    Other than teaching faculties, 28 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 7 librarians and 21 administration staffs.
    2022
    Total28
    Librarians7
    Full-time7
    Part-time0
    Administration21
    Full-time21
    Part-time0
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