Dedman School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 725 students enrolled in Dedman School of Law - 663 JD and 62 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 44 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 190 students newly enrolled to the law school - 85 men and 105 women. Dedman School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 2,175 711 187 3 190
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020205 92 113 0
    2021273 124 149 0
    2022226 97 129 0
    2023226 96 130 0
    2024190 85 105 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Dedman School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 725 students enrolled, of which 663 are J.D. students and 62 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 91.45% at Dedman School of Law.
    You can compare Dedman School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Dedman School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202076670066
    202176469668
    202279571976
    202376968782
    202472566362
    Dedman School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Dedman School of Law is 80.21%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.88% with 11 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.63% with 18 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Dedman School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native2
    (1.07%)    		 11
    African-American / Black11
    (5.88%)    		 38
    Asian18
    (9.63%)    		 612
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic25
    (13.37%)    		 718
    White150
    (80.21%)    		 6981
    Two or More12
    (6.42%)    		 66
    Race Unknown4
    (2.14%)    		 22
    Nonresident Aliens4
    (2.14%)    		 22
    Dedman School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    166 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Dedman School of Law. With the 725 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Dedman School of Law16675 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Texas Law Schools14766 to 1
    Public14876 to 1
    Private14556 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 112 men (67.47%) and 54 women (32.53%) faculties teaching/advising students at SMU Law. By employment status, 51 full-time and 115 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total142145166
    Full-time484251
    Men241926
    Women242325
    Other000
    Part-time94103115
    Men717986
    Women232429
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Dedman School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians577
    Full-time577
    Part-time000
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