Duke University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 868 students enrolled in Duke University School of Law - 752 JD and 116 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 30 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 244 students newly enrolled to the law school - 106 men and 137 women. Duke 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 6,205 652 231 13 244
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020235 119 116 0
    2021219 89 129 1
    2022288 131 157 0
    2023227 103 122 2
    2024244 106 137 1
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Duke University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 868 students enrolled, of which 752 are J.D. students and 116 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.64% at Duke University School of Law.
    You can compare Duke University 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 Duke University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    2020898683215
    2021837709128
    2022848744104
    2023898755143
    2024868752116
    Duke University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Duke University School of Law is 52.38%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.79% with 18 students and the percentage of Asian students is 11.69% with 27 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Duke University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.43%)    		 00
    African-American / Black18
    (7.79%)    		 315
    Asian27
    (11.69%)    		 1512
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic26
    (11.26%)    		 817
    White121
    (52.38%)    		 6456
    Two or More10
    (4.33%)    		 37
    Race Unknown5
    (2.16%)    		 23
    Nonresident Aliens20
    (8.66%)    		 812
    Duke University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    211 faculties and 14 law librarians work for Duke University School of Law. With the 868 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Duke University School of Law211144 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    North Carolina Law Schools11986 to 1
    Public11696 to 1
    Private12186 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 114 men (54.03%) and 97 women (45.97%) faculties teaching/advising students at Duke Law. By employment status, 101 full-time and 110 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total183193211
    Full-time9895101
    Men555253
    Women434348
    Other000
    Part-time8598110
    Men566161
    Women293749
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 14 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Duke University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians111214
    Full-time111214
    Part-time000
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