Fordham University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,575 students enrolled in Fordham University School of Law - 1,358 JD and 217 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 6 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 434 students newly enrolled to the law school - 155 men and 253 women. By enrolled status, 375 students enrolled as full-time and 155 students enrolled as part-time. Fordham University School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 6,346 1,341 431 3 434
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020358 174 184 0
    2021357 160 197 0
    2022400 178 222 0
    2023365 159 206 0
    2024375 155 220 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Fordham University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,575 students enrolled, of which 1,358 are J.D. students and 217 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.22% at Fordham University School of Law.
    You can compare Fordham University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population over 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Fordham University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,5021,267235
    20211,6211,281340
    20221,7541,332422
    20231,5691,339230
    20241,5751,358217
    Fordham University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Fordham University School of Law is 60.09%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.89% with 34 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.51% with 41 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Fordham University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black34
    (7.89%)    		 727
    Asian41
    (9.51%)    		 1625
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic55
    (12.76%)    		 2332
    White259
    (60.09%)    		 127132
    Two or More11
    (2.55%)    		 47
    Race Unknown10
    (2.32%)    		 55
    Nonresident Aliens13
    (3.02%)    		 310
    Fordham University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    423 faculties and 11 law librarians work for Fordham University School of Law. With the 1,575 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Fordham University School of Law423114 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    New York Law Schools20896 to 1
    Public10196 to 1
    Private22496 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 238 men (56.26%) and 185 women (43.74%) faculties teaching/advising students at Fordham Law. By employment status, 84 full-time and 339 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total379381423
    Full-time768184
    Men444345
    Women323839
    Other000
    Part-time303300339
    Men182175193
    Women121125146
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Fordham University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians13911
    Full-time13810
    Part-time011
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