George Mason University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 837 students enrolled in George Mason University School of Law - 607 JD and 230 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 46 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In 2023, 159 students newly enrolled to the law school - 77 men and 82 women. By enrolled status, 129 students enrolled as full-time and 77 students enrolled as part-time. George Mason University School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 719.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2023 Admission 2,114 415 159 0 159
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 160 87 73 0
    Full-time 141 72 69 0
    Part-time 19 15 4 0
    2021Total 139 76 63 0
    Full-time 123 68 55 0
    Part-time 16 8 8 0
    2022Total 262 136 126 0
    Full-time 220 114 106 0
    Part-time 42 22 20 0
    2023Total 159 77 82 0
    Full-time 129 63 66 0
    Part-time 30 14 16 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at George Mason University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In 2023, 837 students enrolled, of which607 are J.D. students and 230 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 72.52% at George Mason University School of Law.
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at George Mason University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202056249765
    2021630484146
    2022791604187
    2023837607230
    George Mason University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at George Mason University School of Law is 72.33%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.52% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.55% with 12 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at George Mason University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black4
    (2.52%)    		 13
    Asian12
    (7.55%)    		 48
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic7
    (4.40%)    		 43
    White115
    (72.33%)    		 5461
    Two or More4
    (2.52%)    		 40
    Race Unknown15
    (9.43%)    		 96
    Nonresident Aliens2
    (1.26%)    		 11
    George Mason University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2023 Faculties & Staffs

    In 2023, 235 faculties and 29 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for George Mason University School of Law. With the 837 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    George Mason University School of Law235293 to 1
    All Law Schools127236 to 1
    Public113226 to 1
    Private138246 to 1
    Virginia Law Schools135227 to 1
    Public214377 to 1
    Private75117 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 157 men (66.81%) and 78 women (33.19%) faculties teaching/advising students at GMUlaw. By employment status, 51 full-time and 184 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022
    Total235
    Full-time51
    Men38
    Women13
    Other0
    Part-time184
    Men119
    Women65
    Other0

    Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

    Other than teaching faculties, 29 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 9 librarians and 20 administration staffs.
    2022
    Total29
    Librarians9
    Full-time8
    Part-time1
    Administration20
    Full-time15
    Part-time5
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