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