Harvard Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 2,029 students enrolled in Harvard Law School - 1,758 JD and 271 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 122 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In 2023, 562 students newly enrolled to the law school - 259 men and 301 women. Harvard Law School is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2023 Admission 8,170 822 460 102 562
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020566 285 279 2
    2021564 277 284 3
    2022563 257 305 1
    2023561 259 301 1
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Harvard Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In 2023, 2,029 students enrolled, of which1,758 are J.D. students and 271 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.64% at Harvard Law School.
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Harvard Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,9931,740253
    20211,9641,715249
    20221,9071,747160
    20232,0291,758271
    Harvard Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Harvard Law School is 58.70%. The percentage of African-american students is 10.87% with 50 students and the percentage of Asian students is 22.17% with 102 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Harvard Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.22%)    		 01
    African-American / Black50
    (10.87%)    		 2030
    Asian102
    (22.17%)    		 3666
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
    (0.22%)    		 10
    Hispanic63
    (13.70%)    		 3231
    White270
    (58.70%)    		 135134
    Two or More27
    (5.87%)    		 1215
    Race Unknown6
    (1.30%)    		 41
    Nonresident Aliens41
    (8.91%)    		 1922
    Harvard Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2023 Faculties & Staffs

    In 2023, 339 faculties and 47 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for Harvard Law School. With the 2,029 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Harvard Law School339476 to 1
    All Law Schools127236 to 1
    Public113226 to 1
    Private138246 to 1
    Massachusetts Law Schools141247 to 1
    Public48167 to 1
    Private153257 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 199 men (58.70%) and 140 women (41.30%) faculties teaching/advising students at Harvardlaw. By employment status, 184 full-time and 155 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022
    Total339
    Full-time184
    Men104
    Women80
    Other0
    Part-time155
    Men95
    Women60
    Other0

    Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

    Other than teaching faculties, 47 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 22 librarians and 25 administration staffs.
    2022
    Total47
    Librarians22
    Full-time21
    Part-time1
    Administration25
    Full-time25
    Part-time0
    Articles to Prepare for Law School Admission