Hofstra University School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 909 students enrolled in Hofstra University School of Law - 831 JD and 78 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 69 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In 2023, 260 students newly enrolled to the law school - 137 men and 123 women. By enrolled status, 252 students enrolled as full-time and 137 students enrolled as part-time. Hofstra University School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2023 Admission 2,264 1,013 256 4 260
TotalMenWomenOther
2020Total 257 134 123 0
Full-time 248 130 118 0
Part-time 9 4 5 0
2021Total 262 115 146 1
Full-time 249 107 141 1
Part-time 13 8 5 0
2022Total 288 132 155 1
Full-time 273 127 146 0
Part-time 15 5 9 1
2023Total 260 137 123 0
Full-time 252 132 120 0
Part-time 8 5 3 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Hofstra University School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In 2023, 909 students enrolled, of which831 are J.D. students and 78 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 91.42% at Hofstra University School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Hofstra University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
2020933798135
202187782354
202284083010
202390983178
Hofstra University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

2023 Faculties & Staffs

In 2023, 128 faculties and 29 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for Hofstra University School of Law. With the 909 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Hofstra University School of Law128297 to 1
All Law Schools127236 to 1
Public113226 to 1
Private138246 to 1
New York Law Schools189366 to 1
Public99246 to 1
Private202376 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 80 men (62.50%) and 48 women (37.50%) faculties teaching/advising students at Hofstralaw. By employment status, 47 full-time and 81 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
Total128
Full-time47
Men23
Women24
Other0
Part-time81
Men57
Women24
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 5 librarians and 24 administration staffs.
2022
Total29
Librarians5
Full-time5
Part-time0
Administration24
Full-time23
Part-time1