Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,189 students enrolled in Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - 752 JD and 437 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 165 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 241 students newly enrolled to the law school - 104 men and 132 women. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 6,225 967 228 13 241
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020245 106 139 0
    2021243 122 117 4
    2022248 108 139 1
    2023238 125 112 1
    2024236 104 132 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,189 students enrolled, of which 752 are J.D. students and 437 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 63.25% at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    You can compare Northwestern Pritzker School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,148747401
    20211,227779448
    20221,181769412
    20231,354763591
    20241,189752437
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is 48.68%. The percentage of African-american students is 11.84% with 27 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.72% with 29 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black27
    (11.84%)    		 1116
    Asian29
    (12.72%)    		 1316
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic23
    (10.09%)    		 716
    White111
    (48.68%)    		 6744
    Two or More16
    (7.02%)    		 87
    Race Unknown3
    (1.32%)    		 12
    Nonresident Aliens29
    (12.72%)    		 1811
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    261 faculties and 11 law librarians work for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. With the 1,189 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law261115 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Illinois Law Schools16065 to 1
    Public10755 to 1
    Private19575 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 157 men (60.15%) and 104 women (39.85%) faculties teaching/advising students at Northwestern Pritzker Law. By employment status, 135 full-time and 126 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total221237261
    Full-time113114135
    Men616171
    Women525364
    Other000
    Part-time108123126
    Men768786
    Women323640
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians91011
    Full-time91011
    Part-time000
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