Smallest Law Schools with the Least JD Enrollment

596 JD Students Per Law School In Average

In 2023, 82.85% of law school students (116,727) are enrolled in JD program and 17.15% of students (24,158) are in non-JD programs.

Smallest Number of JD Students

Appalachian School of Law has the least number of JD students of 152 (100.00%). Claude W. Pettit College of Law and David A. Clarke School of Law follow it with 178 and 221 respectively.

Top 25 Smallest JD Enrollment

The following table lists the top 25 Smallest JD Enrollment.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 40.93% and the yield is 31.46%. The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 158 and the average GPA is 3.58 at Smallest JD Enrollment.
The average 2024 tuition & fees is $30,198 state residents and $43,313 for out-of-state students. In private law schools, the tuition & fees is $55,993. The average financial aid amount is $21,012 which is 41.67% of tuition & fees.
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RankSchoolJD EnrollmentNon-JD EnrollmentEnrollmentTuition & Fees (2024)Acceptance RateLSAT ScoreGPABar Exam Pass Rate
1 Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA1520152$41,00048.50%1463.2151.22%
2 Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH1780178$34,65059.43%1483.4273.17%
3 David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC2210221$25,87350.29%1503.1533.85%
3 University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD2210221$36,33367.46%1513.3972.15%
5 University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND2290229$32,64872.68%1503.3763.01%
6 University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY2320232$36,42650.96%1543.4861.43%
7 University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT251123374$47,79566.09%1543.4383.10%
8 Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL2520252$21,55556.71%1503.3553.42%
9 Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL2580258$39,90047.93%1513.1865.91%
10 University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME2619270$40,64054.60%1583.6576.32%
11 Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA2727279$57,90236.80%1613.6188.31%
12 S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT27729306$43,59831.95%1633.8794.17%
13 Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA2900290$49,84844.61%1513.2346.67%
14 Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS2917298$39,90049.33%1543.5076.92%
15 Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL2920292$49,65643.73%1523.3066.22%
16 Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA29851349$56,00025.53%1543.1545.38%
17 William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI3078315$46,58829.65%1563.5371.43%
18 Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL3120312$23,55352.12%1503.3658.59%
19 University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM31411325$44,15847.05%1563.5081.08%
20 West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV3160316$42,12041.14%1553.6859.18%
21 Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN3180318$25,26241.22%1543.3265.05%
22 Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA325519844$41,49641.32%1573.6392.59%
22 Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA3257332$48,41071.28%1543.5588.35%
24 Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA332584916$42,98155.16%1523.4976.81%
24 Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR3320332$50,94458.93%1543.2572.22%