Smallest Law Schools with the Least JD Enrollment

593 JD Students Per Law School In Average

In the academic year 2023-2024, 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 140 (100.00%). Claude W. Pettit College of Law and Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law follow it with 196 and 198 respectively.

Top 25 Smallest JD Enrollment

The following table compares the top 25 Smallest JD Enrollment with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 15 public and 10 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 52.29% and the yield is 30.92%. The acceptance rate of Smallest JD Enrollment is relatively high, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 153 and the average GPA is 3.44 at Smallest JD Enrollment. Their LSAT scores are low, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Smallest JD Enrollment, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $24,873 state residents and $38,193 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $44,535. The average financial aid amount of them is $16,985 which is 41.70% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Smallest JD Enrollment
RankSchoolJD EnrollmentNon-JD EnrollmentEnrollmentTuition & FeesAcceptance RateLSAT ScoreGPABar Exam Pass Rate
1 Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA1400140$41,00054.19%1463.1361.22%
2 Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH1960196$35,25068.25%1483.4050.94%
3 Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA198102300$56,00022.43%1533.28-1.00%
4 University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY2260226$37,16255.09%1543.5180.88%
5 University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND2380238$32,64862.01%1503.3760.71%
6 University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD2440244$36,33376.16%1513.5667.27%
7 David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC2480248$25,87344.34%1513.2747.92%
8 University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME2619270$40,64058.29%1573.6288.16%
9 University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT262100362$54,44971.49%1543.4885.94%
10 Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL2730273$21,55560.47%1493.3065.67%
11 Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL2740274$50,75045.19%1523.3566.22%
12 Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN2830283$25,26243.66%1553.4076.09%
13 Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS29015305$39,90066.10%1543.5984.04%
14 S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT29129320$43,59830.20%1643.8593.98%
15 Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA29813311$59,05435.37%1623.6377.46%
16 University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM30012312$44,15853.48%1553.6181.91%
17 William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI3049313$46,58828.80%1573.4869.14%
18 Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA30857365$50,07059.82%1503.3068.60%
19 West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV3140314$42,12045.13%1553.5969.39%
20 Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL3170317$23,55354.48%1503.4359.55%
21 Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA322515837$44,26056.43%1543.5682.14%
22 University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK3230323$29,86443.17%1563.5370.87%
23 Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL3241325$39,90058.25%1503.2166.67%
24 Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA32957386$48,41069.42%1543.4990.63%
25 Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA3320332$49,84845.14%1523.1658.49%