Roger Williams University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 516 students enrolled in Roger Williams University School of Law - 514 JD and 2 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 37 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 148 students newly enrolled to the law school - 48 men and 99 women. Roger Williams University School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 951 620 146 2 148
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020168 73 95 0
    2021169 61 104 4
    2022192 73 115 4
    2023181 68 111 2
    2024147 48 99 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Roger Williams University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 516 students enrolled, of which 514 are J.D. students and 2 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 99.61% at Roger Williams University School of Law.
    You can compare Roger Williams University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Roger Williams University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20204924839
    20215215174
    20225275225
    20235535503
    20245165142
    Roger Williams University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Roger Williams University School of Law is 92.47%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.79% with 7 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.42% with 5 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Roger Williams University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black7
    (4.79%)    		 25
    Asian5
    (3.42%)    		 23
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic24
    (16.44%)    		 1113
    White135
    (92.47%)    		 5083
    Two or More2
    (1.37%)    		 02
    Race Unknown6
    (4.11%)    		 24
    Nonresident Aliens2
    (1.37%)    		 11
    Roger Williams University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    105 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Roger Williams University School of Law. With the 516 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Roger Williams University School of Law10545 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 47 men (44.76%) and 58 women (55.24%) faculties teaching/advising students at RWU Law. By employment status, 36 full-time and 69 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total9191105
    Full-time273236
    Men91012
    Women182224
    Other000
    Part-time645969
    Men373735
    Women272234
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Roger Williams University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians544
    Full-time544
    Part-time000
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