First Year Law School Population by Gender and Attending Status

In 2022, total 41,808 first year students have enrolled in ABA accredited law schools. It is 4,056 more students than last year, an increase of 10.74% from 2021.

Of the 41,808 first year law students, 15,977 students enrolled in public and 25,831 enrolled in private law schools.
By gender, there are 18,494 men, 24,032 women, and 192 first year students of other genders.
By attending status, 39,073 students enrolled as full-time status and 18,494 enrolled as par-time status.
1,470 students pre-admitted by conditional program such as early assurance or pre-enrollment program.

The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with first year students information. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

School	First Year Students Total	Pre-admitted	Full-time			Part-time
School	First Year Students Total	Pre-admitted	Men	Women	Other	Men	Women	Other
University of Akron School of Law PublicAkron, OH	165	4	65	62	1	17	19	0
The University of Alabama School of Law PublicTuscaloosa, AL	152	3	74	79	0	0	0	0
Albany Law School PrivateAlbany, NY	215	5	94	122	0	0	0	0
Washington College of Law PrivateWashington, DC	409	7	118	236	0	28	31	0
Appalachian School of Law PrivateGrundy, GA	62	0	34	28	0	0	0	1
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law PublicPhoenix, AZ	307	4	158	146	3	0	0	0
James E. Rogers College of Law PublicTucson, AZ	124	2	64	81	0	0	0	0
University of Arkansas School of Law PublicFayetteville, AR	130	0	65	65	0	0	0	0
William H. Bowen School of Law PublicLittle Rock, AR	162	5	67	69	0	5	21	0
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School PrivateAtlanta, GA	130	1	39	54	0	11	27	0
Ave Maria School of Law PrivateNaples, FL	120	1	58	63	0	0	0	0
University of Baltimore School of Law PublicBaltimore, MD	234	0	82	106	1	37	63	0
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law PrivateOrlando, FL	319	2	111	165	0	15	26	1
Baylor Law School PrivateWaco, TX	213	0	95	118	0	0	0	0
Belmont University College of Law PrivateNashville, TN	144	0	53	89	2	0	0	1
Boston College Law School PrivateNewton, MA	353	12	164	192	0	0	0	1
Boston University School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	318	9	143	175	0	0	0	0
J. Reuben Clark Law School PrivateProvo, UT	137	4	68	70	0	0	0	0
Brooklyn Law School PrivateBrooklyn, NY	422	16	150	234	8	12	19	0
California Western School of Law PrivateSan Diego, CA	256	18	82	112	0	9	28	0
Berkeley School of Law PublicBerkeley, CA	384	41	140	234	10	0	0	0
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA	265	5	108	157	0	0	0	0
Hastings College of the Law PublicSan Francisco, CA	397	13	169	234	2	0	0	0
Irvine School of Law PublicIrvine, CA	169	3	78	88	3	0	0	0
Los Angeles School of Law PublicLos Angeles, CA	366	19	161	203	2	0	0	0
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law PrivateRaleigh, NC	206	9	84	132	0	0	0	0
Capital University Law School PrivateColumbus, OH	191	7	63	95	0	15	21	0
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	322	11	105	172	4	20	31	0
Case Western Reserve University School of Law PrivateCleveland, OH	158	0	68	93	0	0	0	1
Columbus School of Law PrivateWashington, DC	161	2	46	76	0	18	21	0
Chapman University School of Law PrivateOrange, CA	150	1	71	81	0	0	0	0
Charleston School of Law PrivateCharleston, SC	270	3	85	166	0	0	0	0
University of Chicago Law School PrivateChicago, IL	190	15	94	96	0	0	0	0
Chicago-Kent College of Law PrivateChicago, IL	255	9	97	137	2	8	14	1
University of Cincinnati College of Law PublicCincinnati, OH	125	5	59	66	0	0	0	2
City University of New York School of Law PublicLong Island City, NY	219	11	42	115	4	22	38	0
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law PublicCleveland, OH	137	0	55	61	0	7	16	0
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law PublicBoulder, CO	172	15	77	95	0	0	0	0
Columbia Law School PrivateNew York, NY	479	46	240	230	9	0	0	0
Concordia University School of Law PrivatePortland, OR	0		0	0		0	0
University of Connecticut School of Law PublicHartford, CT	153	9	47	82	0	11	11	0
Cornell Law School PrivateIthaca, NY	200	10	91	109	0	0	0	0
Creighton University School of Law PrivateOmaha, NE	154	8	78	79	0	0	0	0
University of Dayton School of Law PrivateDayton, OH	131	2	34	63	2	9	22	2
Sturm College of Law PrivateDenver, CO	251	8	75	137	1	13	28	1
DePaul University College of Law PrivateChicago, IL	205	0	63	118	2	13	29	0
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law PrivateDetroit, MI	223	1	78	133	0	6	6	0
David A. Clarke School of Law PublicWashington, DC	74	0	18	38	0	8	14	0
Drake University Law School PrivateDes Moines, IA	120	1	59	65	0	0	0	0
Drexel University School of Law PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	147	1	65	81	2	0	0	0
Duke University School of Law PrivateDurham, NC	285	3	131	157	0	0	0	0
Duquesne Kline School of Law PrivatePittsburgh, PA	165	5	57	80	0	10	13	0
Elon University School of Law PrivateGreensboro, NC	171	3	71	100	0	0	0	0
Emory University School of Law PrivateAtlanta, GA	304	0	139	177	0	0	0	0
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law PrivateMontgomery, AL	108	3	73	67	0	0	0	0
Florida A&M University College of Law PublicOrlando, FL	130	0	30	74	0	6	20	0
Florida Coastal School of Law PrivateJacksonville, FL	0		0	0		0	0
Florida International University College of Law PublicMiami, FL	168	2	60	91	1	17	18	3
Florida State University College of Law PublicTallahassee, FL	157	0	63	94	0	0	0	0
Levin College of Law PublicGainesville, FL	241	13	129	112	0	0	0	0
Fordham University School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	454	18	178	222	0	24	29	0
George Mason University School of Law PublicArlington, VA	262	3	114	106	0	22	20	0
The George Washington University Law School PrivateWashington, DC	505	24	207	276	0	14	15	0
Georgetown University Law Center PrivateWashington, DC	558	41	226	281	3	27	21	0
Georgia State University College of Law PublicAtlanta, GA	222	0	86	107	0	14	30	0
University of Georgia School of Law PublicAthens, GA	194	3	95	101	1	0	0	0
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law PrivateSan Francisco, CA	149	4	40	65	1	16	27	1
Gonzaga University School of Law PrivateSpokane, MA	193	4	81	111	2	0	0	0
Harvard Law School PrivateCambridge, MA	562	192	257	305	1	0	0	0
William S. Richardson School of Law PublicHonolulu, HI	101	3	25	57	1	3	15	1
Hofstra University School of Law PrivateHempstead, NY	284	6	127	146	0	5	9	1
University of Houston Law Center PublicHouston, TX	244	2	91	118	0	18	18	0
Howard University School of Law PrivateWashington, DC	165	12	42	120	2	0	0	0
University of Idaho College of Law PublicMoscow, ID	125	6	73	58	0	0	0	0
University of Illinois College of Law PublicChampaign, IL	207	4	115	91	1	0	0	0
Maurer School of Law PublicBloomington, IN	191	7	96	93	2	0	0	0
Robert H. McKinney School of Law PublicIndianapolis, IN	242	7	90	112	0	30	50	0
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law PrivateSan Juan, PR	194	1	34	54	1	25	39	0
University of Iowa College of Law PublicIowa City, IA	160	7	85	74	2	0	0	0
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law PublicChicago, IL	354	18	109	186	6	40	45	0
University of Kansas School of Law PublicLawrence, KS	123	4	52	71	0	0	0	0
University of Kentucky College of Law PublicLexington, KY	141	2	61	81	0	0	0	0
University of La Verne College of Law PrivateOntario, CA	0		0	0		0	0
Lewis & Clark Law School PrivatePortland, OR	197	1	69	106	0	8	13	0
Liberty University School of Law PrivateLynchburg, VA	133	3	75	58	0	0	0	0
Duncan School of Law PrivateKnoxville, TN	125	0	60	67	0	0	0	0
Paul M. Hebert Law Center PublicBaton Rouge, LA	232	1	112	121	0	0	0	0
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law PublicLouisville, LA	129	1	73	61	0	0	0	0
Loyola Law School PrivateLos Angeles, CA	350	4	107	197	1	15	30	0
Loyola University Chicago School of Law PrivateChicago, IL	381	2	118	214	1	15	33	0
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law PrivateNew Orleans, LA	197	0	87	103	1	3	3	0
University of Maine School of Law PublicPortland, ME	91	3	33	58	0	0	0	0
Marquette University Law School PrivateMilwaukee, WI	205	3	95	103	0	3	4	0
University of Maryland School of Law PublicBaltimore, MD	276	5	79	157	1	12	28	0
McGeorge School of Law PrivateSacramento, CA	157	3	60	78	2	13	17	0
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law PublicMemphis, TN	115	1	64	54	0	0	0	0
Mercer Law School PrivateMacon, GA	119	1	57	62	0	0	0	0
University of Miami School of Law PrivateCoral Gables, FL	392	13	168	224	0	0	0	0
Michigan State University College of Law PrivateEast Lansing, MI	235	9	121	112	2	0	0	0
University of Michigan Law School PublicAnn Arbor, MI	313	41	156	153	6	0	0	0
University of Minnesota Law School PublicMinneapolis, MN	231	8	108	122	1	0	0	0
Mississippi College School of Law PrivateJackson, MS	140	3	58	82	0	0	0	0
University of Mississippi School of Law PublicUniversity, MS	181	1	86	95	0	0	0	0
University of Missouri School of Law PublicColumbia, MO	139	5	71	71	0	0	0	0
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law PublicKansas City, MO	134	5	61	77	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Hamline School of Law PrivateSt. Paul, MN	394	5	56	90	1	98	151	0
University of Montana School of Law PublicMissoula, MT	160	81	37	44	0	0	0	0
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law PublicLincoln, NE	161	3	84	80	0	0	0	0
William S. Boyd School of Law PublicLas Vegas, NV	155	0	68	65	0	9	13	0
New England School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	392	2	95	189	2	48	57	0
University of New Hampshire School of Law PublicConcord, NH	224	5	85	60	0	58	27	0
University of New Mexico School of Law PublicAlbuquerque, NM	112	7	49	63	0	0	0	0
New York Law School PrivateNew York, NY	414	7	121	244	2	14	34	0
New York University School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	484	26	198	278	9	0	0	0
North Carolina Central University School of Law PublicDurham, NC	173	4	47	109	0	4	16	0
University of North Carolina School of Law PublicChapel Hill, NC	209	10	93	113	3	0	0	0
University of North Dakota School of Law PublicGrand Forks, ND	87	0	45	44	0	0	0	0
Northeastern University School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	239	7	53	170	1	5	10	0
Northern Illinois University College of Law PublicDeKalb, IL	121	3	62	64	0	0	0	0
Salmon P. Chase College of Law PublicHighland Heights, KY	143	1	56	58	0	14	21	0
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law PrivateChicago, IL	248	14	108	139	1	0	0	0
Notre Dame Law School PrivateNotre Dame, IL	182	4	84	97	0	0	0	0
Shepard Broad Law Center PrivateFort Lauderdale, FL	217	8	86	98	1	15	17	0
Claude W. Pettit College of Law PrivateAda, OH	67	4	25	41	0	0	0	0
Michael E. Moritz College of Law PublicColumbus, OH	179	0	87	91	3	0	0	0
Oklahoma City University School of Law PrivateOklahoma City, OK	158	2	81	77	0	0	0	0
University of Oklahoma College of Law PublicNorman, OK	211	3	102	107	1	0	0	0
University of Oregon School of Law PublicEugene, OR	174	7	73	107	0	0	0	0
Pace University School of Law PrivateWhite Plains, NY	312	11	73	133	0	25	41	0
Penn State Dickinson Law PublicCarlisle, PA	96	3	51	43	2	0	0	0
Penn State Law PublicUniversity Park, PA	139	3	59	80	0	0	0	0
University of Pennsylvania Law School PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	309	26	138	170	1	0	0	0
Pepperdine University School of Law PrivateMalibu, CA	217	15	91	130	0	0	0	0
University of Pittsburgh Law School PublicPittsburgh, PA	152	0	69	83	0	0	0	0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law PrivatePonce, PR	173	0	51	98	0	40	54	0
University of Puerto Rico School of Law PublicSan Juan, PR	125	1	26	68	0	11	18	0
Quinnipiac University School of Law PrivateHamden, CT	127	1	40	69	0	4	14	0
Regent University School of Law PrivateVirginia Beach, VA	124	2	58	63	0	1	2	0
University of Richmond School of Law PrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA	145	4	48	97	0	0	0	0
Roger Williams University School of Law PrivateBristol, RI	185	1	73	115	4	0	0	0
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus PublicCamden, NJ	462	12	284	279	3	45	55	0
Saint Louis University School of Law PrivateQueens, NY	211	1	86	106	0	9	10	0
Cumberland School of Law PrivateBirmingham, AL	159	0	67	96	0	0	0	0
University of San Diego School of Law PrivateSan Diego, CA	257	8	95	151	0	5	6	0
University of San Francisco School of Law PrivateSan Francisco, CA	148	0	57	83	2	1	5	0
Santa Clara University School of Law PrivateSanta Clara, CA	226	6	99	128	0	0	0	0
Seattle University School of Law PrivateSeattle, WA	230	0	74	117	0	13	30	0
Seton Hall University School of Law PrivateNewark, NJ	356	6	132	176	0	23	26	0
University of South Carolina School of Law PublicColumbia, SC	213	1	100	110	3	0	0	0
University of South Dakota School of Law PublicVermillion, SD	79	0	33	46	0	0	0	0
South Texas College of Law PrivateHouston, TX	345	1	218	237	0	37	37	0
Gould School of Law PrivateLos Angeles, CA	212	9	78	132	2	0	0	0
Southern Illinois University School of Law PublicCarbondale, IL	89	2	43	45	0	0	0	0
Dedman School of Law PrivateDallas, TX	226	2	97	129	0	0	0	0
Southern University Law Center PublicBaton Rouge, LA	340	5	113	143	3	30	54	0
Southwestern Law School PrivateLos Angeles, CA	373	7	144	166	3	22	43	0
St. John's University School of Law PrivateQueens, NY	263	2	129	141	0	2	1	0
St. Mary's University School of Law PrivateSan Antonio, TX	259	4	98	124	0	29	41	0
St. Thomas University School of Law PrivateMiami Gardens, FL	302	6	145	157	0	0	0	0
University of St. Thomas School of Law PrivateMinneapolis, MN	162	2	62	99	1	0	0	0
Stanford Law School PrivateStanford, CA	189	28	94	86	4	0	0	0
Stetson University College of Law PrivateGulfport, FL	333	21	121	153	2	25	30	0
Suffolk University Law School PrivateBoston, MA	448	12	123	246	3	30	50	0
Syracuse University College of Law PrivateSyracuse, NY	236	8	140	168	0	0	0	0
Beasley School of Law PublicPhiladelphia, PA	219	6	90	96	4	15	16	0
University of Tennessee College of Law PublicKnoxville, TN	124	1	63	58	3	0	0	0
Texas A&M University School of Law PublicFort Worth, TX	179	3	85	93	0	0	1	0
University of Texas School of Law PublicAustin, TX	418	19	178	239	0	0	0	0
Thurgood Marshall School of Law PublicHouston, TX	204	10	85	128	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech University School of Law PublicLubbock, TX	157	3	72	86	0	0	0	0
Thomas Jefferson School of Law PrivateSan Diego, CA	0		0	0		0	0
University of Toledo College of Law PublicToledo, OH	159	0	81	61	0	6	14	0
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center PrivateCentral Islip, NY	241	2	85	85	0	24	41	0
Tulane University School of Law PrivateNew Orleans, LA	223	9	96	126	0	0	0	0
University of Tulsa College of Law PrivateTulsa, OK	139	0	68	70	0	0	0	0
University at Buffalo Law School PublicBuffalo, NY	156	7	64	92	0	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts School of Law PublicNorth Dartmouth, MA	127	5	50	65	0	9	17	0
UNT Dallas College of Law PublicDallas, TX	144	0	41	51	0	23	29	0
S.J. Quinney College of Law PublicSalt Lake City, UT	95	1	42	52	1	0	0	0
Vanderbilt University Law School PrivateNashville, TN	154	5	72	82	0	0	0	0
Vermont Law School PrivateSouth Royalton, VT	174	0	63	102	1	0	0	0
Villanova University School of Law PrivateVillanova, PA	219	3	91	128	0	0	0	0
University of Virginia School of Law PublicCharlottesville, VA	299	13	145	153	1	0	0	0
Wake Forest University School of Law PrivateWinston-Salem, NC	167	4	77	90	0	0	0	0
Washburn University School of Law PublicTopeka, KS	101	0	47	51	0	0	0	0
Washington and Lee University School of Law PrivateLexington, VA	151	3	72	79	1	0	0	0
Washington University School of Law PrivateSt. Louis, MO	266	7	132	131	3	0	0	0
University of Washington School of Law PublicSeattle, WA	172	6	70	100	2	0	0	0
Wayne State University Law School PublicDetroit, MI	123	0	53	64	0	3	3	0
West Virginia University College of Law PublicMorgantown, WV	117	1	61	56	0	0	0	0
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School PrivateLansing, MI	188	4	29	34	0	95	114	0
Western New England University School of Law PrivateSpringfield, MA	126	2	26	60	0	14	19	0
Western State College of Law PrivateIrvine, CA	110	3	36	52	0	9	13	0
Widener Law Commonwealth PrivateHarrisburg, PA	125	1	45	58	1	6	17	0
Willamette University College of Law PrivateSalem, OR	125	4	58	74	2	0	0	0
Marshall-Wythe School of Law PublicWilliamsburg, VA	176	12	70	105	1	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin Law School PublicMadison, MI	274	10	147	137	0	0	0	0
University of Wyoming College of Law PublicLaramie, WY	91	0	40	37	0	0	0	0
Yale Law School PrivateNew Haven, CT	201	51	97	105	1	0	0	0
Drivon School of Law PrivateStockton, CA	0		0	0		0	0
Widener Law Delaware PrivateWilmington, DE	261	4	100	115	0	25	29	0
Valparaiso University Law School PrivateValparaiso, IN	0		0	0		0	0

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