Sturm College of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 955 students enrolled in Sturm College of Law - 840 JD and 115 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 12 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In 2023, 280 students newly enrolled to the law school - 103 men and 173 women. By enrolled status, 231 students enrolled as full-time and 103 students enrolled as part-time. Sturm College of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2023 Admission 2,094 1,015 276 4 280
TotalMenWomenOther
2020Total 248 109 139 0
Full-time 213 92 121 0
Part-time 35 17 18 0
2021Total 271 129 140 2
Full-time 235 112 121 2
Part-time 36 17 19 0
2022Total 255 88 165 2
Full-time 213 75 137 1
Part-time 42 13 28 1
2023Total 280 103 173 4
Full-time 234 90 141 3
Part-time 46 13 32 1
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Sturm College of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In 2023, 955 students enrolled, of which840 are J.D. students and 115 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 87.96% at Sturm College of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Sturm College of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
2020935776159
20211,008805203
2022967816151
2023955840115
Sturm College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Sturm College of Law is 68.12%. The percentage of African-american students is 1.45% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.61% with 21 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Sturm College of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native3
(1.09%)
12
African-American / Black4
(1.45%)
22
Asian21
(7.61%)
615
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
(0.36%)
10
Hispanic35
(12.68%)
1322
White188
(68.12%)
71113
Two or More19
(6.88%)
613
Race Unknown8
(2.90%)
26
Nonresident Aliens1
(0.36%)
10
Sturm College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2023 Faculties & Staffs

In 2023, 152 faculties and 16 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for Sturm College of Law. With the 955 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Sturm College of Law152166 to 1
All Law Schools127236 to 1
Public113226 to 1
Private138246 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 83 men (54.61%) and 69 women (45.39%) faculties teaching/advising students at DUlaw. By employment status, 60 full-time and 92 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
Total152
Full-time60
Men27
Women33
Other0
Part-time92
Men56
Women36
Other0

Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

Other than teaching faculties, 16 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 10 librarians and 6 administration staffs.
2022
Total16
Librarians10
Full-time8
Part-time2
Administration6
Full-time4
Part-time2