Sturm College of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 920 students enrolled in Sturm College of Law - 838 JD and 82 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 35 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 272 students newly enrolled to the law school - 107 men and 161 women. By enrolled status, 233 students enrolled as full-time and 107 students enrolled as part-time. Sturm College of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 2,156 1,086 267 5 272
    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
    2024Total 272 107 161 4
    Full-time 237 93 140 4
    Part-time 35 14 21 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Sturm College of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 920 students enrolled, of which 838 are J.D. students and 82 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 91.09% at Sturm College of Law.
    You can compare Sturm College of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
    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
    202492083882
    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 70.41%. The percentage of African-american students is 1.50% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.87% 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
    (1.12%)    		 12
    African-American / Black4
    (1.50%)    		 22
    Asian21
    (7.87%)    		 615
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
    (0.37%)    		 10
    Hispanic35
    (13.11%)    		 1322
    White188
    (70.41%)    		 71113
    Two or More19
    (7.12%)    		 613
    Race Unknown8
    (3.00%)    		 26
    Nonresident Aliens1
    (0.37%)    		 10
    Sturm College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    164 faculties and 9 law librarians work for Sturm College of Law. With the 920 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Sturm College of Law16496 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 90 men (54.88%) and 74 women (45.12%) faculties teaching/advising students at DU Law. By employment status, 70 full-time and 94 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total152162164
    Full-time606070
    Men272830
    Women333240
    Other000
    Part-time9210294
    Men566360
    Women363834
    Other010

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 9 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Sturm College of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians1079
    Full-time867
    Part-time212
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