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
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