University of Chicago Law School Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 686 students enrolled in University of Chicago Law School - 594 JD and 92 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 17 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 192 students newly enrolled to the law school - 97 men and 95 women. University of Chicago Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 5,259 672 180 12 192
TotalMenWomenOther
2020193 106 87 0
2021197 94 102 1
2022190 94 96 0
2023208 91 114 3
2024192 97 95 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Chicago Law School Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 686 students enrolled, of which 594 are J.D. students and 92 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.59% at University of Chicago Law School.
You can compare University of Chicago Law School 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 University of Chicago Law School.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
202071161497
202172062298
202266962643
202370361093
202468659492
University of Chicago Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Chicago Law School is 53.33%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.44% with 17 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.89% with 25 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Chicago Law School.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native1
(0.56%)
10
African-American / Black17
(9.44%)
313
Asian25
(13.89%)
1114
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic39
(21.67%)
2019
White96
(53.33%)
5738
Two or More12
(6.67%)
75
Race Unknown6
(3.33%)
33
Nonresident Aliens7
(3.89%)
43
University of Chicago Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

216 faculties and 7 law librarians work for University of Chicago Law School. With the 686 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
University of Chicago Law School21673 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Illinois Law Schools16065 to 1
Public10755 to 1
Private19575 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 146 men (67.59%) and 69 women (31.94%) faculties teaching/advising students at Chicago Law. By employment status, 82 full-time and 134 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total183182216
Full-time767682
Men454650
Women313032
Other000
Part-time107106134
Men878196
Women202537
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Chicago Law School.
202220232024
Librarians1087
Full-time1087
Part-time000