University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 612 students enrolled in University of Detroit Mercy School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students same to the last year's enrollment.

    First-year Enrollment

    In 2023, 210 students newly enrolled to the law school - 78 men and 131 women. By enrolled status, 200 students enrolled as full-time and 78 students enrolled as part-time. University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2023 Admission 955 536 209 1 210
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 189 87 102 0
    Full-time 175 78 97 0
    Part-time 14 9 5 0
    2021Total 209 93 113 3
    Full-time 190 85 102 3
    Part-time 19 8 11 0
    2022Total 223 84 139 0
    Full-time 211 78 133 0
    Part-time 12 6 6 0
    2023Total 209 78 131 0
    Full-time 200 75 125 0
    Part-time 9 3 6 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In 2023, there are 612 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20205995927
    20215875870
    20226126120
    20236126120
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is 44.02%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.22% with 13 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.91% with 4 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black13
    (6.22%)    		 112
    Asian4
    (1.91%)    		 04
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic9
    (4.31%)    		 27
    White92
    (44.02%)    		 3952
    Two or More3
    (1.44%)    		 03
    Race Unknown11
    (5.26%)    		 65
    Nonresident Aliens78
    (37.32%)    		 3048
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2023 Faculties & Staffs

    In 2023, 83 faculties and 24 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. With the 612 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law83247 to 1
    All Law Schools127236 to 1
    Public113226 to 1
    Private138246 to 1
    Michigan Law Schools129286 to 1
    Public136246 to 1
    Private122326 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 42 men (50.60%) and 41 women (49.40%) faculties teaching/advising students at UDMlaw. By employment status, 24 full-time and 59 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022
    Total83
    Full-time24
    Men9
    Women15
    Other0
    Part-time59
    Men33
    Women26
    Other0

    Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

    Other than teaching faculties, 24 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 6 librarians and 18 administration staffs.
    2022
    Total24
    Librarians6
    Full-time6
    Part-time0
    Administration18
    Full-time18
    Part-time0
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