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