University of Michigan Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,019 students enrolled in University of Michigan Law School - 976 JD and 43 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 7 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In 2023, 334 students newly enrolled to the law school - 162 men and 169 women. University of Michigan Law School is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 719.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2023 Admission 6,253 845 307 27 334
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020361 170 191 0
    2021318 143 172 3
    2022315 156 153 6
    2023334 162 169 3
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Michigan Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In 2023, 1,019 students enrolled, of which976 are J.D. students and 43 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.78% at University of Michigan Law School.
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Michigan Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,0801,02456
    20211,0581,01345
    20221,01296448
    20231,01997643
    University of Michigan Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Michigan Law School is 60.59%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.17% with 22 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.29% with 50 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Michigan Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native4
    (1.30%)    		 12
    African-American / Black22
    (7.17%)    		 148
    Asian50
    (16.29%)    		 2129
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic36
    (11.73%)    		 1421
    White186
    (60.59%)    		 9490
    Two or More23
    (7.49%)    		 1211
    Race Unknown6
    (1.95%)    		 24
    Nonresident Aliens8
    (2.61%)    		 44
    University of Michigan Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2023 Faculties & Staffs

    In 2023, 171 faculties and 28 staffs including librarians and administration staffs work for University of Michigan Law School. With the 1,019 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Michigan Law School171286 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 104 men (60.82%) and 67 women (39.18%) faculties teaching/advising students at UM-Ann Arborlaw. By employment status, 99 full-time and 72 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022
    Total171
    Full-time99
    Men61
    Women38
    Other0
    Part-time72
    Men43
    Women29
    Other0

    Law School Staff by Occupation and Job Type

    Other than teaching faculties, 28 staffs work and help the law school students and faculties including 12 librarians and 16 administration staffs.
    2022
    Total28
    Librarians12
    Full-time12
    Part-time0
    Administration16
    Full-time16
    Part-time0
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