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