University of San Diego School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 974 students enrolled in University of San Diego School of Law - 752 JD and 222 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 137 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 257 students newly enrolled to the law school - 78 men and 177 women. By enrolled status, 243 students enrolled as full-time and 78 students enrolled as part-time. University of San Diego School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 3,579 1,203 249 8 257
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 240 104 136 0
    Full-time 216 92 124 0
    Part-time 24 12 12 0
    2021Total 248 108 140 0
    Full-time 234 102 132 0
    Part-time 14 6 8 0
    2022Total 257 100 157 0
    Full-time 246 95 151 0
    Part-time 11 5 6 0
    2023Total 257 95 160 2
    Full-time 245 89 154 2
    Part-time 12 6 6 0
    2024Total 257 78 177 2
    Full-time 245 70 173 2
    Part-time 12 8 4 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of San Diego School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 974 students enrolled, of which 752 are J.D. students and 222 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 77.21% at University of San Diego School of Law.
    You can compare University of San Diego School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of San Diego School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202082574283
    202181174566
    202282475767
    202383775483
    2024974752222
    University of San Diego 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 San Diego School of Law is 57.83%. The percentage of African-american students is 0.80% with 2 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.04% with 25 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of San Diego School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.40%)    		 01
    African-American / Black2
    (0.80%)    		 02
    Asian25
    (10.04%)    		 1015
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic51
    (20.48%)    		 1833
    White144
    (57.83%)    		 5290
    Two or More15
    (6.02%)    		 69
    Race Unknown13
    (5.22%)    		 76
    Nonresident Aliens6
    (2.41%)    		 24
    University of San Diego School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    151 faculties and 7 law librarians work for University of San Diego School of Law. With the 974 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of San Diego School of Law15176 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    California Law Schools15985 to 1
    Public221125 to 1
    Private13565 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 89 men (58.94%) and 62 women (41.06%) faculties teaching/advising students at USD Law. By employment status, 46 full-time and 105 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total164148151
    Full-time554946
    Men373127
    Women181819
    Other000
    Part-time10999105
    Men665862
    Women434143
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of San Diego School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians987
    Full-time887
    Part-time100
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