University of Virginia School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 960 students enrolled in University of Virginia School of Law - 911 JD and 49 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 10 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 305 students newly enrolled to the law school - 142 men and 162 women. University of Virginia 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 5,610 643 277 28 305
TotalMenWomenOther
2020320 178 142 0
2021335 184 151 0
2022299 145 153 1
2023315 156 157 2
2024305 142 162 1
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Virginia School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 960 students enrolled, of which 911 are J.D. students and 49 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 94.90% at University of Virginia School of Law.
You can compare University of Virginia 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 Virginia School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,01296448
20211,00694264
202293692214
202395089852
202496091149
University of Virginia 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 Virginia School of Law is 70.04%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.03% with 25 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.25% with 45 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Virginia School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black25
(9.03%)
1213
Asian45
(16.25%)
2025
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic22
(7.94%)
1012
White194
(70.04%)
10290
Two or More12
(4.33%)
66
Race Unknown6
(2.17%)
33
Nonresident Aliens11
(3.97%)
38
University of Virginia School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

276 faculties and 16 law librarians work for University of Virginia School of Law. With the 960 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
University of Virginia School of Law276163 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Virginia Law Schools14898 to 1
Public235148 to 1
Private8258 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 177 men (64.13%) and 99 women (35.87%) faculties teaching/advising students at UVA Law. By employment status, 107 full-time and 169 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total252245276
Full-time8793107
Men586067
Women293340
Other000
Part-time165152169
Men110103110
Women554959
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 16 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Virginia School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians151516
Full-time151516
Part-time000