Washington University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,341 students enrolled in Washington University School of Law - 809 JD and 532 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 132 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 244 students newly enrolled to the law school - 129 men and 110 women. Washington University School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 5,554 953 228 16 244
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020243 133 110 0
    2021229 112 117 0
    2022266 132 131 3
    2023257 101 153 3
    2024243 129 110 4
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Washington University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,341 students enrolled, of which 809 are J.D. students and 532 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 60.33% at Washington University School of Law.
    You can compare Washington University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Washington University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,383718665
    20211,454724730
    20221,511744767
    20231,473780693
    20241,341809532
    Washington University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Washington University School of Law is 71.05%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.02% with 16 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.65% with 22 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Washington University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black16
    (7.02%)    		 412
    Asian22
    (9.65%)    		 418
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic21
    (9.21%)    		 615
    White162
    (71.05%)    		 6789
    Two or More7
    (3.07%)    		 61
    Race Unknown4
    (1.75%)    		 31
    Nonresident Aliens27
    (11.84%)    		 1116
    Washington University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    231 faculties and 8 law librarians work for Washington University School of Law. With the 1,341 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Washington University School of Law23186 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Missouri Law Schools13566 to 1
    Public8746 to 1
    Private23186 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 122 men (52.81%) and 106 women (45.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at WUSTL Law. By employment status, 136 full-time and 95 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total162169231
    Full-time8996136
    Men464865
    Women434871
    Other000
    Part-time737395
    Men484857
    Women252535
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Washington University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians878
    Full-time767
    Part-time111
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