Albany Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 694 students enrolled in Albany Law School - 581 JD and 113 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 17 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 191 students newly enrolled to the law school - 89 men and 99 women. Albany Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,294 | 710 | 189 | 2 | 191 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 182 | 85 | 97 | 0 |
| 2021 | 176 | 76 | 97 | 3 |
| 2022 | 216 | 94 | 122 | 0 |
| 2023 | 198 | 83 | 114 | 1 |
| 2024 | 189 | 89 | 99 | 1 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 694 students enrolled, of which 581 are J.D. students and 113 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 83.72% at Albany Law School.
You can compare Albany Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Albany Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 537 | 487 | 50 |
| 2021 | 585 | 521 | 64 |
| 2022 | 608 | 543 | 65 |
| 2023 | 677 | 566 | 111 |
| 2024 | 694 | 581 | 113 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Albany Law School is 77.25%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.94% with 15 students and the percentage of Asian students is 6.88% with 13 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Albany Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 15 (7.94%) |
4 | 11 |
| Asian | 13 (6.88%) |
6 | 7 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 14 (7.41%) |
5 | 9 |
| White | 146 (77.25%) |
65 | 79 |
| Two or More | 9 (4.76%) |
3 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | 1 (0.53%) |
0 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 1 (0.53%) |
0 | 1 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
99 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Albany Law School. With the 694 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Law School | 99 | 6 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| New York Law Schools | 208 | 9 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 101 | 9 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 224 | 9 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 49 men (49.49%) and 49 women (49.49%) faculties teaching/advising students at Albany Law. By employment status, 44 full-time and 55 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 83 | 91 | 99 |
| Full-time | 40 | 44 | 44 |
| Men | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Women | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 43 | 47 | 55 |
| Men | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Women | 15 | 17 | 24 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Albany Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Full-time | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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