Ave Maria School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 300 students enrolled in Ave Maria School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 26 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 133 students newly enrolled to the law school - 66 men and 67 women. Ave Maria School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 860 | 456 | 129 | 4 | 133 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | 51 | 58 | 0 |
| 2022 | 121 | 58 | 63 | 0 |
| 2023 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
| 2024 | 99 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
| 2025 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 300 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Ave Maria School of Law.
You can compare Ave Maria School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Ave Maria School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 286 | 286 | 0 |
| 2022 | 299 | 299 | 0 |
| 2023 | 292 | 292 | 0 |
| 2024 | 274 | 274 | 0 |
| 2025 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Ave Maria School of Law is 64.34%. The percentage of African-american students is 1.55% with 2 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Ave Maria School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 (0.78%) |
1 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 2 (1.55%) |
1 | 1 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 35 (27.13%) |
17 | 18 |
| White | 83 (64.34%) |
41 | 42 |
| Two or More | 6 (4.65%) |
3 | 3 |
| Race Unknown | 6 (4.65%) |
3 | 3 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
42 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Ave Maria School of Law. With the 300 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ave Maria School of Law | 42 | 5 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Florida Law Schools | 122 | 7 | 7 to 1 |
| Public | 111 | 7 | 7 to 1 |
| Private | 128 | 6 | 7 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 24 men (58.54%) and 17 women (41.46%) faculties teaching/advising students at Ave Maria Law. By employment status, 27 full-time and 14 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36 | 33 | 41 | 42 |
| Full-time | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 |
| Men | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Women | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Men | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Women | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Ave Maria School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Full-time | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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