California Western School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 625 students enrolled in California Western School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 114 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 226 students newly enrolled to the law school - 86 men and 138 women. By enrolled status, 204 students enrolled as full-time and 86 students enrolled as part-time. California Western School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,645 | 911 | 208 | 18 | 226 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 262 | 113 | 149 | 0 |
| Full-time | 238 | 106 | 132 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 275 | 114 | 159 | 2 |
| Full-time | 242 | 99 | 141 | 2 | |
| Part-time | 33 | 15 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 231 | 91 | 140 | 0 |
| Full-time | 194 | 82 | 112 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 37 | 9 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 245 | 103 | 141 | 1 |
| Full-time | 224 | 93 | 131 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Total | 226 | 86 | 138 | 2 |
| Full-time | 206 | 80 | 124 | 2 | |
| Part-time | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 625 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at California Western School of Law.
You can compare California Western School of Law 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 California Western School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 781 | 676 | 105 |
| 2021 | 800 | 682 | 118 |
| 2022 | 780 | 653 | 127 |
| 2023 | 739 | 623 | 116 |
| 2024 | 625 | 625 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at California Western School of Law is 56.25%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.85% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.21% with 15 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at California Western School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 8 (3.85%) |
2 | 6 |
| Asian | 15 (7.21%) |
4 | 11 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 78 (37.50%) |
38 | 39 |
| White | 117 (56.25%) |
46 | 71 |
| Two or More | 9 (4.33%) |
2 | 7 |
| Race Unknown | 10 (4.81%) |
8 | 2 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 8 (3.85%) |
3 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
107 faculties and 8 law librarians work for California Western School of Law. With the 625 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Western School of Law | 107 | 8 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| California Law Schools | 159 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 221 | 12 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 135 | 6 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 56 men (52.34%) and 51 women (47.66%) faculties teaching/advising students at California Western Law. By employment status, 38 full-time and 69 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 112 | 112 | 107 |
| Full-time | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| Men | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Women | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 79 | 76 | 69 |
| Men | 40 | 39 | 36 |
| Women | 39 | 37 | 33 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at California Western School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Full-time | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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