Capital University Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 463 students enrolled in Capital University Law School - 455 JD and 8 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 49 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 152 students newly enrolled to the law school - 69 men and 83 women. By enrolled status, 129 students enrolled as full-time and 69 students enrolled as part-time. Capital University Law School is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 556 | 431 | 148 | 4 | 152 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 158 | 75 | 83 | 0 |
| Full-time | 117 | 57 | 60 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 164 | 86 | 78 | 0 |
| Full-time | 128 | 71 | 57 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 194 | 78 | 116 | 0 |
| Full-time | 158 | 63 | 95 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 159 | 81 | 78 | 0 |
| Full-time | 118 | 55 | 63 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 152 | 69 | 83 | 0 |
| Full-time | 129 | 56 | 73 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 463 students enrolled, of which 455 are J.D. students and 8 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 98.27% at Capital University Law School.
You can compare Capital University Law School 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 Capital University Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 491 | 432 | 59 |
| 2021 | 502 | 461 | 41 |
| 2022 | 514 | 480 | 34 |
| 2023 | 512 | 466 | 46 |
| 2024 | 463 | 455 | 8 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Capital University Law School is 80.41%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.46% with 14 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.38% with 5 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Capital University Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 (1.35%) |
1 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 14 (9.46%) |
5 | 9 |
| Asian | 5 (3.38%) |
1 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 1 (0.68%) |
0 | 1 |
| White | 119 (80.41%) |
62 | 57 |
| Two or More | 11 (7.43%) |
7 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 6 (4.05%) |
4 | 2 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 1 (0.68%) |
1 | 0 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
77 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Capital University Law School. With the 463 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital University Law School | 77 | 3 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Ohio Law Schools | 100 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 114 | 6 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 82 | 4 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 53 men (68.83%) and 24 women (31.17%) faculties teaching/advising students at Capital Law. By employment status, 24 full-time and 53 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 78 | 79 | 77 |
| Full-time | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Men | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Women | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 55 | 56 | 53 |
| Men | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| Women | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Capital University Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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