Charleston School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 675 students enrolled in Charleston School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 56 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 259 students newly enrolled to the law school - 76 men and 183 women. Charleston School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,871 | 994 | 257 | 2 | 259 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 206 | 82 | 122 | 2 |
| 2021 | 219 | 98 | 121 | 0 |
| 2022 | 251 | 85 | 166 | 0 |
| 2023 | 224 | 80 | 144 | 0 |
| 2024 | 259 | 76 | 183 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 675 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Charleston School of Law.
You can compare Charleston 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 Charleston School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 613 | 612 | 1 |
| 2021 | 558 | 558 | 0 |
| 2022 | 607 | 607 | 0 |
| 2023 | 619 | 619 | 0 |
| 2024 | 675 | 675 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Charleston School of Law is 69.26%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.72% with 7 students and the percentage of Asian students is 0.78% with 2 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Charleston School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 7 (2.72%) |
2 | 5 |
| Asian | 2 (0.78%) |
2 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 17 (6.61%) |
7 | 10 |
| White | 178 (69.26%) |
60 | 118 |
| Two or More | 6 (2.33%) |
3 | 3 |
| Race Unknown | 12 (4.67%) |
5 | 7 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 2 (0.78%) |
1 | 1 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
76 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Charleston School of Law. With the 675 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston School of Law | 76 | 4 | 8 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 40 men (52.63%) and 36 women (47.37%) faculties teaching/advising students at Charleston Law. By employment status, 30 full-time and 46 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 75 | 81 | 76 |
| Full-time | 23 | 24 | 30 |
| Men | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Women | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 52 | 57 | 46 |
| Men | 30 | 35 | 27 |
| Women | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Charleston School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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