Columbia Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 1,748 students enrolled in Columbia Law School - 1,410 JD and 338 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 35 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 415 students newly enrolled to the law school - 189 men and 205 women. Columbia Law School is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 7,754 | 948 | 363 | 52 | 415 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 412 | 216 | 196 | 0 |
| 2021 | 364 | 193 | 169 | 2 |
| 2022 | 479 | 240 | 230 | 9 |
| 2023 | 398 | 193 | 200 | 5 |
| 2024 | 401 | 189 | 205 | 7 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,748 students enrolled, of which 1,410 are J.D. students and 338 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 80.66% at Columbia Law School.
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The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Columbia Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,571 | 1,244 | 327 |
| 2021 | 1,595 | 1,263 | 332 |
| 2022 | 1,520 | 1,293 | 227 |
| 2023 | 1,783 | 1,357 | 426 |
| 2024 | 1,748 | 1,410 | 338 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Columbia Law School is 45.73%. The percentage of African-american students is 11.57% with 42 students and the percentage of Asian students is 17.36% with 63 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Columbia Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 (0.55%) |
1 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 42 (11.57%) |
21 | 21 |
| Asian | 63 (17.36%) |
27 | 34 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 48 (13.22%) |
26 | 21 |
| White | 166 (45.73%) |
78 | 85 |
| Two or More | 14 (3.86%) |
5 | 9 |
| Race Unknown | 9 (2.48%) |
7 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 59 (16.25%) |
28 | 29 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
450 faculties and 20 law librarians work for Columbia Law School. With the 1,748 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Law School | 450 | 20 | 4 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 274 men (60.89%) and 175 women (38.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at Columbia University Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 142 full-time and 308 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 367 | 403 | 450 |
| Full-time | 118 | 111 | 142 |
| Men | 72 | 64 | 87 |
| Women | 46 | 47 | 54 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Part-time | 249 | 292 | 308 |
| Men | 143 | 165 | 187 |
| Women | 106 | 127 | 121 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 20 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Columbia Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Full-time | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Part-time | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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