Cornell Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 875 students enrolled in Cornell Law School - 586 JD and 289 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 89 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 191 students newly enrolled to the law school - 96 men and 92 women. Cornell Law School is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 5,198 | 956 | 187 | 4 | 191 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 195 | 109 | 86 | 0 |
| 2021 | 198 | 97 | 101 | 0 |
| 2022 | 200 | 91 | 109 | 0 |
| 2023 | 207 | 112 | 95 | 0 |
| 2024 | 189 | 96 | 92 | 1 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 875 students enrolled, of which 586 are J.D. students and 289 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 66.97% at Cornell Law School.
You can compare Cornell Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Cornell Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 753 | 603 | 150 |
| 2021 | 718 | 578 | 140 |
| 2022 | 737 | 580 | 157 |
| 2023 | 964 | 585 | 379 |
| 2024 | 875 | 586 | 289 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Cornell Law School is 43.32%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.63% with 18 students and the percentage of Asian students is 14.44% with 27 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Cornell Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 18 (9.63%) |
7 | 11 |
| Asian | 27 (14.44%) |
17 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 26 (13.90%) |
17 | 9 |
| White | 81 (43.32%) |
48 | 33 |
| Two or More | 4 (2.14%) |
1 | 3 |
| Race Unknown | 4 (2.14%) |
3 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 48 (25.67%) |
19 | 28 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
213 faculties and 9 law librarians work for Cornell Law School. With the 875 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Law School | 213 | 9 | 5 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 130 men (61.03%) and 83 women (38.97%) faculties teaching/advising students at Cornell Law. By employment status, 77 full-time and 136 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 181 | 196 | 213 |
| Full-time | 67 | 75 | 77 |
| Men | 38 | 44 | 44 |
| Women | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 114 | 121 | 136 |
| Men | 75 | 74 | 86 |
| Women | 38 | 46 | 50 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 9 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Cornell Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Full-time | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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