Cumberland School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 463 students enrolled in Cumberland School of Law - 446 JD and 17 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 24 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 158 students newly enrolled to the law school - 68 men and 90 women. Cumberland School of Law is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 673 | 396 | 154 | 4 | 158 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | 71 | 88 | 0 |
| 2022 | 163 | 67 | 96 | 0 |
| 2023 | 146 | 67 | 79 | 0 |
| 2024 | 150 | 61 | 89 | 0 |
| 2025 | 158 | 68 | 90 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 463 students enrolled, of which 446 are J.D. students and 17 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 96.33% at Cumberland School of Law.
You can compare Cumberland School of Law 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 Cumberland School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 523 | 432 | 91 |
| 2022 | 510 | 450 | 60 |
| 2023 | 535 | 443 | 92 |
| 2024 | 487 | 449 | 38 |
| 2025 | 463 | 446 | 17 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Cumberland School of Law is 78.57%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.49% with 10 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.30% with 2 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Cumberland School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 10 (6.49%) |
4 | 6 |
| Asian | 2 (1.30%) |
1 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 3 (1.95%) |
0 | 3 |
| White | 121 (78.57%) |
55 | 66 |
| Two or More | 5 (3.25%) |
2 | 3 |
| Race Unknown | 17 (11.04%) |
6 | 11 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
86 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Cumberland School of Law. With the 463 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland School of Law | 86 | 3 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Alabama Law Schools | 77 | 5 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 106 | 8 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 63 | 4 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 49 men (59.76%) and 33 women (40.24%) faculties teaching/advising students at Cumberland Law. By employment status, 20 full-time and 62 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 63 | 80 | 82 | 86 |
| Full-time | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 |
| Men | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Women | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 43 | 60 | 62 | 58 |
| Men | 25 | 33 | 37 | 40 |
| Women | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Cumberland School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Full-time | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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