Dedman School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 717 students enrolled in Dedman School of Law - 649 JD and 68 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 8 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 227 students newly enrolled to the law school - 82 men and 143 women. Dedman School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 2,540 | 772 | 223 | 4 | 227 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | 124 | 149 | 0 |
| 2022 | 226 | 97 | 129 | 0 |
| 2023 | 226 | 96 | 130 | 0 |
| 2024 | 190 | 85 | 105 | 0 |
| 2025 | 225 | 82 | 143 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 717 students enrolled, of which 649 are J.D. students and 68 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 90.52% at Dedman School of Law.
You can compare Dedman School of Law 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 Dedman School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 764 | 696 | 68 |
| 2022 | 795 | 719 | 76 |
| 2023 | 769 | 687 | 82 |
| 2024 | 725 | 663 | 62 |
| 2025 | 717 | 649 | 68 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Dedman School of Law is 67.26%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.04% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.11% with 27 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Dedman School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 9 (4.04%) |
1 | 8 |
| Asian | 27 (12.11%) |
9 | 16 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 26 (11.66%) |
9 | 17 |
| White | 150 (67.26%) |
56 | 94 |
| Two or More | 7 (3.14%) |
3 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 8 (3.59%) |
4 | 4 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
186 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Dedman School of Law. With the 717 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedman School of Law | 186 | 7 | 4 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Texas Law Schools | 154 | 6 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 152 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 158 | 5 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 112 men (67.47%) and 54 women (32.53%) faculties teaching/advising students at SMU Law. By employment status, 51 full-time and 115 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 142 | 145 | 166 | 186 |
| Full-time | 48 | 42 | 51 | 61 |
| Men | 24 | 19 | 26 | 28 |
| Women | 24 | 23 | 25 | 33 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 94 | 103 | 115 | 125 |
| Men | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 |
| Women | 23 | 24 | 29 | 36 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Dedman School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Full-time | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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