Irvine School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 508 students enrolled in Irvine School of Law - 473 JD and 35 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 2 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 173 students newly enrolled to the law school - 64 men and 87 women. Irvine School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 3,096 | 538 | 173 | 0 | 173 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | 68 | 87 | 2 |
| 2022 | 169 | 78 | 88 | 3 |
| 2023 | 169 | 77 | 91 | 1 |
| 2024 | 147 | 68 | 75 | 4 |
| 2025 | 156 | 64 | 87 | 5 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 508 students enrolled, of which 473 are J.D. students and 35 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 93.11% at Irvine School of Law.
You can compare Irvine 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 Irvine School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 551 | 500 | 51 |
| 2022 | 479 | 443 | 36 |
| 2023 | 519 | 467 | 52 |
| 2024 | 510 | 473 | 37 |
| 2025 | 508 | 473 | 35 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Irvine School of Law is 39.31%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.89% with 5 students and the percentage of Asian students is 33.53% with 58 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Irvine School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 (0.58%) |
0 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 5 (2.89%) |
1 | 3 |
| Asian | 58 (33.53%) |
20 | 29 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 25 (14.45%) |
7 | 17 |
| White | 68 (39.31%) |
29 | 31 |
| Two or More | 13 (7.51%) |
6 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | 3 (1.73%) |
1 | 0 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
137 faculties and 11 law librarians work for Irvine School of Law. With the 508 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine School of Law | 137 | 11 | 4 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| California Law Schools | 164 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 229 | 12 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 139 | 6 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 63 men (47.37%) and 62 women (46.62%) faculties teaching/advising students at UCI Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 54 full-time and 79 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 143 | 145 | 133 | 137 |
| Full-time | 59 | 56 | 54 | 53 |
| Men | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Women | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Part-time | 84 | 89 | 79 | 84 |
| Men | 45 | 45 | 37 | 29 |
| Women | 39 | 43 | 36 | 41 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 10 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Irvine School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Full-time | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Part-time | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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