Notre Dame Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 573 students enrolled in Notre Dame Law School - 549 JD and 24 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 8 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 181 students newly enrolled to the law school - 89 men and 91 women. Notre Dame Law School 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 | 2,442 | 568 | 172 | 9 | 181 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 214 | 105 | 109 | 0 |
| 2022 | 181 | 84 | 97 | 0 |
| 2023 | 166 | 85 | 81 | 0 |
| 2024 | 180 | 89 | 91 | 0 |
| 2025 | 180 | 89 | 91 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 573 students enrolled, of which 549 are J.D. students and 24 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.81% at Notre Dame Law School.
You can compare Notre Dame Law School 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 Notre Dame Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 594 | 552 | 42 |
| 2022 | 573 | 557 | 16 |
| 2023 | 554 | 529 | 25 |
| 2024 | 565 | 540 | 25 |
| 2025 | 573 | 549 | 24 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Notre Dame Law School is 68.02%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.91% with 5 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.37% with 23 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Notre Dame Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 5 (2.91%) |
0 | 5 |
| Asian | 23 (13.37%) |
7 | 16 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 20 (11.63%) |
9 | 11 |
| White | 117 (68.02%) |
64 | 53 |
| Two or More | 5 (2.91%) |
1 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 11 (6.40%) |
8 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
151 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Notre Dame Law School. With the 573 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Law School | 151 | 6 | 4 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Illinois Law Schools | 161 | 6 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 108 | 4 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 197 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 100 men (74.63%) and 33 women (24.63%) faculties teaching/advising students at Notre Dame Law. By employment status, 55 full-time and 79 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 113 | 135 | 134 | 151 |
| Full-time | 58 | 56 | 55 | 58 |
| Men | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 |
| Women | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 55 | 79 | 79 | 93 |
| Men | 38 | 54 | 62 | 73 |
| Women | 17 | 23 | 17 | 19 |
| Other | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Notre Dame Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Full-time | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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