Paul M. Hebert Law Center Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 638 students enrolled in Paul M. Hebert Law Center - 627 JD and 11 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 12 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 228 students newly enrolled to the law school - 101 men and 126 women. Paul M. Hebert Law Center has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 1,017 | 503 | 224 | 4 | 228 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | 98 | 108 | 0 |
| 2022 | 233 | 112 | 121 | 0 |
| 2023 | 208 | 106 | 102 | 0 |
| 2024 | 204 | 98 | 106 | 0 |
| 2025 | 227 | 101 | 126 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 638 students enrolled, of which 627 are J.D. students and 11 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 98.28% at Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
You can compare Paul M. Hebert Law Center 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 Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 605 | 594 | 11 |
| 2022 | 626 | 618 | 8 |
| 2023 | 616 | 607 | 9 |
| 2024 | 626 | 614 | 12 |
| 2025 | 638 | 627 | 11 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Paul M. Hebert Law Center is 74.11%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.93% with 20 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.68% with 6 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 (0.89%) |
1 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 20 (8.93%) |
4 | 16 |
| Asian | 6 (2.68%) |
2 | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 19 (8.48%) |
5 | 14 |
| White | 166 (74.11%) |
84 | 81 |
| Two or More | 8 (3.57%) |
3 | 5 |
| Race Unknown | 7 (3.13%) |
2 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
105 faculties and 9 law librarians work for Paul M. Hebert Law Center. With the 638 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M. Hebert Law Center | 105 | 9 | 6 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Louisiana Law Schools | 102 | 6 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 93 | 6 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 115 | 5 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 59 men (57.28%) and 44 women (42.72%) faculties teaching/advising students at LSU Law. By employment status, 38 full-time and 65 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 80 | 101 | 103 | 105 |
| Full-time | 37 | 39 | 38 | 35 |
| Men | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Women | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 43 | 62 | 65 | 70 |
| Men | 30 | 39 | 40 | 44 |
| Women | 13 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Full-time | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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