Penn State Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 553 students enrolled in Penn State Law - 403 JD and 150 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 79 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 131 students newly enrolled to the law school - 53 men and 76 women. Penn State Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,914 | 707 | 129 | 2 | 131 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 127 | 51 | 76 | 0 |
| 2021 | 134 | 59 | 75 | 0 |
| 2022 | 139 | 59 | 80 | 0 |
| 2023 | 146 | 64 | 82 | 0 |
| 2024 | 131 | 53 | 76 | 2 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 553 students enrolled, of which 403 are J.D. students and 150 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 72.88% at Penn State Law.
You can compare Penn State 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 Penn State Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 513 | 380 | 133 |
| 2021 | 495 | 378 | 117 |
| 2022 | 524 | 394 | 130 |
| 2023 | 632 | 402 | 230 |
| 2024 | 553 | 403 | 150 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Penn State Law is 72.87%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.98% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.30% with 12 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Penn State Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 9 (6.98%) |
3 | 6 |
| Asian | 12 (9.30%) |
2 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 20 (15.50%) |
11 | 9 |
| White | 94 (72.87%) |
43 | 51 |
| Two or More | 3 (2.33%) |
1 | 2 |
| Race Unknown | 4 (3.10%) |
1 | 3 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 4 (3.10%) |
3 | 1 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
75 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Penn State Law. With the 553 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Law | 75 | 4 | 8 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania Law Schools | 139 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 133 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 144 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 47 men (62.67%) and 28 women (37.33%) faculties teaching/advising students at Penn State Law. By employment status, 51 full-time and 24 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 71 | 78 | 75 |
| Full-time | 49 | 52 | 51 |
| Men | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Women | 19 | 23 | 22 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 22 | 26 | 24 |
| Men | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Women | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Penn State Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Full-time | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Part-time | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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