Seattle University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 771 students enrolled in Seattle University School of Law - 666 JD and 105 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 21 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 210 students newly enrolled to the law school - 69 men and 136 women. By enrolled status, 145 students enrolled as full-time and 69 students enrolled as part-time. Seattle University 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 | 1,687 | 898 | 208 | 2 | 210 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 226 | 86 | 137 | 3 |
| Full-time | 193 | 78 | 115 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 33 | 8 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Total | 234 | 87 | 147 | 0 |
| Full-time | 191 | 74 | 117 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 43 | 13 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 221 | 92 | 126 | 3 |
| Full-time | 175 | 71 | 102 | 2 | |
| Part-time | 46 | 21 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Total | 211 | 66 | 139 | 6 |
| Full-time | 156 | 47 | 104 | 5 | |
| Part-time | 55 | 19 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Total | 205 | 69 | 136 | 0 |
| Full-time | 145 | 52 | 93 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 60 | 17 | 43 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 771 students enrolled, of which 666 are J.D. students and 105 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.38% at Seattle University School of Law.
You can compare Seattle University 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 Seattle University School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 702 | 667 | 35 |
| 2022 | 691 | 677 | 14 |
| 2023 | 747 | 670 | 77 |
| 2024 | 750 | 678 | 72 |
| 2025 | 771 | 666 | 105 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Seattle University School of Law is 59.62%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.81% with 10 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.10% with 21 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Seattle University School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 10 (4.81%) |
2 | 7 |
| Asian | 21 (10.10%) |
6 | 15 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 34 (16.35%) |
9 | 25 |
| White | 124 (59.62%) |
48 | 72 |
| Two or More | 8 (3.85%) |
2 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | 13 (6.25%) |
2 | 11 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
169 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Seattle University School of Law. With the 771 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle University School of Law | 169 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 83 men (50.30%) and 82 women (49.70%) faculties teaching/advising students at Seattle Law. By employment status, 73 full-time and 92 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 122 | 157 | 165 | 169 |
| Full-time | 48 | 54 | 73 | 66 |
| Men | 23 | 25 | 33 | 29 |
| Women | 25 | 29 | 40 | 37 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 74 | 103 | 92 | 103 |
| Men | 38 | 58 | 50 | 64 |
| Women | 36 | 45 | 42 | 39 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Seattle University School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Full-time | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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