South Texas College of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 1,093 students enrolled in South Texas College of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 57 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 399 students newly enrolled to the law school - 172 men and 226 women. By enrolled status, 315 students enrolled as full-time and 172 students enrolled as part-time. South Texas College of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 2,298 | 891 | 395 | 4 | 399 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 356 | 170 | 186 | 0 |
| Full-time | 308 | 151 | 157 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 48 | 19 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 529 | 255 | 274 | 0 |
| Full-time | 455 | 218 | 237 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 74 | 37 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 365 | 164 | 201 | 0 |
| Full-time | 308 | 145 | 163 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 57 | 19 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 376 | 148 | 226 | 2 |
| Full-time | 294 | 113 | 180 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 82 | 35 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Total | 399 | 172 | 226 | 1 |
| Full-time | 316 | 135 | 180 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 83 | 37 | 46 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 1,093 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at South Texas College of Law.
You can compare South Texas College of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at South Texas College of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 999 | 999 | 0 |
| 2022 | 979 | 979 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,003 | 1,003 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1,036 | 1,036 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,093 | 1,093 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at South Texas College of Law is 46.58%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.86% with 35 students and the percentage of Asian students is 6.84% with 27 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at South Texas College of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 35 (8.86%) |
12 | 23 |
| Asian | 27 (6.84%) |
11 | 16 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 (0.25%) |
0 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 116 (29.37%) |
54 | 62 |
| White | 184 (46.58%) |
82 | 101 |
| Two or More | 16 (4.05%) |
2 | 14 |
| Race Unknown | 20 (5.06%) |
11 | 9 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
136 faculties and 5 law librarians work for South Texas College of Law. With the 1,093 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas College of Law | 136 | 5 | 8 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Texas Law Schools | 154 | 6 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 152 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 158 | 5 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 77 men (61.11%) and 49 women (38.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at South Texas Law. By employment status, 61 full-time and 65 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 125 | 113 | 126 | 136 |
| Full-time | 52 | 55 | 61 | 63 |
| Men | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Women | 21 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 73 | 58 | 65 | 73 |
| Men | 46 | 37 | 43 | 47 |
| Women | 27 | 21 | 22 | 26 |
| 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 South Texas College 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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