Southern Illinois University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 269 students enrolled in Southern Illinois University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 4 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 109 students newly enrolled to the law school - 47 men and 62 women. Southern Illinois University School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 582 | 392 | 108 | 1 | 109 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | 37 | 48 | 0 |
| 2022 | 88 | 43 | 45 | 0 |
| 2023 | 89 | 47 | 42 | 0 |
| 2024 | 110 | 58 | 52 | 0 |
| 2025 | 109 | 47 | 62 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 269 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
You can compare Southern Illinois University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population under 300
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 237 | 237 | 0 |
| 2022 | 246 | 246 | 0 |
| 2023 | 252 | 252 | 0 |
| 2024 | 273 | 273 | 0 |
| 2025 | 269 | 269 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern Illinois University School of Law is 65.74%. The percentage of African-american students is 12.96% with 14 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.78% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 14 (12.96%) |
5 | 9 |
| Asian | 3 (2.78%) |
2 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 13 (12.04%) |
7 | 6 |
| White | 71 (65.74%) |
30 | 41 |
| Two or More | 6 (5.56%) |
1 | 5 |
| Race Unknown | 2 (1.85%) |
2 | 0 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
36 faculties and 2 law librarians work for Southern Illinois University School of Law. With the 269 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University School of Law | 36 | 2 | 7 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 20 men (45.45%) and 24 women (54.55%) faculties teaching/advising students at SIU Law. By employment status, 24 full-time and 20 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40 | 41 | 44 | 36 |
| Full-time | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Men | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Women | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 13 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| Men | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Women | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 2 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Full-time | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Part-time | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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