Southern University Law Center Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 800 students enrolled in Southern University Law Center - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 74 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 275 students newly enrolled to the law school - 86 men and 189 women. By enrolled status, 209 students enrolled as full-time and 86 students enrolled as part-time. Southern University Law Center has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 973 | 612 | 272 | 3 | 275 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 241 | 83 | 158 | 0 |
| Full-time | 148 | 49 | 99 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 93 | 34 | 59 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 343 | 143 | 197 | 3 |
| Full-time | 259 | 113 | 143 | 3 | |
| Part-time | 84 | 30 | 54 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 292 | 114 | 178 | 0 |
| Full-time | 209 | 75 | 134 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 83 | 39 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 237 | 94 | 143 | 0 |
| Full-time | 176 | 65 | 111 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 61 | 29 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Total | 275 | 86 | 189 | 0 |
| Full-time | 209 | 67 | 142 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 66 | 19 | 47 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 800 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Southern University Law Center.
You can compare Southern University Law Center 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 Southern University Law Center.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 832 | 832 | 0 |
| 2022 | 715 | 715 | 0 |
| 2023 | 938 | 938 | 0 |
| 2024 | 874 | 874 | 0 |
| 2025 | 800 | 800 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern University Law Center is 23.90%. The percentage of African-american students is 63.24% with 172 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.10% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southern University Law Center.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 172 (63.24%) |
40 | 132 |
| Asian | 3 (1.10%) |
1 | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 25 (9.19%) |
9 | 16 |
| White | 65 (23.90%) |
32 | 33 |
| Two or More | 7 (2.57%) |
3 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 3 (1.10%) |
1 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
111 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Southern University Law Center. With the 800 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University Law Center | 111 | 4 | 7 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 63 men (48.46%) and 67 women (51.54%) faculties teaching/advising students at SULC Law. By employment status, 69 full-time and 61 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 187 | 166 | 130 | 111 |
| Full-time | 49 | 54 | 69 | 71 |
| Men | 21 | 25 | 32 | 30 |
| Women | 28 | 29 | 37 | 41 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 138 | 112 | 61 | 40 |
| Men | 75 | 50 | 31 | 24 |
| Women | 63 | 62 | 30 | 16 |
| 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 Southern University Law Center.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Full-time | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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