Southern University Law Center Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 874 students enrolled in Southern University Law Center - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 64 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 237 students newly enrolled to the law school - 94 men and 143 women. By enrolled status, 176 students enrolled as full-time and 94 students enrolled as part-time. Southern University Law Center is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,025 | 548 | 231 | 6 | 237 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 242 | 109 | 133 | 0 |
| Full-time | 153 | 74 | 79 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 89 | 35 | 54 | 0 | |
| 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 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 874 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 669 | 669 | 0 |
| 2021 | 832 | 832 | 0 |
| 2022 | 715 | 715 | 0 |
| 2023 | 938 | 938 | 0 |
| 2024 | 874 | 874 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern University Law Center is 31.60%. The percentage of African-american students is 74.46% with 172 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.30% 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 | 2 (0.87%) |
1 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 172 (74.46%) |
53 | 119 |
| Asian | 3 (1.30%) |
1 | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 24 (10.39%) |
9 | 15 |
| White | 73 (31.60%) |
40 | 33 |
| Two or More | 11 (4.76%) |
6 | 5 |
| Race Unknown | 4 (1.73%) |
3 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 3 (1.30%) |
1 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
130 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Southern University Law Center. With the 874 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 | 130 | 5 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Louisiana Law Schools | 102 | 5 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 97 | 6 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 109 | 4 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 187 | 166 | 130 |
| Full-time | 49 | 54 | 69 |
| Men | 21 | 25 | 32 |
| Women | 28 | 29 | 37 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 138 | 112 | 61 |
| Men | 75 | 50 | 31 |
| Women | 63 | 62 | 30 |
| Other | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Full-time | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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