Southwestern Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 955 students enrolled in Southwestern Law School - 950 JD and 5 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 27 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 351 students newly enrolled to the law school - 138 men and 208 women. By enrolled status, 299 students enrolled as full-time and 138 students enrolled as part-time. Southwestern Law School 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 | 2,018 | 1,006 | 345 | 6 | 351 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 277 | 131 | 145 | 1 |
| Full-time | 227 | 112 | 114 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 50 | 19 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 341 | 144 | 197 | 0 |
| Full-time | 289 | 118 | 171 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 378 | 166 | 209 | 3 |
| Full-time | 313 | 144 | 166 | 3 | |
| Part-time | 65 | 22 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 343 | 132 | 211 | 0 |
| Full-time | 297 | 119 | 178 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 46 | 13 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 349 | 138 | 208 | 3 |
| Full-time | 302 | 120 | 179 | 3 | |
| Part-time | 47 | 18 | 29 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 955 students enrolled, of which 950 are J.D. students and 5 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 99.48% at Southwestern Law School.
You can compare Southwestern Law School 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 Southwestern Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 821 | 805 | 16 |
| 2021 | 893 | 879 | 14 |
| 2022 | 957 | 950 | 7 |
| 2023 | 928 | 922 | 6 |
| 2024 | 955 | 950 | 5 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southwestern Law School is 46.96%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.35% with 15 students and the percentage of Asian students is 8.12% with 28 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southwestern Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 15 (4.35%) |
8 | 7 |
| Asian | 28 (8.12%) |
8 | 20 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 110 (31.88%) |
35 | 75 |
| White | 162 (46.96%) |
71 | 91 |
| Two or More | 17 (4.93%) |
4 | 13 |
| Race Unknown | 3 (0.87%) |
3 | 0 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 8 (2.32%) |
3 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
180 faculties and 8 law librarians work for Southwestern Law School. With the 955 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Law School | 180 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| California Law Schools | 159 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 221 | 12 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 135 | 6 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 93 men (51.67%) and 86 women (47.78%) faculties teaching/advising students at Southwestern Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 69 full-time and 111 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 139 | 167 | 180 |
| Full-time | 58 | 61 | 69 |
| Men | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Women | 30 | 31 | 39 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 81 | 106 | 111 |
| Men | 43 | 57 | 63 |
| Women | 38 | 49 | 47 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Southwestern Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Full-time | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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