St. Mary's University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 941 students enrolled in St. Mary's University School of Law - 830 JD and 111 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 57 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 279 students newly enrolled to the law school - 120 men and 157 women. By enrolled status, 252 students enrolled as full-time and 120 students enrolled as part-time. St. Mary's University School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 2,417 | 785 | 275 | 4 | 279 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 257 | 110 | 147 | 0 |
| Full-time | 233 | 107 | 126 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 292 | 127 | 165 | 0 |
| Full-time | 222 | 98 | 124 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 70 | 29 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 234 | 101 | 133 | 0 |
| Full-time | 228 | 98 | 130 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 156 | 67 | 89 | 0 |
| Full-time | 156 | 67 | 89 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Total | 279 | 120 | 157 | 2 |
| Full-time | 253 | 106 | 146 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 941 students enrolled, of which 830 are J.D. students and 111 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 88.20% at St. Mary's University School of Law.
You can compare St. Mary's University School of Law 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 St. Mary's University School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 845 | 736 | 109 |
| 2022 | 868 | 747 | 121 |
| 2023 | 880 | 761 | 119 |
| 2024 | 884 | 803 | 81 |
| 2025 | 941 | 830 | 111 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at St. Mary's University School of Law is 32.73%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.64% with 10 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.27% with 9 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at St. Mary's University School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5 (1.82%) |
1 | 4 |
| African-American / Black | 10 (3.64%) |
1 | 9 |
| Asian | 9 (3.27%) |
3 | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 160 (58.18%) |
63 | 95 |
| White | 90 (32.73%) |
49 | 41 |
| Two or More | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race Unknown | 5 (1.82%) |
3 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
113 faculties and 3 law librarians work for St. Mary's University School of Law. With the 941 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's University School of Law | 113 | 3 | 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 69 men (66.35%) and 35 women (33.65%) faculties teaching/advising students at St. Mary's Law. By employment status, 51 full-time and 53 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 93 | 104 | 104 | 113 |
| Full-time | 48 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
| Men | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Women | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 45 | 54 | 53 | 62 |
| Men | 32 | 41 | 38 | 46 |
| Women | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at St. Mary's University School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Full-time | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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