Stanford Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 682 students enrolled in Stanford Law School - 565 JD and 117 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 8 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 174 students newly enrolled to the law school - 68 men and 103 women. Stanford Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 4,863 | 353 | 157 | 17 | 174 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 180 | 91 | 89 | 0 |
| 2021 | 180 | 82 | 96 | 2 |
| 2022 | 184 | 94 | 86 | 4 |
| 2023 | 178 | 81 | 96 | 1 |
| 2024 | 173 | 68 | 103 | 2 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 682 students enrolled, of which 565 are J.D. students and 117 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 82.84% at Stanford Law School.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Stanford Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 668 | 567 | 101 |
| 2021 | 673 | 565 | 108 |
| 2022 | 613 | 577 | 36 |
| 2023 | 690 | 577 | 113 |
| 2024 | 682 | 565 | 117 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Stanford Law School is 54.14%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.64% with 12 students and the percentage of Asian students is 14.65% with 23 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Stanford Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 12 (7.64%) |
5 | 7 |
| Asian | 23 (14.65%) |
12 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 25 (15.92%) |
10 | 15 |
| White | 85 (54.14%) |
41 | 44 |
| Two or More | 22 (14.01%) |
7 | 15 |
| Race Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 11 (7.01%) |
6 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
192 faculties and 16 law librarians work for Stanford Law School. With the 682 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Law School | 192 | 16 | 4 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 101 men (52.60%) and 91 women (47.40%) faculties teaching/advising students at Stanford Law. By employment status, 101 full-time and 91 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 182 | 186 | 192 |
| Full-time | 97 | 95 | 101 |
| Men | 54 | 57 | 56 |
| Women | 43 | 38 | 45 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 85 | 91 | 91 |
| Men | 44 | 53 | 45 |
| Women | 41 | 38 | 46 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 16 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Stanford Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Full-time | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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