Law School Enrollment by Gender

In 2023, total 38,062 first year students have enrolled in ABA accredited law schools. It is -3,746 less students than last year, an decrease of -8.96% from 2022.

Of the 38,062 first year law students, 14,457 students enrolled in public and 23,605 enrolled in private law schools.
By gender, there are 16,471 men, 21,259 women, and 155 first year students of other genders.
By attending status, 34,739 students enrolled as full-time status and 16,471 enrolled as par-time status.
1,267 students pre-admitted by conditional program such as early assurance or pre-enrollment program.

The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with first year students information. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

First-Year Law School Students Population
School	First Year Students Total	Pre-admitted	Full-time			Part-time
School	First Year Students Total	Pre-admitted	Men	Women	Other	Men	Women	Other
University of Akron School of Law PublicAkron, OH	127	5	50	45	0	13	19	0
The University of Alabama School of Law PublicTuscaloosa, AL	126	2	63	62	1	0	0	0
Albany Law School PrivateAlbany, NY	191	2	89	99	1	0	0	0
Washington College of Law PrivateWashington, DC	408	3	118	221	1	31	31	1
Appalachian School of Law PrivateGrundy, GA	61	6	33	28	0	0	0	0
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law PublicPhoenix, AZ	199	4	90	105	0	0	0	0
James E. Rogers College of Law PublicTucson, AZ	119	1	59	59	0	0	0	0
University of Arkansas School of Law PublicFayetteville, AR	130	2	52	78	0	0	0	0
William H. Bowen School of Law PublicLittle Rock, AR	136	4	39	65	0	13	17	0
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School PrivateAtlanta, GA	123	3	37	58	0	13	14	0
Ave Maria School of Law PrivateNaples, FL	100	0	54	45	0	0	0	0
University of Baltimore School of Law PublicBaltimore, MD	226	5	63	121	0	15	26	0
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law PrivateOrlando, FL	245	1	90	111	0	16	25	0
Baylor Law School PrivateWaco, TX	95	0	46	49	0	0	0	0
Belmont University College of Law PrivateNashville, TN	115	0	40	72	1	0	0	0
Boston College Law School PrivateNewton, MA	213	8	104	109	0	0	0	0
Boston University School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	231	11	100	131	0	0	0	0
J. Reuben Clark Law School PrivateProvo, UT	103	4	59	44	0	0	0	0
Brooklyn Law School PrivateBrooklyn, NY	384	6	112	243	5	11	10	1
California Western School of Law PrivateSan Diego, CA	226	18	80	124	2	6	14	0
Berkeley School of Law PublicBerkeley, CA	339	21	122	204	12	0	0	0
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA	210	4	74	134	2	0	0	0
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco PublicSan Francisco, CA	379	23	98	183	0	20	23	0
Irvine School of Law PublicIrvine, CA	151	5	68	75	4	0	0	0
Los Angeles School of Law PublicLos Angeles, CA	315	14	116	197	2	0	0	0
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law PrivateRaleigh, NC	184	4	82	100	0	0	0	0
Capital University Law School PrivateColumbus, OH	152	4	56	73	0	13	10	0
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	319	8	97	166	3	25	23	0
Case Western Reserve University School of Law PrivateCleveland, OH	165	4	71	93	1	0	0	0
Columbus School of Law PrivateWashington, DC	114	0	44	49	0	13	6	0
Chapman University School of Law PrivateOrange, CA	141	2	62	78	0	0	0	0
Charleston School of Law PrivateCharleston, SC	259	2	76	183	0	0	0	0
University of Chicago Law School PrivateChicago, IL	192	12	97	95	0	0	0	0
Chicago-Kent College of Law PrivateChicago, IL	220	7	79	118	4	5	12	0
University of Cincinnati College of Law PublicCincinnati, OH	126	5	52	71	1	0	0	0
City University of New York School of Law PublicLong Island City, NY	213	6	35	91	11	18	35	3
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law PublicCleveland, OH	150	2	56	46	1	12	33	0
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law PublicBoulder, CO	169	8	64	101	4	0	0	0
Columbia Law School PrivateNew York, NY	415	52	189	205	7	0	0	0
University of Connecticut School of Law PublicHartford, CT	146	3	48	74	1	12	11	0
Cornell Law School PrivateIthaca, NY	191	4	96	92	1	0	0	0
Creighton University School of Law PrivateOmaha, NE	131	2	61	69	0	0	0	0
University of Dayton School of Law PrivateDayton, OH	136	1	40	48	0	17	30	1
Sturm College of Law PrivateDenver, CO	272	5	93	140	4	14	21	0
DePaul University College of Law PrivateChicago, IL	162	5	45	94	0	5	18	0
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law PrivateDetroit, MI	219	4	74	136	0	3	5	0
David A. Clarke School of Law PublicWashington, DC	86	6	23	37	0	13	13	0
Drake University Law School PrivateDes Moines, IA	113	0	46	67	0	0	0	0
Drexel University School of Law PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	146	4	48	95	0	0	0	0
Duke University School of Law PrivateDurham, NC	244	13	106	137	1	0	0	0
Duquesne Kline School of Law PrivatePittsburgh, PA	169	0	65	72	0	14	18	0
Elon University School of Law PrivateGreensboro, NC	170	4	62	108	0	0	0	0
Emory University School of Law PrivateAtlanta, GA	282	0	130	152	0	0	0	0
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law PrivateMontgomery, AL	119	1	55	64	0	0	0	0
Florida A&M University College of Law PublicOrlando, FL	124	0	37	70	0	6	11	0
Florida International University College of Law PublicMiami, FL	183	2	78	74	0	13	18	0
Florida State University College of Law PublicTallahassee, FL	139	0	64	75	0	0	0	0
Levin College of Law PublicGainesville, FL	181	4	85	96	0	0	0	0
Fordham University School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	434	3	155	220	0	0	33	0
George Mason University School of Law PublicArlington, VA	98	1	57	29	0	10	2	0
The George Washington University Law School PrivateWashington, DC	521	7	227	265	0	11	14	0
Georgetown University Law Center PrivateWashington, DC	604	34	232	334	2	13	20	1
Georgia State University College of Law PublicAtlanta, GA	197	0	57	96	0	19	25	0
University of Georgia School of Law PublicAthens, GA	164	5	77	85	2	0	0	0
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law PrivateSan Francisco, CA	25	0	5	7	0	2	11	0
Gonzaga University School of Law PrivateSpokane, MA	196	1	95	96	1	0	0	0
Harvard Law School PrivateCambridge, MA	563	108	273	287	1	0	0	0
William S. Richardson School of Law PublicHonolulu, HI	92	2	21	43	0	10	18	0
Hofstra University School of Law PrivateHempstead, NY	271	2	123	139	0	2	7	0
University of Houston Law Center PublicHouston, TX	262	3	106	126	1	14	13	2
Howard University School of Law PrivateWashington, DC	184	6	83	100	0	0	0	0
University of Idaho College of Law PublicMoscow, ID	163	2	81	81	0	0	0	0
University of Illinois College of Law PublicChampaign, IL	161	2	80	75	0	0	0	0
Maurer School of Law PublicBloomington, IN	155	2	70	85	0	0	0	0
Robert H. McKinney School of Law PublicIndianapolis, IN	252	3	85	98	0	28	40	0
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law PrivateSan Juan, PR	184	1	37	88	0	20	39	0
University of Iowa College of Law PublicIowa City, IA	156	3	86	68	2	0	0	0
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law PublicChicago, IL	349	9	28	60	0	12	15	0
University of Kansas School of Law PublicLawrence, KS	115	3	59	54	1	0	0	0
University of Kentucky College of Law PublicLexington, KY	156	4	92	64	0	0	0	0
Lewis & Clark Law School PrivatePortland, OR	159	2	60	72	6	8	11	2
Liberty University School of Law PrivateLynchburg, VA	108	3	65	43	0	0	0	0
Duncan School of Law PrivateKnoxville, TN	147	1	45	79	0	9	14	0
Paul M. Hebert Law Center PublicBaton Rouge, LA	204	1	98	106	0	0	0	0
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law PublicLouisville, LA	116	1	50	66	0	0	0	0
Loyola Law School PrivateLos Angeles, CA	320	6	100	171	1	21	27	0
Loyola University Chicago School of Law PrivateChicago, IL	275	2	80	159	0	18	18	0
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law PrivateNew Orleans, LA	208	2	69	107	3	9	20	0
University of Maine School of Law PublicPortland, ME	88	4	38	47	1	0	0	0
Marquette University Law School PrivateMilwaukee, WI	195	0	92	97	0	4	2	0
University of Maryland School of Law PublicBaltimore, MD	219	3	75	118	0	13	11	0
McGeorge School of Law PrivateSacramento, CA	201	4	60	101	0	14	14	0
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law PublicMemphis, TN	77	2	36	41	0	0	0	0
Mercer Law School PrivateMacon, GA	152	2	72	80	0	0	0	0
University of Miami School of Law PrivateCoral Gables, FL	353	2	152	200	0	0	0	0
Michigan State University College of Law PrivateEast Lansing, MI	211	8	100	109	2	0	0	0
University of Michigan Law School PublicAnn Arbor, MI	302	27	142	154	6	0	0	0
University of Minnesota Law School PublicMinneapolis, MN	218	4	81	130	5	0	0	0
Mississippi College School of Law PrivateJackson, MS	130	3	65	65	0	0	0	0
University of Mississippi School of Law PublicUniversity, MS	166	0	81	85	0	0	0	0
University of Missouri School of Law PublicColumbia, MO	123	2	60	63	0	0	0	0
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law PublicKansas City, MO	136	3	68	68	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Hamline School of Law PrivateSt. Paul, MN	344	10	35	61	2	76	146	5
University of Montana School of Law PublicMissoula, MT	96	0	44	50	2	0	0	0
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law PublicLincoln, NE	150	3	82	66	0	0	0	0
William S. Boyd School of Law PublicLas Vegas, NV	134	3	49	46	1	1	10	0
New England School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	382	7	93	215	1	30	40	0
University of New Hampshire School of Law PublicConcord, NH	234	9	67	69	0	46	47	0
University of New Mexico School of Law PublicAlbuquerque, NM	92	3	41	50	0	0	0	0
New York Law School PrivateNew York, NY	348	2	104	199	0	17	23	0
New York University School of Law PrivateNew York, NY	429	22	158	257	14	0	0	0
North Carolina Central University School of Law PublicDurham, NC	127	5	39	64	4	5	13	2
University of North Carolina School of Law PublicChapel Hill, NC	179	5	71	107	0	0	0	0
University of North Dakota School of Law PublicGrand Forks, ND	90	7	44	46	0	0	0	0
Northeastern University School of Law PrivateBoston, MA	235	6	59	139	2	14	18	2
Northern Illinois University College of Law PublicDeKalb, IL	104	1	43	61	0	0	0	0
Salmon P. Chase College of Law PublicHighland Heights, KY	126	1	43	55	0	11	17	0
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law PrivateChicago, IL	241	13	104	132	0	0	0	0
Notre Dame Law School PrivateNotre Dame, IL	180	7	89	91	0	0	0	0
Shepard Broad Law Center PrivateFort Lauderdale, FL	216	3	68	95	16	14	19	0
Claude W. Pettit College of Law PrivateAda, OH	87	2	42	42	2	0	0	0
Michael E. Moritz College of Law PublicColumbus, OH	161	3	73	88	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma City University School of Law PrivateOklahoma City, OK	149	5	69	80	0	0	0	0
University of Oklahoma College of Law PublicNorman, OK	166	1	64	102	0	0	0	0
University of Oregon School of Law PublicEugene, OR	159	3	94	65	0	0	0	0
Pace University School of Law PrivateWhite Plains, NY	290	9	81	146	0	24	35	0
Penn State Dickinson Law PublicCarlisle, PA	107	5	49	56	2	0	0	0
Penn State Law PublicUniversity Park, PA	131	2	53	76	2	0	0	0
University of Pennsylvania Law School PrivatePhiladelphia, PA	248	17	109	120	4	0	0	0
Pepperdine University School of Law PrivateMalibu, CA	182	9	73	107	0	0	0	0
University of Pittsburgh Law School PublicPittsburgh, PA	119	8	60	57	0	0	0	0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law PrivatePonce, PR	111	1	26	51	0	13	21	0
University of Puerto Rico School of Law PublicSan Juan, PR	125	2	32	62	0	16	15	0
Quinnipiac University School of Law PrivateHamden, CT	109	1	37	56	0	8	8	0
Regent University School of Law PrivateVirginia Beach, VA	112	4	46	62	0	2	2	0
University of Richmond School of Law PrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA	134	0	50	83	0	0	0	0
Roger Williams University School of Law PrivateBristol, RI	148	2	48	99	0	0	0	0
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus PublicCamden, NJ	401	11	123	196	5	33	41	0
Saint Louis University School of Law PrivateQueens, NY	180	2	56	106	3	4	10	0
Cumberland School of Law PrivateBirmingham, AL	152	4	61	89	0	0	0	0
University of San Diego School of Law PrivateSan Diego, CA	257	8	70	173	2	8	4	0
University of San Francisco School of Law PrivateSan Francisco, CA	160	2	62	88	1	1	7	0
Santa Clara University School of Law PrivateSanta Clara, CA	244	4	81	129	0	16	18	0
Seattle University School of Law PrivateSeattle, WA	214	1	47	104	5	19	35	1
Seton Hall University School of Law PrivateNewark, NJ	237	2	102	100	0	19	13	0
University of South Carolina School of Law PublicColumbia, SC	204	4	101	102	1	0	0	0
University of South Dakota School of Law PublicVermillion, SD	86	6	45	40	0	0	0	0
South Texas College of Law PrivateHouston, TX	378	2	113	180	1	35	46	1
Gould School of Law PrivateLos Angeles, CA	189	11	76	113	0	0	0	0
Southern Illinois University School of Law PublicCarbondale, IL	112	4	58	52	0	0	0	0
Dedman School of Law PrivateDallas, TX	190	3	85	105	0	0	0	0
Southern University Law Center PublicBaton Rouge, LA	237	6	65	111	0	29	32	0
Southwestern Law School PrivateLos Angeles, CA	351	6	120	179	3	18	29	0
St. John's University School of Law PrivateQueens, NY	273	4	108	147	1	11	17	0
St. Mary's University School of Law PrivateSan Antonio, TX	284	3	67	89	0	0	0	0
St. Thomas University School of Law PrivateMiami Gardens, FL	261	21	93	167	0	0	0	0
University of St. Thomas School of Law PrivateMinneapolis, MN	157	2	127	136	0	4	3	0
Stanford Law School PrivateStanford, CA	174	17	68	103	2	0	0	0
Stetson University College of Law PrivateGulfport, FL	305	16	90	158	0	25	30	1
Suffolk University Law School PrivateBoston, MA	398	10	117	181	0	32	64	1
Syracuse University College of Law PrivateSyracuse, NY	239	8	101	137	0	0	0	0
Beasley School of Law PublicPhiladelphia, PA	213	5	94	86	2	15	13	0
University of Tennessee College of Law PublicKnoxville, TN	142	1	66	74	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M University School of Law PublicFort Worth, TX	140	1	64	75	0	0	0	0
University of Texas School of Law PublicAustin, TX	260	9	131	129	0	0	0	0
Thurgood Marshall School of Law PublicHouston, TX	219	20	78	141	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech University School of Law PublicLubbock, TX	156	4	75	80	0	0	0	0
University of Toledo College of Law PublicToledo, OH	107	4	61	51	0	30	32	0
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center PrivateCentral Islip, NY	176	4	79	112	0	0	0	0
Tulane University School of Law PrivateNew Orleans, LA	205	2	39	42	0	0	0	0
University of Tulsa College of Law PrivateTulsa, OK	81	1	62	76	3	0	0	0
University at Buffalo Law School PublicBuffalo, NY	141	2	146	227	6	0	0	0
University of Massachusetts School of Law PublicNorth Dartmouth, MA	115	4	48	63	2	9	7	1
UNT Dallas College of Law PublicDallas, TX	141	4	39	57	1	23	21	0
S.J. Quinney College of Law PublicSalt Lake City, UT	97	1	41	52	2	0	0	0
Vanderbilt University Law School PrivateNashville, TN	167	4	70	96	0	0	0	0
Vermont Law School PrivateSouth Royalton, VT	201	0	40	80	3	24	51	1
Villanova University School of Law PrivateVillanova, PA	161	4	74	85	0	0	0	0
University of Virginia School of Law PublicCharlottesville, VA	305	28	142	162	1	0	0	0
Wake Forest University School of Law PrivateWinston-Salem, NC	175	0	76	98	1	0	0	0
Washburn University School of Law PublicTopeka, KS	106	9	57	48	1	0	0	0
Washington and Lee University School of Law PrivateLexington, VA	125	1	66	58	1	0	0	0
Washington University School of Law PrivateSt. Louis, MO	244	16	129	110	4	0	0	0
University of Washington School of Law PublicSeattle, WA	181	5	68	107	2	0	0	0
Wayne State University Law School PublicDetroit, MI	126	0	55	66	0	2	0	0
West Virginia University College of Law PublicMorgantown, WV	108	1	58	50	0	0	0	0
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School PrivateLansing, MI	146	0	26	31	0	38	51	0
Western New England University School of Law PrivateSpringfield, MA	89	3	27	41	0	5	15	0
Western State College of Law PrivateIrvine, CA	121	4	55	43	1	12	10	0
Widener Law Commonwealth PrivateHarrisburg, PA	149	4	49	59	3	17	20	0
Willamette University College of Law PrivateSalem, OR	122	7	57	65	0	0	0	0
Marshall-Wythe School of Law PublicWilliamsburg, VA	153	7	70	83	0	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin Law School PublicMadison, MI	169	5	80	89	0	0	0	0
University of Wyoming College of Law PublicLaramie, WY	83	2	33	39	8	0	0	0
Yale Law School PrivateNew Haven, CT	201	22	95	103	3	0	0	0
Jacksonville University College of Law PrivateJacksonville, FL	0		0	0		0	0
Widener Law Delaware PrivateWilmington, DE	242	2	107	96	1	16	21	0

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