University of South Carolina School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 655 students enrolled in University of South Carolina School of Law - 628 JD and 27 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 42 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 226 students newly enrolled to the law school - 117 men and 109 women. University of South Carolina School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 2,098 | 619 | 221 | 5 | 226 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | 114 | 98 | 0 |
| 2022 | 213 | 100 | 110 | 3 |
| 2023 | 206 | 96 | 110 | 0 |
| 2024 | 204 | 101 | 102 | 1 |
| 2025 | 226 | 117 | 109 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 655 students enrolled, of which 628 are J.D. students and 27 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.88% at University of South Carolina School of Law.
You can compare University of South Carolina School of Law 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 University of South Carolina School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 635 | 635 | 0 |
| 2022 | 633 | 633 | 0 |
| 2023 | 629 | 629 | 0 |
| 2024 | 613 | 601 | 12 |
| 2025 | 655 | 628 | 27 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of South Carolina School of Law is 79.19%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.62% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.81% with 4 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of South Carolina School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 8 (3.62%) |
6 | 2 |
| Asian | 4 (1.81%) |
2 | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 12 (5.43%) |
5 | 7 |
| White | 175 (79.19%) |
87 | 88 |
| Two or More | 14 (6.33%) |
7 | 7 |
| Race Unknown | 13 (5.88%) |
10 | 3 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
149 faculties and 7 law librarians work for University of South Carolina School of Law. With the 655 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina School of Law | 149 | 7 | 4 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 80 men (58.82%) and 56 women (41.18%) faculties teaching/advising students at South Carolina Law. By employment status, 55 full-time and 81 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 116 | 127 | 136 | 149 |
| Full-time | 48 | 50 | 55 | 60 |
| Men | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Women | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 68 | 77 | 81 | 89 |
| Men | 45 | 55 | 54 | 61 |
| Women | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 10 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of South Carolina School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Full-time | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Part-time | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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