Wayne State University Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 465 students enrolled in Wayne State University Law School - 389 JD and 76 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 15 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 124 students newly enrolled to the law school - 47 men and 75 women. By enrolled status, 115 students enrolled as full-time and 47 students enrolled as part-time. Wayne State University Law School is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 1,149 | 337 | 123 | 1 | 124 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 125 | 63 | 62 | 0 |
| Full-time | 116 | 58 | 58 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 123 | 56 | 67 | 0 |
| Full-time | 117 | 53 | 64 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 125 | 46 | 79 | 0 |
| Full-time | 118 | 42 | 76 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 123 | 57 | 66 | 0 |
| Full-time | 121 | 55 | 66 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Total | 122 | 47 | 75 | 0 |
| Full-time | 115 | 46 | 69 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 465 students enrolled, of which 389 are J.D. students and 76 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 83.66% at Wayne State University Law School.
You can compare Wayne State University Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Wayne State University Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 409 | 393 | 16 |
| 2022 | 396 | 382 | 14 |
| 2023 | 442 | 386 | 56 |
| 2024 | 480 | 407 | 73 |
| 2025 | 465 | 389 | 76 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Wayne State University Law School is 68.29%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.32% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 8.13% with 10 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Wayne State University Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 9 (7.32%) |
3 | 6 |
| Asian | 10 (8.13%) |
1 | 9 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 2 (1.63%) |
1 | 1 |
| White | 84 (68.29%) |
34 | 49 |
| Two or More | 15 (12.20%) |
7 | 8 |
| Race Unknown | 4 (3.25%) |
1 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
100 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Wayne State University Law School. With the 465 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University Law School | 100 | 3 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Michigan Law Schools | 133 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 154 | 9 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 111 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 59 men (51.30%) and 56 women (48.70%) faculties teaching/advising students at WSU Law. By employment status, 47 full-time and 68 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 99 | 98 | 115 | 100 |
| Full-time | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 |
| Men | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Women | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 57 | 55 | 68 | 49 |
| Men | 29 | 26 | 33 | 26 |
| Women | 28 | 29 | 35 | 23 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Wayne State University Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Part-time | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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