Western State College of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 332 students enrolled in Western State College of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 42 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 121 students newly enrolled to the law school - 67 men and 53 women. By enrolled status, 98 students enrolled as full-time and 67 students enrolled as part-time. Western State College of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 782 | 353 | 117 | 4 | 121 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 162 | 76 | 86 | 0 |
| Full-time | 131 | 62 | 69 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Full-time | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 110 | 45 | 65 | 0 |
| Full-time | 88 | 36 | 52 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 131 | 59 | 71 | 1 |
| Full-time | 105 | 46 | 58 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 121 | 67 | 53 | 1 |
| Full-time | 99 | 55 | 43 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 332 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Western State College of Law.
You can compare Western State College of Law 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 Western State College of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 284 | 231 | 53 |
| 2021 | 229 | 229 | 0 |
| 2022 | 226 | 226 | 0 |
| 2023 | 290 | 290 | 0 |
| 2024 | 332 | 332 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Western State College of Law is 42.74%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.42% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.68% with 16 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Western State College of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 (1.71%) |
2 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 4 (3.42%) |
1 | 3 |
| Asian | 16 (13.68%) |
9 | 7 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 (1.71%) |
1 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 48 (41.03%) |
18 | 30 |
| White | 50 (42.74%) |
24 | 25 |
| Two or More | 5 (4.27%) |
1 | 4 |
| Race Unknown | 1 (0.85%) |
1 | 0 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 3 (2.56%) |
2 | 1 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
53 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Western State College of Law. With the 332 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western State College of Law | 53 | 4 | 5 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 30 men (56.60%) and 23 women (43.40%) faculties teaching/advising students at Western State Law. By employment status, 19 full-time and 34 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47 | 45 | 53 |
| Full-time | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| Men | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Women | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 31 | 30 | 34 |
| Men | 18 | 22 | 21 |
| Women | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Western State College of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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