Widener Law Commonwealth Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 374 students enrolled in Widener Law Commonwealth - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 62 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 149 students newly enrolled to the law school - 66 men and 79 women. By enrolled status, 108 students enrolled as full-time and 66 students enrolled as part-time. Widener Law Commonwealth is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 720 | 468 | 145 | 4 | 149 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | 117 | 51 | 66 | 0 |
| Full-time | 94 | 45 | 49 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Total | 111 | 50 | 61 | 0 |
| Full-time | 93 | 43 | 50 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 127 | 51 | 75 | 1 |
| Full-time | 104 | 45 | 58 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 233 | 106 | 127 | 0 |
| Full-time | 195 | 90 | 105 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 38 | 16 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 148 | 66 | 79 | 3 |
| Full-time | 111 | 49 | 59 | 3 | |
| Part-time | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 374 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Widener Law Commonwealth.
You can compare Widener Law Commonwealth 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 Widener Law Commonwealth.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 322 | 322 | 0 |
| 2021 | 323 | 323 | 0 |
| 2022 | 337 | 337 | 0 |
| 2023 | 436 | 346 | 90 |
| 2024 | 374 | 374 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Widener Law Commonwealth is 60.00%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.66% with 14 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.59% with 11 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Widener Law Commonwealth.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 (1.38%) |
1 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 14 (9.66%) |
5 | 9 |
| Asian | 11 (7.59%) |
4 | 7 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 24 (16.55%) |
8 | 16 |
| White | 87 (60.00%) |
35 | 51 |
| Two or More | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race Unknown | 2 (1.38%) |
1 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 2 (1.38%) |
1 | 1 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
67 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Widener Law Commonwealth. With the 374 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widener Law Commonwealth | 67 | 3 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania Law Schools | 139 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 133 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 144 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 35 men (52.24%) and 32 women (47.76%) faculties teaching/advising students at Widener Law. By employment status, 19 full-time and 48 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 62 | 61 | 67 |
| Full-time | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| Men | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Women | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 46 | 46 | 48 |
| Men | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Women | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Widener Law Commonwealth.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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