Widener Law Commonwealth Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 401 students enrolled in Widener Law Commonwealth - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 27 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 165 students newly enrolled to the law school - 59 men and 103 women. By enrolled status, 138 students enrolled as full-time and 59 students enrolled as part-time. Widener Law Commonwealth 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 | 776 | 516 | 160 | 5 | 165 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2025 | Total | 163 | 59 | 103 | 1 |
| Full-time | 139 | 50 | 88 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 401 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 323 | 323 | 0 |
| 2022 | 337 | 337 | 0 |
| 2023 | 436 | 346 | 90 |
| 2024 | 374 | 374 | 0 |
| 2025 | 401 | 401 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Widener Law Commonwealth is 61.25%. The percentage of African-american students is 16.25% with 26 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.00% with 16 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 (1.25%) |
1 | 1 |
| African-American / Black | 26 (16.25%) |
1 | 25 |
| Asian | 16 (10.00%) |
4 | 12 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 18 (11.25%) |
7 | 11 |
| White | 98 (61.25%) |
43 | 52 |
| Two or More | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race Unknown | 5 (3.13%) |
3 | 2 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
59 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Widener Law Commonwealth. With the 401 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 | 59 | 3 | 7 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania Law Schools | 140 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 133 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 146 | 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 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 62 | 61 | 67 | 59 |
| Full-time | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| Men | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Women | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 46 | 46 | 48 | 41 |
| Men | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
| Women | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
| Other | 0 | 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 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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