Widener Law Delaware Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 770 students enrolled in Widener Law Delaware - 686 JD and 84 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 102 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 242 students newly enrolled to the law school - 123 men and 117 women. By enrolled status, 203 students enrolled as full-time and 123 students enrolled as part-time. Widener Law Delaware has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 1,088 | 738 | 240 | 2 | 242 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Total | -6 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Full-time | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| Part-time | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 2021 | Total | -6 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Full-time | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| Part-time | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
| 2022 | Total | 269 | 125 | 144 | 0 |
| Full-time | 215 | 100 | 115 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 54 | 25 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 142 | 55 | 86 | 1 |
| Full-time | 118 | 48 | 70 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Total | 241 | 123 | 117 | 1 |
| Full-time | 204 | 107 | 96 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 37 | 16 | 21 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 770 students enrolled, of which 686 are J.D. students and 84 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 89.09% at Widener Law Delaware.
You can compare Widener Law Delaware with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Widener Law Delaware.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 770 | 599 | 171 |
| 2021 | 800 | 665 | 135 |
| 2022 | 808 | 680 | 128 |
| 2023 | 668 | 659 | 9 |
| 2024 | 770 | 686 | 84 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Widener Law Delaware is 69.17%. The percentage of African-american students is 11.67% with 28 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.92% with 7 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Widener Law Delaware.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 28 (11.67%) |
9 | 19 |
| Asian | 7 (2.92%) |
2 | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 21 (8.75%) |
10 | 11 |
| White | 166 (69.17%) |
80 | 86 |
| Two or More | 7 (2.92%) |
2 | 5 |
| Race Unknown | 5 (2.08%) |
3 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
89 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Widener Law Delaware. With the 770 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widener Law Delaware | 89 | 5 | 8 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 41 men (46.07%) and 48 women (53.93%) faculties teaching/advising students at Delaware Law. By employment status, 33 full-time and 56 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 80 | 84 | 89 |
| Full-time | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| Men | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Women | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 53 | 54 | 56 |
| Men | 29 | 32 | 32 |
| Women | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Widener Law Delaware.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Full-time | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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