Yale Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 705 students enrolled in Yale Law School - 619 JD and 86 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 31 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 201 students newly enrolled to the law school - 95 men and 103 women. Yale Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Admission | 4,412 | 246 | 179 | 22 | 201 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 204 | 105 | 98 | 1 |
| 2021 | 212 | 96 | 113 | 3 |
| 2022 | 203 | 97 | 105 | 1 |
| 2023 | 198 | 93 | 104 | 1 |
| 2024 | 201 | 95 | 103 | 3 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 705 students enrolled, of which 619 are J.D. students and 86 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 87.80% at Yale Law School.
You can compare Yale Law School 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 Yale Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 724 | 630 | 94 |
| 2021 | 724 | 641 | 83 |
| 2022 | 734 | 636 | 98 |
| 2023 | 736 | 633 | 103 |
| 2024 | 705 | 619 | 86 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Yale Law School is 46.93%. The percentage of African-american students is 12.29% with 22 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.20% with 29 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Yale Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 4 (2.23%) |
2 | 2 |
| African-American / Black | 22 (12.29%) |
8 | 14 |
| Asian | 29 (16.20%) |
14 | 15 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 29 (16.20%) |
14 | 15 |
| White | 84 (46.93%) |
42 | 42 |
| Two or More | 13 (7.26%) |
6 | 7 |
| Race Unknown | 2 (1.12%) |
1 | 1 |
| Nonresident Aliens | 15 (8.38%) |
6 | 8 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
263 faculties and 20 law librarians work for Yale Law School. With the 705 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Law School | 263 | 20 | 3 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 153 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Connecticut Law Schools | 188 | 12 | 3 to 1 |
| Public | 162 | 11 | 3 to 1 |
| Private | 201 | 13 | 3 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 164 men (62.36%) and 98 women (37.26%) faculties teaching/advising students at Yale Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 83 full-time and 180 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 241 | 260 | 263 |
| Full-time | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Men | 52 | 50 | 50 |
| Women | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 158 | 177 | 180 |
| Men | 105 | 115 | 114 |
| Women | 52 | 62 | 65 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 20 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Yale Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| Full-time | 19 | 28 | 20 |
| Part-time | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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