Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,030 students enrolled in Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - 939 JD and 91 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 26 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 319 students newly enrolled to the law school - 122 men and 189 women. By enrolled status, 263 students enrolled as full-time and 122 students enrolled as part-time. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 3,148 1,185 311 8 319
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 334 151 182 1
    Full-time 248 112 135 1
    Part-time 86 39 47 0
    2021Total 311 142 168 1
    Full-time 243 113 129 1
    Part-time 68 29 39 0
    2022Total 332 125 203 4
    Full-time 281 105 172 4
    Part-time 51 20 31 0
    2023Total 313 126 187 0
    Full-time 262 101 161 0
    Part-time 51 25 26 0
    2024Total 314 122 189 3
    Full-time 266 97 166 3
    Part-time 48 25 23 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,030 students enrolled, of which 939 are J.D. students and 91 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 91.17% at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
    You can compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,117991126
    20211,076958118
    202299693957
    20231,056956100
    20241,03093991
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is 56.59%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.86% with 12 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.93% with 34 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black12
    (3.86%)    		 75
    Asian34
    (10.93%)    		 826
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic36
    (11.58%)    		 1125
    White176
    (56.59%)    		 71105
    Two or More5
    (1.61%)    		 41
    Race Unknown34
    (10.93%)    		 2012
    Nonresident Aliens18
    (5.79%)    		 513
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    311 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. With the 1,030 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law31173 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    New York Law Schools20896 to 1
    Public10196 to 1
    Private22496 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 168 men (54.02%) and 140 women (45.02%) faculties teaching/advising students at Cardozo Law. By employment status, 72 full-time and 238 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total297312311
    Full-time566672
    Men323638
    Women243034
    Other000
    Part-time241246238
    Men134130130
    Women107116106
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians10107
    Full-time677
    Part-time430
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