Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,048 students enrolled in Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - 932 JD and 116 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 18 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 318 students newly enrolled to the law school - 119 men and 197 women. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 3,122 1,172 307 11 318
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021243 113 129 1
    2022281 105 172 4
    2023262 101 161 0
    2024266 97 166 3
    2025316 119 197 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,048 students enrolled, of which 932 are J.D. students and 116 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 88.93% 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
    20211,076958118
    202299693957
    20231,056956100
    20241,03093991
    20251,048932116
    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 62.21%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.61% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 14.98% with 46 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 / Black8
    (2.61%)    		 44
    Asian46
    (14.98%)    		 739
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic41
    (13.36%)    		 1129
    White191
    (62.21%)    		 77113
    Two or More13
    (4.23%)    		 85
    Race Unknown19
    (6.19%)    		 127
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    301 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. With the 1,048 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 Law30173 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    New York Law Schools21895 to 1
    Public12285 to 1
    Private23195 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.
    2022202320242025
    Total297312311301
    Full-time56667264
    Men32363834
    Women24303430
    Other0000
    Part-time241246238236
    Men134130130119
    Women107116106112
    Other0000

    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.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians101077
    Full-time6777
    Part-time4300
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