Chapman University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 422 students enrolled in Chapman University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 17 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 141 students newly enrolled to the law school - 62 men and 78 women. Chapman University School of Law is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 1,848 567 139 2 141
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020155 65 90 0
    2021148 64 84 0
    2022152 71 81 0
    2023139 61 78 0
    2024140 62 78 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Chapman University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 422 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Chapman University School of Law.
    You can compare Chapman University School of Law 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 Chapman University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202050046040
    202149946435
    202247845820
    20234394336
    20244224220
    Chapman University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Chapman University School of Law is 48.20%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.76% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 15.83% with 22 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Chapman University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black8
    (5.76%)    		 62
    Asian22
    (15.83%)    		 1111
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic27
    (19.42%)    		 1116
    White67
    (48.20%)    		 2938
    Two or More8
    (5.76%)    		 26
    Race Unknown3
    (2.16%)    		 12
    Nonresident Aliens3
    (2.16%)    		 12
    Chapman University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    108 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Chapman University School of Law. With the 422 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Chapman University School of Law10834 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    California Law Schools15985 to 1
    Public221125 to 1
    Private13565 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 61 men (56.48%) and 47 women (43.52%) faculties teaching/advising students at Chapman Law. By employment status, 38 full-time and 70 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total112107108
    Full-time383638
    Men222021
    Women161617
    Other000
    Part-time747170
    Men434040
    Women313130
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Chapman University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians643
    Full-time643
    Part-time000
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