There are 1,714 students enrolled in Columbia Law School - 1,353 JD and 361 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 34 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 394 students newly enrolled to the law school - 155 men and 211 women. Columbia Law School is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
7,671
901
360
34
394
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
364
193
169
2
2022
479
240
230
9
2023
398
193
200
5
2024
401
189
205
7
2025
377
155
211
11
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,714 students enrolled, of which 1,353 are J.D. students and 361 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 78.94% at Columbia Law School.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Columbia Law School.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
1,595
1,263
332
2022
1,520
1,293
227
2023
1,783
1,357
426
2024
1,748
1,410
338
2025
1,714
1,353
361
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Columbia Law School is 38.06%. The percentage of African-american students is 11.67% with 42 students and the percentage of Asian students is 38.33% with 138 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Columbia Law School.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
42 (11.67%)
14
24
Asian
138 (38.33%)
48
83
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
36 (10.00%)
9
25
White
137 (38.06%)
73
57
Two or More
15 (4.17%)
3
11
Race Unknown
26 (7.22%)
8
11
2024 Faculties & Staffs
455 faculties and 19 law librarians work for Columbia Law School. With the 1,714 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Columbia Law School
455
19
4 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
New York Law Schools
218
9
5 to 1
Public
122
8
5 to 1
Private
231
9
5 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 274 men (60.89%) and 175 women (38.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at Columbia University Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 142 full-time and 308 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
367
403
450
455
Full-time
118
111
142
120
Men
72
64
87
68
Women
46
47
54
50
Other
0
0
1
2
Part-time
249
292
308
335
Men
143
165
187
211
Women
106
127
121
123
Other
0
0
0
1
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 20 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Columbia Law School.