Dedman School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 717 students enrolled in Dedman School of Law - 649 JD and 68 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 8 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 227 students newly enrolled to the law school - 82 men and 143 women. Dedman School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 2,540 772 223 4 227
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021273 124 149 0
    2022226 97 129 0
    2023226 96 130 0
    2024190 85 105 0
    2025225 82 143 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Dedman School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 717 students enrolled, of which 649 are J.D. students and 68 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 90.52% at Dedman School of Law.
    You can compare Dedman School of Law 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 Dedman School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202176469668
    202279571976
    202376968782
    202472566362
    202571764968
    Dedman School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Dedman School of Law is 67.26%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.04% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.11% with 27 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Dedman School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black9
    (4.04%)    		 18
    Asian27
    (12.11%)    		 916
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic26
    (11.66%)    		 917
    White150
    (67.26%)    		 5694
    Two or More7
    (3.14%)    		 34
    Race Unknown8
    (3.59%)    		 44
    Dedman School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    186 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Dedman School of Law. With the 717 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Dedman School of Law18674 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Texas Law Schools15466 to 1
    Public15276 to 1
    Private15856 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 112 men (67.47%) and 54 women (32.53%) faculties teaching/advising students at SMU Law. By employment status, 51 full-time and 115 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total142145166186
    Full-time48425161
    Men24192628
    Women24232533
    Other0000
    Part-time94103115125
    Men71798689
    Women23242936
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Dedman School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians5777
    Full-time5777
    Part-time0000
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