DePaul University College of Law Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 566 students enrolled in DePaul University College of Law - 495 JD and 71 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 37 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 162 students newly enrolled to the law school - 54 men and 107 women. By enrolled status, 143 students enrolled as full-time and 54 students enrolled as part-time. DePaul University College of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
1,889
857
161
1
162
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
Total
192
87
104
1
Full-time
169
77
91
1
Part-time
23
10
13
0
2022
Total
225
76
147
2
Full-time
183
63
118
2
Part-time
42
13
29
0
2023
Total
177
64
113
0
Full-time
150
52
98
0
Part-time
27
12
15
0
2024
Total
162
50
112
0
Full-time
139
45
94
0
Part-time
23
5
18
0
2025
Total
161
54
107
0
Full-time
143
45
98
0
Part-time
18
9
9
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at DePaul University College of Law Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 566 students enrolled, of which 495 are J.D. students and 71 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 87.46% at DePaul University College of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at DePaul University College of Law.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
674
579
95
2022
719
574
145
2023
664
533
131
2024
603
531
72
2025
566
495
71
DePaul University College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at DePaul University College of Law is 66.46%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.21% with 10 students and the percentage of Asian students is 6.21% with 10 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at DePaul University College of Law.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
10 (6.21%)
2
8
Asian
10 (6.21%)
3
7
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
19 (11.80%)
11
8
White
107 (66.46%)
31
75
Two or More
8 (4.97%)
3
5
Race Unknown
8 (4.97%)
4
4
DePaul University College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
132 faculties and 6 law librarians work for DePaul University College of Law. With the 566 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
DePaul University College of Law
132
6
4 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
Illinois Law Schools
161
6
5 to 1
Public
108
4
5 to 1
Private
197
7
5 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 71 men (50.71%) and 63 women (45.00%) faculties teaching/advising students at DePaul Law. By employment status, 38 full-time and 102 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
132
137
140
132
Full-time
36
36
38
36
Men
20
20
22
23
Women
15
15
15
13
Other
1
1
0
0
Part-time
96
101
102
96
Men
44
48
49
45
Women
49
50
48
46
Other
3
3
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at DePaul University College of Law.
