Drake University Law School Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 386 students enrolled in Drake University Law School - 329 JD and 57 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 54 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 113 students newly enrolled to the law school - 46 men and 67 women. Drake University Law School is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2024 Admission
497
345
113
0
113
Total
Men
Women
Other
2020
106
56
50
0
2021
116
60
56
0
2022
124
59
65
0
2023
110
46
64
0
2024
113
46
67
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Drake University Law School Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 386 students enrolled, of which 329 are J.D. students and 57 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 85.23% at Drake University Law School.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Drake University Law School.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2020
350
322
28
2021
387
324
63
2022
345
333
12
2023
332
325
7
2024
386
329
57
Drake University Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Drake University Law School is 81.42%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.54% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 5.31% with 6 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Drake University Law School.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
4 (3.54%)
3
1
Asian
6 (5.31%)
3
3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
3 (2.65%)
1
2
White
92 (81.42%)
39
53
Two or More
4 (3.54%)
0
4
Race Unknown
0
0
0
Nonresident Aliens
1 (0.88%)
0
1
Drake University Law School Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
88 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Drake University Law School. With the 386 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Drake University Law School
88
4
4 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
153
7
6 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 42 men (47.73%) and 46 women (52.27%) faculties teaching/advising students at Drake Law. By employment status, 34 full-time and 54 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
Total
74
78
88
Full-time
29
28
34
Men
16
16
18
Women
13
12
16
Other
0
0
0
Part-time
45
50
54
Men
20
22
24
Women
25
28
30
Other
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Drake University Law School.
