George Mason University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 924 students enrolled in George Mason University School of Law - 546 JD and 378 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 87 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 98 students newly enrolled to the law school - 67 men and 31 women. By enrolled status, 86 students enrolled as full-time and 67 students enrolled as part-time. George Mason University School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 2,303 323 97 1 98
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 160 87 73 0
    Full-time 141 72 69 0
    Part-time 19 15 4 0
    2021Total 139 76 63 0
    Full-time 123 68 55 0
    Part-time 16 8 8 0
    2022Total 262 136 126 0
    Full-time 220 114 106 0
    Part-time 42 22 20 0
    2023Total 159 77 82 0
    Full-time 129 63 66 0
    Part-time 30 14 16 0
    2024Total 98 67 31 0
    Full-time 86 57 29 0
    Part-time 12 10 2 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at George Mason University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 924 students enrolled, of which 546 are J.D. students and 378 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 59.09% at George Mason University School of Law.
    You can compare George Mason University 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 George Mason University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202056249765
    2021630484146
    2022791604187
    2023837607230
    2024924546378
    George Mason University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at George Mason University School of Law is 118.56%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.12% with 4 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.37% with 12 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at George Mason University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black4
    (4.12%)    		 13
    Asian12
    (12.37%)    		 48
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic7
    (7.22%)    		 43
    White115
    (118.56%)    		 5461
    Two or More4
    (4.12%)    		 40
    Race Unknown15
    (15.46%)    		 96
    Nonresident Aliens2
    (2.06%)    		 11
    George Mason University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    280 faculties and 17 law librarians work for George Mason University School of Law. With the 924 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    George Mason University School of Law280173 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Virginia Law Schools14898 to 1
    Public235148 to 1
    Private8258 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 170 men (60.71%) and 109 women (38.93%) faculties teaching/advising students at GMU Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 51 full-time and 229 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total235281280
    Full-time515151
    Men383736
    Women131314
    Other011
    Part-time184230229
    Men119133134
    Women659795
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 17 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at George Mason University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians91217
    Full-time8811
    Part-time146
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