Hofstra University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 857 students enrolled in Hofstra University School of Law - 832 JD and 25 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 52 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 271 students newly enrolled to the law school - 125 men and 146 women. By enrolled status, 262 students enrolled as full-time and 125 students enrolled as part-time. Hofstra 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 2,118 1,067 269 2 271
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 257 134 123 0
    Full-time 248 130 118 0
    Part-time 9 4 5 0
    2021Total 262 115 146 1
    Full-time 249 107 141 1
    Part-time 13 8 5 0
    2022Total 288 132 155 1
    Full-time 273 127 146 0
    Part-time 15 5 9 1
    2023Total 260 137 123 0
    Full-time 252 132 120 0
    Part-time 8 5 3 0
    2024Total 271 125 146 0
    Full-time 262 123 139 0
    Part-time 9 2 7 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Hofstra University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 857 students enrolled, of which 832 are J.D. students and 25 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 97.08% at Hofstra University School of Law.
    You can compare Hofstra 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 Hofstra University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    2020933798135
    202187782354
    202284083010
    202390983178
    202485783225
    Hofstra University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Hofstra University School of Law is 56.51%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.69% with 18 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.43% with 20 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Hofstra University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black18
    (6.69%)    		 711
    Asian20
    (7.43%)    		 128
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic38
    (14.13%)    		 1721
    White152
    (56.51%)    		 8864
    Two or More8
    (2.97%)    		 17
    Race Unknown19
    (7.06%)    		 109
    Nonresident Aliens5
    (1.86%)    		 23
    Hofstra University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    157 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Hofstra University School of Law. With the 857 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Hofstra University School of Law15776 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    New York Law Schools20896 to 1
    Public10196 to 1
    Private22496 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 92 men (58.60%) and 65 women (41.40%) faculties teaching/advising students at Hofstra Law. By employment status, 53 full-time and 104 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total128127157
    Full-time475053
    Men232327
    Women242726
    Other000
    Part-time8177104
    Men575065
    Women242739
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Hofstra University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians567
    Full-time567
    Part-time000
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