Hofstra University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 836 students enrolled in Hofstra University School of Law - 812 JD and 24 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 21 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 272 students newly enrolled to the law school - 133 men and 139 women. By enrolled status, 263 students enrolled as full-time and 133 students enrolled as part-time. Hofstra University School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 2,104 1,070 271 1 272
    TotalMenWomenOther
    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
    2025Total 272 133 139 0
    Full-time 263 127 136 0
    Part-time 9 6 3 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Hofstra University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 836 students enrolled, of which 812 are J.D. students and 24 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 97.13% 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
    202187782354
    202284083010
    202390983178
    202485783225
    202583681224
    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 64.21%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.64% with 18 students and the percentage of Asian students is 5.17% with 14 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 Native1
    (0.37%)    		 01
    African-American / Black18
    (6.64%)    		 711
    Asian14
    (5.17%)    		 86
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
    (0.37%)    		 10
    Hispanic35
    (12.92%)    		 1322
    White174
    (64.21%)    		 9084
    Two or More12
    (4.43%)    		 39
    Race Unknown17
    (6.27%)    		 116
    Hofstra University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    173 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Hofstra University School of Law. With the 836 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Hofstra University School of Law17375 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    New York Law Schools21895 to 1
    Public12285 to 1
    Private23195 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.
    2022202320242025
    Total128127157173
    Full-time47505353
    Men23232724
    Women24272629
    Other0000
    Part-time8177104120
    Men57506569
    Women24273950
    Other0001

    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.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians5677
    Full-time5677
    Part-time0000
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