Howard University School of Law Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 529 students enrolled in Howard University School of Law - 526 JD and 3 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 41 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 201 students newly enrolled to the law school - 59 men and 134 women. Howard University School 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
588
415
199
2
201
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
160
53
107
0
2022
164
42
120
2
2023
163
70
93
0
2024
183
83
100
0
2025
201
59
134
8
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Howard University School of Law Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 529 students enrolled, of which 526 are J.D. students and 3 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 99.43% at Howard University School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Howard University School of Law.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
461
457
4
2022
467
467
0
2023
464
464
0
2024
488
487
1
2025
529
526
3
Howard University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Howard University School of Law is 2.51%. The percentage of African-american students is 79.90% with 159 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.02% with 6 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Howard University School of Law.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
159 (79.90%)
45
109
Asian
6 (3.02%)
1
5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
18 (9.05%)
7
10
White
5 (2.51%)
2
1
Two or More
7 (3.52%)
1
6
Race Unknown
6 (3.02%)
3
3
Howard University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
114 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Howard University School of Law. With the 529 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Howard University School of Law
114
3
5 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
District of Columbia Law Schools
329
11
4 to 1
Public
56
3
4 to 1
Private
384
12
4 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 57 men (51.82%) and 53 women (48.18%) faculties teaching/advising students at HU Law. By employment status, 37 full-time and 73 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
90
100
110
114
Full-time
36
37
37
34
Men
16
16
18
15
Women
20
21
19
19
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
54
63
73
80
Men
31
36
39
40
Women
23
23
34
40
Other
0
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Howard University School of Law.
