Marshall-Wythe School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 534 students enrolled in Marshall-Wythe School of Law - 516 JD and 18 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 22 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 158 students newly enrolled to the law school - 56 men and 95 women. Marshall-Wythe School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 1,564 504 158 0 158
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021240 118 122 0
    2022176 70 105 1
    2023212 89 123 0
    2024153 70 83 0
    2025157 56 95 6
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Marshall-Wythe School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 534 students enrolled, of which 516 are J.D. students and 18 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 96.63% at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
    You can compare Marshall-Wythe School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202170264062
    202268762265
    202366260656
    202455652927
    202553451618
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Marshall-Wythe School of Law is 74.68%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.06% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.80% with 6 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black8
    (5.06%)    		 08
    Asian6
    (3.80%)    		 24
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic13
    (8.23%)    		 39
    White118
    (74.68%)    		 4667
    Two or More7
    (4.43%)    		 25
    Race Unknown6
    (3.80%)    		 32
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    155 faculties and 10 law librarians work for Marshall-Wythe School of Law. With the 534 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law155103 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Virginia Law Schools14397 to 1
    Public224147 to 1
    Private8257 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 94 men (63.51%) and 54 women (36.49%) faculties teaching/advising students at W & M Law. By employment status, 48 full-time and 100 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total156162148155
    Full-time48444845
    Men26242524
    Women22202321
    Other0000
    Part-time108118100110
    Men77826976
    Women31323134
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 9 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians68910
    Full-time68910
    Part-time0000
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