Michigan State University College of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 553 students enrolled in Michigan State University College of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 90 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 142 students newly enrolled to the law school - 63 men and 76 women. Michigan State University College of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 1,359 433 139 3 142
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021238 109 129 0
    2022235 121 112 2
    2023210 97 112 1
    2024211 100 109 2
    2025142 63 76 3
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Michigan State University College of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 553 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Michigan State University College of Law.
    You can compare Michigan State University College 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 Michigan State University College of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    2021738632106
    2022768665103
    202372463589
    20246436394
    20255535530
    Michigan State University College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Michigan State University College of Law is 71.94%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.19% with 10 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.60% with 5 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Michigan State University College of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.72%)    		 10
    African-American / Black10
    (7.19%)    		 45
    Asian5
    (3.60%)    		 23
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic9
    (6.47%)    		 36
    White100
    (71.94%)    		 4157
    Two or More6
    (4.32%)    		 42
    Race Unknown11
    (7.91%)    		 83
    Michigan State University College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    127 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Michigan State University College of Law. With the 553 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Michigan State University College of Law12754 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Michigan Law Schools13385 to 1
    Public15495 to 1
    Private11175 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 74 men (57.81%) and 52 women (40.63%) faculties teaching/advising students at MSU Law. By employment status, 48 full-time and 78 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total107114128127
    Full-time50514848
    Men26262426
    Women24252422
    Other0000
    Part-time57637878
    Men36405045
    Women21232833
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Michigan State University College of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians6555
    Full-time6555
    Part-time0000
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