New York University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 2,094 students enrolled in New York University School of Law - 1,367 JD and 727 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 42 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 429 students newly enrolled to the law school - 158 men and 257 women. New York University School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 8,498 1,424 407 22 429
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020425 202 221 2
    2021427 211 212 4
    2022485 198 278 9
    2023376 153 214 9
    2024429 158 257 14
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at New York University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 2,094 students enrolled, of which 1,367 are J.D. students and 727 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 65.28% at New York University School of Law.
    You can compare New York University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population over 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at New York University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20202,1901,379811
    20211,9991,370629
    20222,4301,4131,017
    20232,1361,358778
    20242,0941,367727
    New York University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at New York University School of Law is 49.63%. The percentage of African-american students is 10.32% with 42 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.51% with 55 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at New York University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black42
    (10.32%)    		 1031
    Asian55
    (13.51%)    		 1833
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic42
    (10.32%)    		 1329
    White202
    (49.63%)    		 10197
    Two or More8
    (1.97%)    		 35
    Race Unknown4
    (0.98%)    		 40
    Nonresident Aliens23
    (5.65%)    		 419
    New York University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    399 faculties and 17 law librarians work for New York University School of Law. With the 2,094 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    New York University School of Law399175 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 243 men (60.90%) and 156 women (39.10%) faculties teaching/advising students at NYU Law. By employment status, 163 full-time and 236 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total393376399
    Full-time152148163
    Men9699104
    Women564959
    Other000
    Part-time241228236
    Men152140139
    Women898897
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 17 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at New York University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians121717
    Full-time121717
    Part-time000
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