Northern Illinois University College of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 317 students enrolled in Northern Illinois University College of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 5 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 104 students newly enrolled to the law school - 43 men and 61 women. Northern Illinois University College of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 736 401 103 1 104
    TotalMenWomenOther
    202090 48 42 0
    2021121 63 58 0
    2022126 62 64 0
    2023117 49 67 1
    2024104 43 61 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Northern Illinois University College of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 317 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
    You can compare Northern Illinois University College of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20202792790
    20213073070
    20223223220
    20233123120
    20243173170
    Northern Illinois University College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Northern Illinois University College of Law is 77.67%. The percentage of African-american students is 12.62% with 13 students and the percentage of Asian students is 0.97% with 1 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native2
    (1.94%)    		 11
    African-American / Black13
    (12.62%)    		 49
    Asian1
    (0.97%)    		 10
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic13
    (12.62%)    		 211
    White80
    (77.67%)    		 3445
    Two or More3
    (2.91%)    		 21
    Race Unknown3
    (2.91%)    		 30
    Nonresident Aliens2
    (1.94%)    		 20
    Northern Illinois University College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    59 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Northern Illinois University College of Law. With the 317 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Northern Illinois University College of Law5945 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Illinois Law Schools16065 to 1
    Public10755 to 1
    Private19575 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 34 men (57.63%) and 25 women (42.37%) faculties teaching/advising students at NIU Law. By employment status, 33 full-time and 26 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total455359
    Full-time232433
    Men121315
    Women111118
    Other000
    Part-time222926
    Men141819
    Women8117
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians444
    Full-time444
    Part-time000
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