Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,225 students enrolled in Northwestern Pritzker School of Law - 760 JD and 465 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 36 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 242 students newly enrolled to the law school - 104 men and 129 women. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 6,327 972 236 6 242
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021243 122 117 4
    2022248 108 139 1
    2023238 125 112 1
    2024236 104 132 0
    2025242 104 129 9
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,225 students enrolled, of which 760 are J.D. students and 465 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 62.04% at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    You can compare Northwestern Pritzker School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20211,227779448
    20221,181769412
    20231,354763591
    20241,189752437
    20251,225760465
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is 44.92%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.47% with 20 students and the percentage of Asian students is 30.93% with 73 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native2
    (0.85%)    		 20
    African-American / Black20
    (8.47%)    		 911
    Asian73
    (30.93%)    		 2939
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic28
    (11.86%)    		 721
    White106
    (44.92%)    		 5449
    Two or More7
    (2.97%)    		 34
    Race Unknown6
    (2.54%)    		 05
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    278 faculties and 12 law librarians work for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. With the 1,225 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law278124 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Illinois Law Schools16165 to 1
    Public10845 to 1
    Private19775 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 157 men (60.15%) and 104 women (39.85%) faculties teaching/advising students at Northwestern Pritzker Law. By employment status, 135 full-time and 126 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total221237261278
    Full-time113114135128
    Men61617162
    Women52536466
    Other0000
    Part-time108123126150
    Men76878698
    Women32364052
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians9101112
    Full-time9101112
    Part-time0000
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