Smaller Classes and Lower Students to Faculty Ratio

    6 to 1 Law School Students to Faculty Ratio

    The students to faculty ratio is one of important consideration in typical college admission as well as law school admission.
    The low ratio benefits students college life and learning with smaller class size, one-on-one attention, and fewer students. Students can feel that they are being more focused and cared for by professors, and it will improve academic achievement and positively affect student success.
    At low schools, the students to faculty ratio is lower than typical college, in general. Most law schools keep their ratio low with more faculties.
    In the academic year 2023-2024, many low schools have low students to faculty ratio of 3 to 1 or 4 to 1. Especially, University of Minnesota Law School has 2 to 1 ratio with the most students of 720 and 299 faculties.

    Top 25 Law Schools with Smaller Class Size

    The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with Smaller Class Size with important academic indicators.
    The rankings include 12 public and 13 law schools are included.
    The average acceptance rate of the schools is 31.31% and the yield is 31.24%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with Smaller Class Size is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
    The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.74 at Law Schools with Smaller Class Size. Their LSAT scores are high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
    For the Law Schools with Smaller Class Size, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $37,122 state residents and $50,149 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $67,035. The average financial aid amount of them is $24,951 which is 42.34% of tuition & fees.
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    Comparison between Law Schools with Smaller Class Size
    RankSchoolStudents to Faculty RatioEnrollmentFaculty TotalFull-timePart-time
    1 University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN2 to 172029965234
    1 Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH2 to 150419829169
    3 The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC3 to 11,870594103491
    3 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY3 to 11,03031172238
    3 University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX3 to 11,00531198213
    3 University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA3 to 1960276107169
    3 George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA3 to 192428051229
    3 Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL3 to 176225985174
    3 Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT3 to 170526383180
    3 University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL3 to 168621682134
    3 Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT3 to 158217250121
    3 University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA3 to 155917647129
    3 University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN3 to 152516126135
    3 Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX3 to 141818334149
    3 University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA3 to 14081375978
    3 Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT3 to 136513831107
    3 S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT3 to 13201084563
    3 William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI3 to 13131084464
    3 University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM3 to 13121064462
    3 University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME3 to 1270792356
    21 Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC4 to 13,030816234582
    21 Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY4 to 11,748450142308
    21 Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY4 to 11,57542384339
    21 University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL4 to 11,34738288294
    21 Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA4 to 11,302338109229
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