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 2024-2025, 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 681 and 313 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 9 public and 16 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 29.10% and the yield is 32.80%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with Smaller Class Size is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 41.58%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.76 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 $32,754 state residents and $47,792 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $66,833. The average financial aid amount of them is $26,329 which is 43.90% 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 168129965234
1 Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT2 to 161526383180
1 Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH2 to 153819829169
1 Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX2 to 142318334149
5 The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC3 to 11,966594103491
5 University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL3 to 11,23938288294
5 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY3 to 11,04831172238
5 University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA3 to 11,009291106185
5 University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX3 to 189331198213
5 University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX3 to 188023456178
5 Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA3 to 166619210191
5 Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA3 to 164721376137
5 George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA3 to 163528051229
5 Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA3 to 153414848100
5 University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN3 to 150216126135
5 University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA3 to 13921375978
5 Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT3 to 138913831107
5 J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT3 to 1359944450
5 William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI3 to 13121084464
5 Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA3 to 1300913358
5 University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM3 to 12971064462
5 Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN3 to 1239692742
23 Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC4 to 12,993816234582
23 Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY4 to 11,73342384339
23 Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY4 to 11,714450142308