Santa Clara University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 662 students enrolled in Santa Clara University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 11 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 244 students newly enrolled to the law school - 97 men and 147 women. By enrolled status, 210 students enrolled as full-time and 97 students enrolled as part-time. Santa Clara University School of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 1,913 1,003 240 4 244
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 239 104 134 1
    Full-time 239 104 134 1
    Part-time 0 0 0 0
    2021Total 241 124 117 0
    Full-time 241 124 117 0
    Part-time 0 0 0 0
    2022Total 227 99 128 0
    Full-time 227 99 128 0
    Part-time 0 0 0 0
    2023Total 203 95 108 0
    Full-time 187 89 98 0
    Part-time 16 6 10 0
    2024Total 244 97 147 0
    Full-time 210 81 129 0
    Part-time 34 16 18 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Santa Clara University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 662 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Santa Clara University School of Law.
    You can compare Santa Clara University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Santa Clara University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202073470727
    202175572827
    202272870919
    20236736658
    20246626620
    Santa Clara University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Santa Clara University School of Law is 34.58%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.92% with 7 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.25% with 39 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Santa Clara University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black7
    (2.92%)    		 43
    Asian39
    (16.25%)    		 1722
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1
    (0.42%)    		 01
    Hispanic44
    (18.33%)    		 1627
    White83
    (34.58%)    		 4340
    Two or More15
    (6.25%)    		 78
    Race Unknown4
    (1.67%)    		 31
    Nonresident Aliens11
    (4.58%)    		 56
    Santa Clara University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    152 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Santa Clara University School of Law. With the 662 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Santa Clara University School of Law15254 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    California Law Schools15985 to 1
    Public221125 to 1
    Private13565 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 67 men (44.08%) and 84 women (55.26%) faculties teaching/advising students at SCU Law. By employment status, 56 full-time and 96 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total143141152
    Full-time494956
    Men252630
    Women242326
    Other000
    Part-time949296
    Men494037
    Women454958
    Other020

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Santa Clara University School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians445
    Full-time334
    Part-time111
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