Southern Illinois University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 269 students enrolled in Southern Illinois University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 4 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 109 students newly enrolled to the law school - 47 men and 62 women. Southern Illinois University School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 582 392 108 1 109
    TotalMenWomenOther
    202185 37 48 0
    202288 43 45 0
    202389 47 42 0
    2024110 58 52 0
    2025109 47 62 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Southern Illinois University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 269 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
    You can compare Southern Illinois University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population under 300
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20212372370
    20222462460
    20232522520
    20242732730
    20252692690
    Southern Illinois University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern Illinois University School of Law is 65.74%. The percentage of African-american students is 12.96% with 14 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.78% with 3 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black14
    (12.96%)    		 59
    Asian3
    (2.78%)    		 21
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic13
    (12.04%)    		 76
    White71
    (65.74%)    		 3041
    Two or More6
    (5.56%)    		 15
    Race Unknown2
    (1.85%)    		 20
    Southern Illinois University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    36 faculties and 2 law librarians work for Southern Illinois University School of Law. With the 269 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Southern Illinois University School of Law3627 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 20 men (45.45%) and 24 women (54.55%) faculties teaching/advising students at SIU Law. By employment status, 24 full-time and 20 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total40414436
    Full-time27242422
    Men13999
    Women14151513
    Other0000
    Part-time13172014
    Men59115
    Women8899
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 2 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians3322
    Full-time3222
    Part-time0100
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