Southern University Law Center Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 800 students enrolled in Southern University Law Center - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 74 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 275 students newly enrolled to the law school - 86 men and 189 women. By enrolled status, 209 students enrolled as full-time and 86 students enrolled as part-time. Southern University Law Center has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
973
612
272
3
275
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
Total
241
83
158
0
Full-time
148
49
99
0
Part-time
93
34
59
0
2022
Total
343
143
197
3
Full-time
259
113
143
3
Part-time
84
30
54
0
2023
Total
292
114
178
0
Full-time
209
75
134
0
Part-time
83
39
44
0
2024
Total
237
94
143
0
Full-time
176
65
111
0
Part-time
61
29
32
0
2025
Total
275
86
189
0
Full-time
209
67
142
0
Part-time
66
19
47
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Southern University Law Center Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 800 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Southern University Law Center.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Southern University Law Center.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
832
832
0
2022
715
715
0
2023
938
938
0
2024
874
874
0
2025
800
800
0
Southern University Law Center Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Southern University Law Center is 23.90%. The percentage of African-american students is 63.24% with 172 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.10% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Southern University Law Center.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
172 (63.24%)
40
132
Asian
3 (1.10%)
1
2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
25 (9.19%)
9
16
White
65 (23.90%)
32
33
Two or More
7 (2.57%)
3
4
Race Unknown
3 (1.10%)
1
2
Southern University Law Center Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
111 faculties and 4 law librarians work for Southern University Law Center. With the 800 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Southern University Law Center
111
4
7 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
Louisiana Law Schools
102
6
6 to 1
Public
93
6
6 to 1
Private
115
5
6 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 63 men (48.46%) and 67 women (51.54%) faculties teaching/advising students at SULC Law. By employment status, 69 full-time and 61 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
187
166
130
111
Full-time
49
54
69
71
Men
21
25
32
30
Women
28
29
37
41
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
138
112
61
40
Men
75
50
31
24
Women
63
62
30
16
Other
0
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Southern University Law Center.
