University of Akron School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 441 students enrolled in University of Akron School of Law - 420 JD and 21 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 10 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 153 students newly enrolled to the law school - 71 men and 82 women. By enrolled status, 115 students enrolled as full-time and 71 students enrolled as part-time. University of Akron School of Law is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2025 Admission 685 400 145 8 153
TotalMenWomenOther
2021Total 111 67 44 0
Full-time 87 51 36 0
Part-time 24 16 8 0
2022Total 164 82 81 1
Full-time 128 65 62 1
Part-time 36 17 19 0
2023Total 137 72 65 0
Full-time 107 60 47 0
Part-time 30 12 18 0
2024Total 127 63 64 0
Full-time 95 50 45 0
Part-time 32 13 19 0
2025Total 153 71 82 0
Full-time 115 48 67 0
Part-time 38 23 15 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Akron School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2024-2025, 441 students enrolled, of which 420 are J.D. students and 21 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.24% at University of Akron School of Law.
You can compare University of Akron School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Akron School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
202143942811
20224204164
20234314310
202443141417
202544142021
University of Akron School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Akron School of Law is 80.00%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.28% with 12 students and the percentage of Asian students is 5.52% with 8 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Akron School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black12
(8.28%)
210
Asian8
(5.52%)
53
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic5
(3.45%)
50
White116
(80.00%)
5264
Two or More5
(3.45%)
23
Race Unknown7
(4.83%)
52
University of Akron School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

74 faculties and 4 law librarians work for University of Akron School of Law. With the 441 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
University of Akron School of Law7446 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15476 to 1
Ohio Law Schools9956 to 1
Public12366 to 1
Private7056 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 39 men (55.71%) and 31 women (44.29%) faculties teaching/advising students at Akron Law. By employment status, 26 full-time and 44 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022202320242025
Total63577074
Full-time21232631
Men13151416
Women881215
Other0000
Part-time42344443
Men26222527
Women16121916
Other0000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 4 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Akron School of Law.
2022202320242025
Librarians3344
Full-time3344
Part-time0000