University of Chicago Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 686 students enrolled in University of Chicago Law School - 594 JD and 92 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 17 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 192 students newly enrolled to the law school - 97 men and 95 women. University of Chicago Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 5,259 672 180 12 192
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020193 106 87 0
    2021197 94 102 1
    2022190 94 96 0
    2023208 91 114 3
    2024192 97 95 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Chicago Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 686 students enrolled, of which 594 are J.D. students and 92 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 86.59% at University of Chicago Law School.
    You can compare University of Chicago Law School 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 University of Chicago Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202071161497
    202172062298
    202266962643
    202370361093
    202468659492
    University of Chicago Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Chicago Law School is 53.33%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.44% with 17 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.89% with 25 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Chicago Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.56%)    		 10
    African-American / Black17
    (9.44%)    		 313
    Asian25
    (13.89%)    		 1114
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic39
    (21.67%)    		 2019
    White96
    (53.33%)    		 5738
    Two or More12
    (6.67%)    		 75
    Race Unknown6
    (3.33%)    		 33
    Nonresident Aliens7
    (3.89%)    		 43
    University of Chicago Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    216 faculties and 7 law librarians work for University of Chicago Law School. With the 686 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Chicago Law School21673 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Illinois Law Schools16065 to 1
    Public10755 to 1
    Private19575 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 146 men (67.59%) and 69 women (31.94%) faculties teaching/advising students at Chicago Law. By employment status, 82 full-time and 134 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total183182216
    Full-time767682
    Men454650
    Women313032
    Other000
    Part-time107106134
    Men878196
    Women202537
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Chicago Law School.
    202220232024
    Librarians1087
    Full-time1087
    Part-time000
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