University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 619 students enrolled in University of Detroit Mercy School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 7 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 219 students newly enrolled to the law school - 77 men and 141 women. By enrolled status, 210 students enrolled as full-time and 77 students enrolled as part-time. University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 1,103 576 215 4 219
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 189 87 102 0
    Full-time 175 78 97 0
    Part-time 14 9 5 0
    2021Total 209 93 113 3
    Full-time 190 85 102 3
    Part-time 19 8 11 0
    2022Total 223 84 139 0
    Full-time 211 78 133 0
    Part-time 12 6 6 0
    2023Total 209 78 131 0
    Full-time 200 75 125 0
    Part-time 9 3 6 0
    2024Total 218 77 141 0
    Full-time 210 74 136 0
    Part-time 8 3 5 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 619 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    You can compare University of Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20205995927
    20215875870
    20226126120
    20236126120
    20246196190
    University of Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy School of Law is 42.79%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.05% with 13 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.86% with 4 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black13
    (6.05%)    		 112
    Asian4
    (1.86%)    		 04
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic9
    (4.19%)    		 27
    White92
    (42.79%)    		 3952
    Two or More3
    (1.40%)    		 03
    Race Unknown11
    (5.12%)    		 65
    Nonresident Aliens78
    (36.28%)    		 3048
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    88 faculties and 6 law librarians work for University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. With the 619 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law8867 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Michigan Law Schools13686 to 1
    Public161106 to 1
    Private11076 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 41 men (46.59%) and 47 women (53.41%) faculties teaching/advising students at UDM Law. By employment status, 25 full-time and 63 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total838988
    Full-time242325
    Men988
    Women151517
    Other000
    Part-time596663
    Men333633
    Women263030
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians666
    Full-time666
    Part-time000
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