University of Illinois College of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 683 students enrolled in University of Illinois College of Law - 519 JD and 164 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 35 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 161 students newly enrolled to the law school - 80 men and 75 women. University of Illinois College of Law has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 1,687 737 159 2 161
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020124 70 54 0
    2021130 71 59 0
    2022207 115 91 1
    2023161 87 74 0
    2024155 80 75 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Illinois College of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 683 students enrolled, of which 519 are J.D. students and 164 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 75.99% at University of Illinois College of Law.
    You can compare University of Illinois College 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 Illinois College of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202048039981
    2021513408105
    2022603492111
    2023718524194
    2024683519164
    University of Illinois College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Illinois College of Law is 45.28%. The percentage of African-american students is 5.66% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.06% with 16 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Illinois College of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black9
    (5.66%)    		 27
    Asian16
    (10.06%)    		 610
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic13
    (8.18%)    		 85
    White72
    (45.28%)    		 4428
    Two or More5
    (3.14%)    		 23
    Race Unknown28
    (17.61%)    		 1610
    Nonresident Aliens20
    (12.58%)    		 911
    University of Illinois College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    137 faculties and 6 law librarians work for University of Illinois College of Law. With the 683 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Illinois College of Law13765 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 78 men (56.93%) and 59 women (43.07%) faculties teaching/advising students at UIUC Law. By employment status, 57 full-time and 80 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total117126137
    Full-time535257
    Men242528
    Women292729
    Other000
    Part-time647480
    Men404650
    Women242830
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Illinois College of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians876
    Full-time876
    Part-time000
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