University of Michigan Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,036 students enrolled in University of Michigan Law School - 990 JD and 46 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 58 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 320 students newly enrolled to the law school - 158 men and 155 women. University of Michigan Law School is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 6,766 802 307 13 320
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021318 143 172 3
    2022315 156 153 6
    2023334 162 169 3
    2024302 142 154 6
    2025319 158 155 6
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Michigan Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,036 students enrolled, of which 990 are J.D. students and 46 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.56% at University of Michigan Law School.
    You can compare University of Michigan Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Michigan Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20211,0581,01345
    20221,01296448
    20231,01997643
    20249789780
    20251,03699046
    University of Michigan Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Michigan Law School is 62.21%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.82% with 24 students and the percentage of Asian students is 12.05% with 37 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Michigan Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native1
    (0.33%)    		 01
    African-American / Black24
    (7.82%)    		 1212
    Asian37
    (12.05%)    		 1720
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic38
    (12.38%)    		 1819
    White191
    (62.21%)    		 9591
    Two or More26
    (8.47%)    		 1411
    Race Unknown3
    (0.98%)    		 21
    University of Michigan Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    208 faculties and 11 law librarians work for University of Michigan Law School. With the 1,036 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Michigan Law School208115 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Michigan Law Schools13385 to 1
    Public15495 to 1
    Private11175 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 145 men (65.02%) and 78 women (34.98%) faculties teaching/advising students at UM-Ann Arbor Law. By employment status, 137 full-time and 86 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total171183223208
    Full-time99107137119
    Men61618771
    Women38465048
    Other0000
    Part-time72768689
    Men43515856
    Women29252833
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 12 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Michigan Law School.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians12121211
    Full-time12121211
    Part-time0000
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