University of Michigan Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 978 students enrolled in University of Michigan Law School - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 41 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 302 students newly enrolled to the law school - 142 men and 154 women. University of Michigan Law School is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 6,425 808 275 27 302
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020361 170 191 0
    2021318 143 172 3
    2022315 156 153 6
    2023334 162 169 3
    2024302 142 154 6
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Michigan Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 978 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at University of Michigan Law School.
    You can compare University of Michigan Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Michigan Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,0801,02456
    20211,0581,01345
    20221,01296448
    20231,01997643
    20249789780
    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 67.64%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.00% with 22 students and the percentage of Asian students is 18.18% with 50 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 Native4
    (1.45%)    		 12
    African-American / Black22
    (8.00%)    		 148
    Asian50
    (18.18%)    		 2129
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic36
    (13.09%)    		 1421
    White186
    (67.64%)    		 9490
    Two or More23
    (8.36%)    		 1211
    Race Unknown6
    (2.18%)    		 24
    Nonresident Aliens8
    (2.91%)    		 44
    University of Michigan Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    223 faculties and 12 law librarians work for University of Michigan Law School. With the 978 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Michigan Law School223125 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 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.
    202220232024
    Total171183223
    Full-time99107137
    Men616187
    Women384650
    Other000
    Part-time727686
    Men435158
    Women292528
    Other000

    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.
    202220232024
    Librarians121212
    Full-time121212
    Part-time000
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