University of New Mexico School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 297 students enrolled in University of New Mexico School of Law - 290 JD and 7 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 15 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 99 students newly enrolled to the law school - 38 men and 58 women. University of New Mexico School of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 506 261 95 4 99
    TotalMenWomenOther
    202182 36 46 0
    2022112 49 63 0
    202399 45 54 0
    202491 41 50 0
    202598 38 58 2
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of New Mexico School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 297 students enrolled, of which 290 are J.D. students and 7 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 97.64% at University of New Mexico School of Law.
    You can compare University of New Mexico School of Law with law schools that have similar student population under 300
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of New Mexico School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202131028921
    202230629610
    202332531411
    202431230012
    20252972907
    University of New Mexico 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 New Mexico School of Law is 37.89%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.11% with 2 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.11% with 2 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of New Mexico School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native5
    (5.26%)    		 23
    African-American / Black2
    (2.11%)    		 11
    Asian2
    (2.11%)    		 11
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic44
    (46.32%)    		 1825
    White36
    (37.89%)    		 1124
    Two or More5
    (5.26%)    		 23
    Race Unknown5
    (5.26%)    		 31
    University of New Mexico School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    103 faculties and 8 law librarians work for University of New Mexico School of Law. With the 297 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of New Mexico School of Law10383 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 48 men (45.28%) and 58 women (54.72%) faculties teaching/advising students at UNM Law. By employment status, 44 full-time and 62 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total9696106103
    Full-time39384442
    Men20181917
    Women19202525
    Other0000
    Part-time57586261
    Men25262926
    Women32323335
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of New Mexico School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians6778
    Full-time6778
    Part-time0000
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