University of South Carolina School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 613 students enrolled in University of South Carolina School of Law - 601 JD and 12 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 16 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 204 students newly enrolled to the law school - 101 men and 102 women. University of South Carolina 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 1,888 642 200 4 204
TotalMenWomenOther
2020214 113 101 0
2021212 114 98 0
2022213 100 110 3
2023206 96 110 0
2024204 101 102 1
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of South Carolina School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 613 students enrolled, of which 601 are J.D. students and 12 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 98.04% at University of South Carolina School of Law.
You can compare University of South Carolina 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 South Carolina School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20206336330
20216356350
20226336330
20236296290
202461360112
University of South Carolina 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 South Carolina School of Law is 76.50%. The percentage of African-american students is 10.00% with 20 students and the percentage of Asian students is 1.50% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of South Carolina School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black20
(10.00%)
1010
Asian3
(1.50%)
12
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic13
(6.50%)
58
White153
(76.50%)
6885
Two or More4
(2.00%)
40
Race Unknown11
(5.50%)
55
Nonresident Aliens3
(1.50%)
30
University of South Carolina School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

136 faculties and 10 law librarians work for University of South Carolina School of Law. With the 613 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
University of South Carolina School of Law136105 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 80 men (58.82%) and 56 women (41.18%) faculties teaching/advising students at South Carolina Law. By employment status, 55 full-time and 81 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total116127136
Full-time485055
Men252426
Women232629
Other000
Part-time687781
Men455554
Women232227
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 10 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of South Carolina School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians101110
Full-time91110
Part-time100