University of Virginia School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 957 students enrolled in University of Virginia School of Law - 915 JD and 42 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 3 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 305 students newly enrolled to the law school - 139 men and 166 women. University of Virginia School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 5,164 719 285 20 305
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021335 184 151 0
    2022299 145 153 1
    2023315 156 157 2
    2024305 142 162 1
    2025305 139 166 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Virginia School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 957 students enrolled, of which 915 are J.D. students and 42 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.61% at University of Virginia School of Law.
    You can compare University of Virginia School of Law 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 Virginia School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20211,00694264
    202293692214
    202395089852
    202496091149
    202595791542
    University of Virginia 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 Virginia School of Law is 60.70%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.12% with 26 students and the percentage of Asian students is 16.84% with 48 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Virginia School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black26
    (9.12%)    		 1016
    Asian48
    (16.84%)    		 1731
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic23
    (8.07%)    		 1310
    White173
    (60.70%)    		 8588
    Two or More21
    (7.37%)    		 714
    Race Unknown14
    (4.91%)    		 77
    University of Virginia School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    266 faculties and 16 law librarians work for University of Virginia School of Law. With the 957 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University of Virginia School of Law266164 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Virginia Law Schools14397 to 1
    Public224147 to 1
    Private8257 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 177 men (64.13%) and 99 women (35.87%) faculties teaching/advising students at UVA Law. By employment status, 107 full-time and 169 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total252245276266
    Full-time8793107105
    Men58606764
    Women29334041
    Other0000
    Part-time165152169161
    Men110103110104
    Women55495957
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 16 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Virginia School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians15151616
    Full-time15151616
    Part-time0000
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