Washington and Lee University School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 380 students enrolled in Washington and Lee University School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 4 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 125 students newly enrolled to the law school - 66 men and 58 women. Washington and Lee University School of Law is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 2,023 636 124 1 125
TotalMenWomenOther
2020130 69 61 0
2021124 62 61 1
2022152 72 79 1
2023123 64 59 0
2024125 66 58 1
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Washington and Lee University School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, there are 380 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
You can compare Washington and Lee University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20204014010
20213603600
20223793790
20233763760
20243803800
Washington and Lee University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Washington and Lee University School of Law is 56.45%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.26% with 9 students and the percentage of Asian students is 8.87% with 11 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black9
(7.26%)
27
Asian11
(8.87%)
38
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic9
(7.26%)
54
White70
(56.45%)
4327
Two or More0 00
Race Unknown23
(18.55%)
1111
Nonresident Aliens2
(1.61%)
01
Washington and Lee University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

95 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Washington and Lee University School of Law. With the 380 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Washington and Lee University School of Law9554 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Virginia Law Schools14898 to 1
Public235148 to 1
Private8258 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 65 men (68.42%) and 30 women (31.58%) faculties teaching/advising students at W&L Law. By employment status, 37 full-time and 58 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total888995
Full-time453637
Men251921
Women201716
Other000
Part-time435358
Men314044
Women121314
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians555
Full-time544
Part-time011