Washington College of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,635 students enrolled in Washington College of Law - 1,231 JD and 404 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 178 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 408 students newly enrolled to the law school - 149 men and 252 women. By enrolled status, 339 students enrolled as full-time and 149 students enrolled as part-time. Washington College of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 5,368 1,916 405 3 408
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 463 194 269 0
    Full-time 397 159 238 0
    Part-time 66 35 31 0
    2021Total 381 130 251 0
    Full-time 321 107 214 0
    Part-time 60 23 37 0
    2022Total 413 146 267 0
    Full-time 354 118 236 0
    Part-time 59 28 31 0
    2023Total 392 135 257 0
    Full-time 346 121 225 0
    Part-time 46 14 32 0
    2024Total 403 149 252 2
    Full-time 340 118 221 1
    Part-time 63 31 31 1
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Washington College of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,635 students enrolled, of which 1,231 are J.D. students and 404 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 75.29% at Washington College of Law.
    You can compare Washington College of Law with law schools that have similar student population over 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Washington College of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,4131,242171
    20211,3591,138221
    20221,4601,113347
    20231,4571,167290
    20241,6351,231404
    Washington College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Washington College of Law is 58.02%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.42% with 26 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.65% with 31 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Washington College of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black26
    (6.42%)    		 422
    Asian31
    (7.65%)    		 624
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic55
    (13.58%)    		 1936
    White235
    (58.02%)    		 90144
    Two or More22
    (5.43%)    		 517
    Race Unknown19
    (4.69%)    		 98
    Nonresident Aliens8
    (1.98%)    		 26
    Washington College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    293 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Washington College of Law. With the 1,635 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Washington College of Law29375 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    District of Columbia Law Schools330104 to 1
    Public5634 to 1
    Private385114 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 152 men (51.88%) and 141 women (48.12%) faculties teaching/advising students at AU Law. By employment status, 82 full-time and 211 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total290259293
    Full-time777182
    Men312733
    Women464449
    Other000
    Part-time213188211
    Men12199119
    Women928992
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Washington College of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians1087
    Full-time777
    Part-time310
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