Washington University School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,181 students enrolled in Washington University School of Law - 781 JD and 400 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 160 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 240 students newly enrolled to the law school - 109 men and 126 women. Washington University School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2025 Admission 4,798 955 233 7 240
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2021229 112 117 0
    2022266 132 131 3
    2023257 101 153 3
    2024243 129 110 4
    2025235 109 126 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Washington University School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,181 students enrolled, of which 781 are J.D. students and 400 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 66.13% at Washington University School of Law.
    You can compare Washington University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Washington University School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20211,454724730
    20221,511744767
    20231,473780693
    20241,341809532
    20251,181781400
    Washington 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 University School of Law is 54.08%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.73% with 18 students and the percentage of Asian students is 30.90% with 72 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Washington University School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black18
    (7.73%)    		 414
    Asian72
    (30.90%)    		 3139
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic16
    (6.87%)    		 610
    White126
    (54.08%)    		 6162
    Two or More8
    (3.43%)    		 71
    Race Unknown0 00
    Washington University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    236 faculties and 15 law librarians work for Washington University School of Law. With the 1,181 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Washington University School of Law236155 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15476 to 1
    Missouri Law Schools13885 to 1
    Public8945 to 1
    Private236155 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 122 men (52.81%) and 106 women (45.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at WUSTL Law. By employment status, 136 full-time and 95 part-time faculties work for the school.
    2022202320242025
    Total162169231236
    Full-time8996136129
    Men46486563
    Women43487164
    Other0000
    Part-time737395107
    Men48485760
    Women25253536
    Other0000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 8 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Washington University School of Law.
    2022202320242025
    Librarians87815
    Full-time76714
    Part-time1111
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