Wayne State University Law School Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 480 students enrolled in Wayne State University Law School - 407 JD and 73 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 38 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 126 students newly enrolled to the law school - 57 men and 66 women. By enrolled status, 121 students enrolled as full-time and 57 students enrolled as part-time. Wayne State University Law School is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2024 Admission
1,058
290
126
0
126
Total
Men
Women
Other
2020
Total
128
61
66
1
Full-time
120
55
64
1
Part-time
8
6
2
0
2021
Total
125
63
62
0
Full-time
116
58
58
0
Part-time
9
5
4
0
2022
Total
123
56
67
0
Full-time
117
53
64
0
Part-time
6
3
3
0
2023
Total
125
46
79
0
Full-time
118
42
76
0
Part-time
7
4
3
0
2024
Total
123
57
66
0
Full-time
121
55
66
0
Part-time
2
2
0
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Wayne State University Law School Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2023-2024, 480 students enrolled, of which 407 are J.D. students and 73 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 84.79% at Wayne State University Law School.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Wayne State University Law School.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2020
434
419
15
2021
409
393
16
2022
396
382
14
2023
442
386
56
2024
480
407
73
Wayne State University Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Wayne State University Law School is 78.57%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.73% with 11 students and the percentage of Asian students is 2.38% with 3 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Wayne State University Law School.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
11 (8.73%)
3
8
Asian
3 (2.38%)
1
2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
0
0
0
White
99 (78.57%)
35
64
Two or More
5 (3.97%)
2
3
Race Unknown
5 (3.97%)
4
0
Nonresident Aliens
3 (2.38%)
1
2
Wayne State University Law School Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
115 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Wayne State University Law School. With the 480 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Wayne State University Law School
115
5
4 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
153
7
6 to 1
Michigan Law Schools
136
8
6 to 1
Public
161
10
6 to 1
Private
110
7
6 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 59 men (51.30%) and 56 women (48.70%) faculties teaching/advising students at WSU Law. By employment status, 47 full-time and 68 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
Total
99
98
115
Full-time
42
43
47
Men
25
25
26
Women
17
18
21
Other
0
0
0
Part-time
57
55
68
Men
29
26
33
Women
28
29
35
Other
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Wayne State University Law School.
