Willamette University College of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 343 students enrolled in Willamette University College of Law - 341 JD and 2 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 5 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 121 students newly enrolled to the law school - 44 men and 74 women. Willamette University College of Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2025 Admission 759 505 119 2 121
TotalMenWomenOther
2021126 58 66 2
2022134 58 74 2
2023115 45 70 0
2024122 57 65 0
2025120 44 74 2
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Willamette University College of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2024-2025, 343 students enrolled, of which 341 are J.D. students and 2 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 99.42% at Willamette University College of Law.
You can compare Willamette University College 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 Willamette University College of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
202134032812
202235233517
20233323320
20243483444
20253433412
Willamette University College of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Willamette University College of Law is 59.66%. The percentage of African-american students is 1.68% with 2 students and the percentage of Asian students is 6.72% with 8 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Willamette University College of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black2
(1.68%)
20
Asian8
(6.72%)
17
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic31
(26.05%)
921
White71
(59.66%)
2743
Two or More3
(2.52%)
21
Race Unknown5
(4.20%)
32
Willamette University College of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

54 faculties and 2 law librarians work for Willamette University College of Law. With the 343 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Willamette University College of Law5426 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15476 to 1
Oregon Law Schools11055 to 1
Public10175 to 1
Private11445 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 30 men (54.55%) and 25 women (45.45%) faculties teaching/advising students at Willamette Law. By employment status, 28 full-time and 27 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022202320242025
Total54555554
Full-time26292830
Men15151413
Women11141416
Other0000
Part-time28262724
Men13151613
Women1510119
Other0000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 1 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Willamette University College of Law.
2022202320242025
Librarians2212
Full-time2112
Part-time0100