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Enrollment and admission standards

Learn about how enrollment rates and admission standards have changed over time.

Enrollment by Law School in the U.S., 2013 vs 2023 Comparison

2013 - 2023
Years Go
School 2023-2024 Academic year 2013-2014 Academic year Change
1L Students JD Students 1L Students JD Students 1Ls JDs
Albany Law School 190 581 180 585 +5.6% -0.7%
American University 408 1231 473 1455 -13.7% -15.4%
Appalachian School of Law 61 140 56 216 +8.9% -35.2%
Arizona State University 199 793 128 567 +55.5% +39.9%
Ave Maria School of Law 99 274 117 319 -15.4% -14.1%
Barry University 245 771 283 787 -13.4% -2%
Baylor University 95 383 163 379 -41.7% +1.1%
Boston College 213 765 230 729 -7.4% +4.9%
Boston University 231 744 220 677 +5% +9.9%
Brigham Young University 103 369 139 417 -25.9% -11.5%
Brooklyn Law School 384 1166 368 1117 +4.3% +4.4%
California Western School of Law 226 625 260 661 -13.1% -5.4%
Campbell University 184 560 125 422 +47.2% +32.7%
Capital University 152 455 158 505 -3.8% -9.9%
Case Western Reserve University 163 469 100 422 +63% +11.1%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 111 501 194 706 -42.8% -29%
Catholic University of America 114 389 161 519 -29.2% -25%
Chapman University 141 422 157 444 -10.2% -5%
Charleston School of Law 259 675 181 537 +43.1% +25.7%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 150 420 135 439 +11.1% -4.3%
William and Mary 153 529 226 623 -32.3% -15.1%
Columbia University 415 1410 352 1250 +17.9% +12.8%
Cornell University 191 586 193 604 -1% -3%
Creighton University 131 385 139 392 -5.8% -1.8%
CUNY 214 674 104 382 +105.8% +76.4%
DePaul University 162 531 276 850 -41.3% -37.5%
Drake University 113 329 115 372 -1.7% -11.6%
Drexel University 146 396 143 420 +2.1% -5.7%
Duke University 244 752 209 647 +16.7% +16.2%
Duquesne University 170 509 138 484 +23.2% +5.2%
Elon Law School 170 445 107 291 +58.9% +52.9%
Emory University 282 799 231 815 +22.1% -2%
Faulkner University 119 324 104 282 +14.4% +14.9%
Florida A&M University 124 347 147 521 -15.6% -33.4%
Florida International University 182 545 158 496 +15.2% +9.9%
Florida State University 139 454 170 700 -18.2% -35.1%
Fordham University 434 1358 398 1328 +9% +2.3%
University of New Hampshire 233 629 77 273 +202.6% +130.4%
George Mason University 97 546 149 520 -34.9% +5%
George Washington University 521 1679 481 1613 +8.3% +4.1%
Georgetown University 604 2079 544 1933 +11% +7.6%
Georgia State University 197 676 181 659 +8.8% +2.6%
Golden Gate University 25 198 150 535 -83.3% -63%
Gonzaga University 197 553 108 387 +82.4% +42.9%
Harvard University 563 1797 568 1741 -0.9% +3.2%
Hofstra University 270 832 213 849 +26.8% -2%
Howard University 177 487 151 407 +17.2% +19.7%
Chicago-Kent College of Law 220 710 286 884 -23.1% -19.7%
Indiana University - Bloomington 155 530 205 638 -24.4% -16.9%
Indiana University - Indianapolis 249 818 227 872 +9.7% -6.2%
Inter American University 183 633 212 764 -13.7% -17.1%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 349 987 404 1287 -13.6% -23.3%
Lewis and Clark College 159 531 172 660 -7.6% -19.5%
Liberty University 108 322 68 207 +58.8% +55.6%
Louisiana State University 206 614 178 597 +15.7% +2.8%
Loyola Marymount University 321 1015 358 1182 -10.3% -14.1%
Loyola University Chicago 275 921 213 759 +29.1% +21.3%
Loyola University New Orleans 206 600 240 697 -14.2% -13.9%
Marquette University 195 593 209 694 -6.7% -14.6%
Mercer University 150 399 186 448 -19.4% -10.9%
Michigan State University 211 639 270 907 -21.9% -29.5%
Mississippi College 130 362 159 479 -18.2% -24.4%
New England School of Law 382 1082 238 964 +60.5% +12.2%
New York Law School 348 1048 322 1179 +8.1% -11.1%
New York University 429 1367 437 1418 -1.8% -3.6%
North Carolina Central University 127 430 246 611 -48.4% -29.6%
Northeastern University 235 690 185 570 +27% +21.1%
Northern Illinois University 106 317 101 304 +5% +4.3%
Northern Kentucky University 126 369 150 503 -16% -26.6%
Northwestern University 241 752 229 763 +5.2% -1.4%
Nova Southeastern University 216 630 305 929 -29.2% -32.2%
Ohio Northern University 86 196 79 236 +8.9% -16.9%
Ohio State University 161 503 178 574 -9.6% -12.4%
Oklahoma City University 146 427 162 489 -9.9% -12.7%
Pace University 288 830 207 557 +39.1% +49%
Pepperdine University 182 561 201 602 -9.5% -6.8%
Quinnipiac University 109 365 84 332 +29.8% +9.9%
Regent University 112 332 106 355 +5.7% -6.5%
Roger Williams University 148 514 111 420 +33.3% +22.4%
Samford University 152 449 173 430 -12.1% +4.4%
Santa Clara University 244 662 246 789 -0.8% -16.1%
Seattle University 213 678 228 848 -6.6% -20%
Seton Hall University 238 811 165 688 +44.2% +17.9%
South Texas College of Law Houston 376 1036 401 1197 -6.2% -13.5%
Southern Illinois University 111 273 132 341 -15.9% -19.9%
Southern Methodist University 190 663 212 791 -10.4% -16.2%
Southern University Law Center 237 874 224 691 +5.8% +26.5%
Southwestern Law School 351 950 367 1083 -4.4% -12.3%
St. John's University 273 798 253 803 +7.9% -0.6%
St. Louis University 179 552 145 655 +23.4% -15.7%
St. Mary's University 284 803 311 808 -8.7% -0.6%
St. Thomas University - Florida 238 689 261 659 -8.8% +4.6%
Stanford University 174 565 179 574 -2.8% -1.6%
Stetson University 305 927 267 927 +14.2% 0%
Suffolk University 395 1225 450 1549 -12.2% -20.9%
Syracuse University 239 707 194 609 +23.2% +16.1%
Temple University 213 658 225 769 -5.3% -14.4%
Texas Southern University 219 568 196 533 +11.7% +6.6%
Texas Tech University 156 439 214 640 -27.1% -31.4%
Texas A&M 140 447 243 771 -42.4% -42%
Thomas M. Cooley Law School 146 431 582 2334 -74.9% -81.5%
Touro College 174 542 205 658 -15.1% -17.6%
Tulane University 205 640 216 697 -5.1% -8.2%
SUNY Buffalo 141 434 198 610 -28.8% -28.9%
University of Akron 127 414 147 483 -13.6% -14.3%
University of Alabama 126 426 145 465 -13.1% -8.4%
University of Arizona 119 376 105 404 +13.3% -6.9%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville 130 375 112 370 +16.1% +1.4%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock 126 435 139 439 -9.4% -0.9%
University of Baltimore 226 694 287 976 -21.3% -28.9%
University of California College of Law, San Francisco 379 1116 333 1045 +13.8% +6.8%
University of California - Berkeley 339 1040 284 858 +19.4% +21.2%
University of California - Davis 210 658 142 499 +47.9% +31.9%
University of California - Los Angeles 315 1033 293 975 +7.5% +5.9%
University of Chicago 192 594 196 612 -2% -2.9%
University of Cincinnati 127 386 100 347 +27% +11.2%
University of Colorado 169 491 184 514 -8.2% -4.5%
University of Connecticut 146 473 151 524 -3.3% -9.7%
University of Dayton 136 377 100 322 +36% +17.1%
University of Denver 272 838 290 895 -6.2% -6.4%
University of Detroit Mercy 219 619 182 540 +20.3% +14.6%
University of Florida 181 662 314 944 -42.4% -29.9%
University of Georgia 163 530 199 621 -18.1% -14.7%
University of Hawaii 90 304 66 306 +36.4% -0.7%
University of Houston 262 792 213 743 +23% +6.6%
University of Idaho 163 422 111 323 +46.8% +30.7%
University of Illinois 161 519 170 543 -5.3% -4.4%
University of Iowa 156 491 93 413 +67.7% +18.9%
University of Kansas 115 362 106 370 +8.5% -2.2%
University of Kentucky 156 410 149 402 +4.7% +2%
University of Louisville 118 373 129 383 -8.5% -2.6%
University of Maine 89 261 86 267 +3.5% -2.2%
University of Maryland 219 697 206 828 +6.3% -15.8%
University of Memphis 75 283 111 359 -32.4% -21.2%
University of Miami 353 1149 308 1176 +14.6% -2.3%
University of Michigan 302 978 315 1055 -4.1% -7.3%
University of Minnesota 218 675 221 733 -1.4% -7.9%
University of Mississippi 166 519 117 439 +41.9% +18.2%
University of Missouri - Columbia 122 386 118 396 +3.4% -2.5%
University of Missouri - Kansas City 136 402 172 475 -20.9% -15.4%
University of Montana 96 262 83 249 +15.7% +5.2%
University of Nebraska 150 454 127 380 +18.1% +19.5%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas 134 442 113 416 +18.6% +6.3%
University of New Mexico 92 300 119 345 -22.7% -13%
University of North Carolina 179 572 237 720 -24.5% -20.6%
University of North Dakota 83 238 83 241 0% -1.2%
University of Notre Dame 180 540 162 520 +11.1% +3.8%
University of Oklahoma 166 527 143 462 +16.1% +14.1%
University of Oregon 159 471 120 436 +32.5% +8%
University of Pennsylvania 248 809 251 786 -1.2% +2.9%
University of Pittsburgh 119 388 174 593 -31.6% -34.6%
University of Puerto Rico 123 454 206 702 -40.3% -35.3%
University of Richmond 134 408 133 456 +0.8% -10.5%
University of San Diego 257 752 241 798 +6.6% -5.8%
University of San Francisco 158 404 159 561 -0.6% -28%
University of South Carolina 204 601 206 619 -1% -2.9%
University of South Dakota 86 244 69 210 +24.6% +16.2%
University of Southern California 189 644 175 602 +8% +7%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis 157 476 114 405 +37.7% +17.5%
University of Tennessee 142 394 158 442 -10.1% -10.9%
University of Texas 260 985 319 1046 -18.5% -5.8%
University of The District of Columbia 86 248 99 330 -13.1% -24.8%
University of the Pacific - McGeorge 201 528 157 632 +28% -16.5%
University of Toledo 107 351 108 362 -0.9% -3%
University of Tulsa 81 323 83 287 -2.4% +12.5%
University of Utah 97 291 107 364 -9.3% -20.1%
University of Virginia 305 911 330 1048 -7.6% -13.1%
University of Washington 181 537 143 541 +26.6% -0.7%
University of Wisconsin 169 698 186 668 -9.1% +4.5%
University of Wyoming 83 226 71 221 +16.9% +2.3%
Vanderbilt University 167 512 174 566 -4% -9.5%
Vermont Law School 201 491 129 422 +55.8% +16.4%
Villanova University 161 553 162 594 -0.6% -6.9%
Wake Forest University 175 488 179 506 -2.2% -3.6%
Washburn University 104 290 117 339 -11.1% -14.5%
Washington and Lee University 125 380 111 419 +12.6% -9.3%
Washington University in St Louis 244 809 189 693 +29.1% +16.7%
Wayne State University 126 407 139 488 -9.4% -16.6%
West Virginia University 108 314 118 381 -8.5% -17.6%
Western New England University School of Law 88 308 120 350 -26.7% -12%
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University 121 332 120 430 +0.8% -22.8%
Willamette University 121 344 123 368 -1.6% -6.5%
Yale University 201 619 199 626 +1% -1.1%
Cardozo-Yeshiva University 318 939 336 1070 -5.4% -12.2%
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta 123 349 235 639 -47.7% -45.4%
Belmont University 115 350 82 296 +40.2% +18.2%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 114 354 78 254 +46.2% +39.4%
Widener University - Pennsylvania 149 374 74 286 +101.4% +30.8%
Widener University - Delaware 240 686 239 694 +0.4% -1.2%
Lincoln Memorial University 146 372 28 104 +421.4% +257.7%
University of California - Irvine 151 473 126 339 +19.8% +39.5%
Rutgers University 401 1303 - 0 +19.8% No 2013 Data
Mitchell Hamline School of Law 344 1209 - 0 +19.8% No 2013 Data

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