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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., 2015 vs 2025 Comparison

2015 - 2025
Years Go
School 2025-2026 Academic year 2015-2016 Academic year Change
1L Students JD Students 1L Students JD Students 1Ls JDs
Albany Law School 237 615 126 403 +88.1% +52.6%
American University 405 1199 421 1288 -3.8% -6.9%
Appalachian School of Law 92 182 33 110 +178.8% +65.5%
Arizona State University 266 744 215 623 +23.7% +19.4%
Ave Maria School of Law 165 334 113 268 +46% +24.6%
Barry University 258 723 278 757 -7.2% -4.5%
Baylor University 165 439 131 396 +26% +10.9%
Boston College 219 638 234 694 -6.4% -8.1%
Boston University 238 691 236 674 +0.8% +2.5%
Brigham Young University 122 348 128 404 -4.7% -13.9%
Brooklyn Law School 414 1126 394 1154 +5.1% -2.4%
California Western School of Law 242 669 248 628 -2.4% +6.5%
Campbell University 202 553 162 432 +24.7% +28%
Capital University 180 483 131 410 +37.4% +17.8%
Case Western Reserve University 180 531 122 381 +47.5% +39.4%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 161 479 195 560 -17.4% -14.5%
Catholic University of America 182 432 127 420 +43.3% +2.9%
Chapman University 153 420 149 467 +2.7% -10.1%
Charleston School of Law 241 707 85 355 +183.5% +99.2%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 195 495 108 375 +80.6% +32%
William and Mary 184 496 199 645 -7.5% -23.1%
Columbia University 444 1377 388 1167 +14.4% +18%
Cornell University 217 611 203 627 +6.9% -2.6%
Creighton University 162 427 119 347 +36.1% +23.1%
CUNY 219 695 151 359 +45% +93.6%
DePaul University 186 510 241 727 -22.8% -29.8%
Drake University 141 369 100 316 +41% +16.8%
Drexel University 181 461 126 391 +43.7% +17.9%
Duke University 227 723 225 686 +0.9% +5.4%
Duquesne University 186 528 128 401 +45.3% +31.7%
Elon Law School 228 540 133 315 +71.4% +71.4%
Emory University 391 913 234 836 +67.1% +9.2%
Faulkner University 167 411 101 259 +65.3% +58.7%
Florida A&M University 177 383 159 467 +11.3% -18%
Florida International University 175 581 136 481 +28.7% +20.8%
Florida State University 153 455 175 598 -12.6% -23.9%
Fordham University 444 1352 373 1151 +19% +17.5%
University of New Hampshire 248 685 76 217 +226.3% +215.7%
George Mason University 159 438 157 484 +1.3% -9.5%
George Washington University 612 1728 471 1706 +29.9% +1.3%
Georgetown University 672 2266 576 1966 +16.7% +15.3%
Georgia State University 237 682 189 633 +25.4% +7.7%
Gonzaga University 203 551 127 337 +59.8% +63.5%
Harvard University 579 1784 562 1767 +3% +1%
Hofstra University 263 800 251 698 +4.8% +14.6%
Howard University 176 555 143 413 +23.1% +34.4%
Chicago-Kent College of Law 245 713 238 747 +2.9% -4.6%
Indiana University - Bloomington 186 502 153 538 +21.6% -6.7%
Indiana University - Indianapolis 280 829 254 816 +10.2% +1.6%
Inter American University 205 611 208 769 -1.4% -20.5%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 379 1015 334 1021 +13.5% -0.6%
Lewis and Clark College 176 519 172 588 +2.3% -11.7%
Liberty University 141 326 51 173 +176.5% +88.4%
Louisiana State University 230 635 172 534 +33.7% +18.9%
Loyola Marymount University 338 1000 268 983 +26.1% +1.7%
Loyola University Chicago 296 848 206 654 +43.7% +29.7%
Loyola University New Orleans 223 649 153 527 +45.8% +23.1%
Marquette University 218 614 178 597 +22.5% +2.8%
Mercer University 152 425 125 415 +21.6% +2.4%
Michigan State University 150 500 280 801 -46.4% -37.6%
Mississippi College 179 401 122 391 +46.7% +2.6%
New England School of Law 451 1189 198 688 +127.8% +72.8%
New York Law School 409 1107 305 893 +34.1% +24%
New York University 452 1405 426 1395 +6.1% +0.7%
North Carolina Central University 133 361 199 582 -33.2% -38%
Northeastern University 283 786 140 455 +102.1% +72.7%
Northern Illinois University 134 352 85 252 +57.6% +39.7%
Northern Kentucky University 155 412 169 432 -8.3% -4.6%
Northwestern University 250 776 213 666 +17.4% +16.5%
Nova Southeastern University 225 634 227 750 -0.9% -15.5%
Ohio Northern University 129 319 69 197 +87% +61.9%
Ohio State University 159 486 177 523 -10.2% -7.1%
Oklahoma City University 160 433 159 449 +0.6% -3.6%
Pace University 324 873 198 528 +63.6% +65.3%
Pepperdine University 227 553 199 610 +14.1% -9.3%
Quinnipiac University 135 392 93 267 +45.2% +46.8%
Regent University 127 341 85 265 +49.4% +28.7%
Roger Williams University 189 486 147 370 +28.6% +31.4%
Samford University 170 471 150 449 +13.3% +4.9%
Santa Clara University 256 746 260 653 -1.5% +14.2%
Seattle University 209 646 201 708 +4% -8.8%
Seton Hall University 302 822 151 525 +100% +56.6%
South Texas College of Law Houston 437 1144 356 1051 +22.8% +8.8%
Southern Illinois University 133 313 121 356 +9.9% -12.1%
Southern Methodist University 254 672 212 740 +19.8% -9.2%
Southern University Law Center 300 809 210 618 +42.9% +30.9%
Southwestern Law School 459 1108 314 977 +46.2% +13.4%
St. John's University 241 758 224 720 +7.6% +5.3%
St. Louis University 222 594 170 495 +30.6% +20%
St. Mary's University 282 800 252 768 +11.9% +4.2%
St. Thomas University - Florida 431 998 212 630 +103.3% +58.4%
Stanford University 193 570 180 572 +7.2% -0.3%
Stetson University 336 1009 249 836 +34.9% +20.7%
Suffolk University 544 1337 334 1181 +62.9% +13.2%
Syracuse University 271 750 188 508 +44.1% +47.6%
Temple University 237 685 217 684 +9.2% +0.1%
Texas Southern University 221 556 236 508 -6.4% +9.4%
Texas Tech University 168 459 182 561 -7.7% -18.2%
Texas A&M 128 396 133 581 -3.8% -31.8%
Thomas M. Cooley Law School 237 476 448 1342 -47.1% -64.5%
Touro College 223 604 196 536 +13.8% +12.7%
Tulane University 241 628 190 572 +26.8% +9.8%
University at Buffalo 167 430 141 499 +18.4% -13.8%
University of Akron 203 473 146 431 +39% +9.7%
University of Alabama 140 388 153 431 -8.5% -10%
University of Arizona 110 338 101 361 +8.9% -6.4%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville 135 375 121 350 +11.6% +7.1%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock 154 429 118 399 +30.5% +7.5%
University of Baltimore 248 726 200 779 +24% -6.8%
University of California College of Law, San Francisco 380 1048 289 905 +31.5% +15.8%
University of California - Berkeley 374 1128 294 939 +27.2% +20.1%
University of California - Davis 209 606 180 494 +16.1% +22.7%
University of California - Los Angeles 328 1020 293 974 +11.9% +4.7%
University of Chicago 203 615 183 617 +10.9% -0.3%
University of Cincinnati 139 398 101 278 +37.6% +43.2%
University of Colorado 199 547 204 555 -2.5% -1.4%
University of Connecticut 151 479 96 433 +57.3% +10.6%
University of Dayton 168 442 90 256 +86.7% +72.7%
University of Denver 285 851 250 817 +14% +4.2%
University of Detroit Mercy 247 664 196 531 +26% +25%
University of Florida 229 658 310 961 -26.1% -31.5%
University of Georgia 186 542 189 576 -1.6% -5.9%
University of Hawaii 140 375 85 305 +64.7% +23%
University of Houston 249 838 215 731 +15.8% +14.6%
University of Idaho 197 502 105 343 +87.6% +46.4%
University of Illinois 188 500 162 477 +16% +4.8%
University of Iowa 159 500 141 392 +12.8% +27.6%
University of Kansas 122 356 126 362 -3.2% -1.7%
University of Kentucky 147 419 113 374 +30.1% +12%
University of Louisville 145 377 115 314 +26.1% +20.1%
University of Maine 104 286 79 250 +31.6% +14.4%
University of Maryland 229 650 204 645 +12.3% +0.8%
University of Memphis 96 239 116 330 -17.2% -27.6%
University of Miami 313 993 306 935 +2.3% +6.2%
University of Michigan 343 991 267 935 +28.5% +6%
University of Minnesota 228 655 174 641 +31% +2.2%
University of Mississippi 160 468 145 379 +10.3% +23.5%
University of Missouri - Columbia 129 373 106 336 +21.7% +11%
University of Missouri - Kansas City 143 405 140 462 +2.1% -12.3%
University of Montana 95 280 71 236 +33.8% +18.6%
University of Nebraska 154 447 102 332 +51% +34.6%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas 156 457 104 378 +50% +20.9%
University of New Mexico 108 296 111 346 -2.7% -14.5%
University of North Carolina 181 543 224 657 -19.2% -17.4%
University of North Dakota 97 246 85 224 +14.1% +9.8%
University of Notre Dame 185 572 200 581 -7.5% -1.5%
University of Oklahoma 200 539 156 467 +28.2% +15.4%
University of Oregon 186 481 128 366 +45.3% +31.4%
University of Pennsylvania 265 764 238 754 +11.3% +1.3%
University of Pittsburgh 155 389 134 456 +15.7% -14.7%
University of Puerto Rico 122 444 198 695 -38.4% -36.1%
University of Richmond 146 407 175 474 -16.6% -14.1%
University of San Diego 240 725 261 737 -8% -1.6%
University of San Francisco 201 510 205 528 -2% -3.4%
University of South Carolina 221 649 201 620 +10% +4.7%
University of South Dakota 88 252 86 215 +2.3% +17.2%
University of Southern California 228 650 190 601 +20% +8.2%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis 168 486 103 345 +63.1% +40.9%
University of Tennessee 140 419 116 385 +20.7% +8.8%
University of Texas 373 928 265 956 +40.8% -2.9%
University of The District of Columbia 83 236 93 303 -10.8% -22.1%
University of the Pacific - McGeorge 213 615 174 477 +22.4% +28.9%
University of Toledo 126 368 70 252 +80% +46%
University of Tulsa 118 282 86 262 +37.2% +7.6%
University of Utah 107 313 92 336 +16.3% -6.8%
University of Virginia 309 919 304 934 +1.6% -1.6%
University of Washington 207 568 170 497 +21.8% +14.3%
University of Wisconsin 224 642 186 542 +20.4% +18.5%
University of Wyoming 74 230 95 237 -22.1% -3%
Vanderbilt University 172 525 162 538 +6.2% -2.4%
Vermont Law School 290 704 141 375 +105.7% +87.7%
Villanova University 232 597 164 492 +41.5% +21.3%
Wake Forest University 204 564 140 506 +45.7% +11.5%
Washburn University 137 347 103 297 +33% +16.8%
Washington and Lee University 131 369 119 314 +10.1% +17.5%
Washington University in St Louis 261 787 210 689 +24.3% +14.2%
Wayne State University 129 394 130 416 -0.8% -5.3%
West Virginia University 114 310 103 326 +10.7% -4.9%
Western New England University School of Law 115 324 88 317 +30.7% +2.2%
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University 117 355 131 338 -10.7% +5%
Willamette University 139 365 91 314 +52.7% +16.2%
Yale University 204 626 200 614 +2% +2%
Cardozo-Yeshiva University 326 946 288 927 +13.2% +2%
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta 138 379 239 499 -42.3% -24%
Belmont University 136 372 89 240 +52.8% +55%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 141 389 71 205 +98.6% +89.8%
Widener University - Pennsylvania 159 411 66 204 +140.9% +101.5%
Widener University - Delaware 277 807 154 456 +79.9% +77%
Lincoln Memorial University 163 429 50 93 +226% +361.3%
Rutgers University 489 1339 355 1121 +37.7% +19.4%
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law 215 665 64 157 +235.9% +323.6%
University of California - Irvine 189 493 123 334 +53.7% +47.6%
Mitchell Hamline School of Law 364 1144 - 997 +53.7% +14.7%

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