First-year (1L) enrollment: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report first-year (1l) enrollment, the median is 196. Values span from 672 at Georgetown University Law Center to 70 at Jacksonville University School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle (trend data 2011–2025).

Schools reporting 196
Median 196
25th–75th 151 – 248
Range 70 – 672

Distribution across 196 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: Number of first-year JD students who matriculated.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Count

How to read it

Class size shapes everything downstream — bar and employment rates at a 70-student school swing far more year to year than at a 600-student one.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	First-year (1L) enrollment
1	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	672
2	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	612
3	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	579
4	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	544
5	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	489
6	Southwestern Law School	California	459
7	New York University School of Law	New York	452
8	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	451
9	Columbia Law School	New York	444
10	Fordham University School of Law	New York	444
11	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	437
12	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	431
13	Brooklyn Law School	New York	414
14	New York Law School	New York	409
15	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	405
16	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	391
17	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	380
18	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	379
19	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	374
20	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	373
21	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	364
22	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	343
23	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	338
24	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	336
25	UCLA School of Law	California	328
26	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	326
27	Pace University School of Law	New York	324
28	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	313
29	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	309
30	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	302
31	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	300
32	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	296
33	Vermont Law School	Vermont	290
34	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	285
35	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	283
36	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	282
37	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	280
38	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	277
39	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	271
40	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	266
41	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	265
42	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	263
43	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	261
44	Barry University School of Law	Florida	258
45	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	256
46	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	254
47	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	250
48	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	249
49	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	248
50	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	248
51	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	247
52	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	245
53	California Western School of Law	California	242
54	St. John's University School of Law	New York	241
55	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	241
56	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	241
57	University of San Diego School of Law	California	240
58	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	238
59	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	237
60	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	237
61	Albany Law School	New York	237
62	Cooley Law School	Michigan	237
63	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	232
64	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	230
65	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	229
66	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	229
67	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	228
68	University of Southern California School of Law	California	228
69	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	228
70	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	227
71	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	227
72	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	225
73	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	224
74	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	223
75	Touro University School of Law	New York	223
76	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	222
77	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	221
78	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	221
79	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	219
80	City University of New York School of Law	New York	219
81	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	218
82	Cornell Law School	New York	217
83	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	215
84	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	213
85	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	209
86	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	209
87	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	207
88	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	205
89	Yale Law School	Connecticut	204
90	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	204
91	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	203
92	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	203
93	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	203
94	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	202
95	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	201
96	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	200
97	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	199
98	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	197
99	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	195
100	Stanford Law School	California	193
101	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	189
102	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	189
103	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	188
104	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	186
105	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	186
106	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	186
107	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	186
108	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	185
109	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	184
110	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	184
111	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	182
112	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	181
113	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	181
114	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	180
115	Capital University Law School	Ohio	180
116	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	179
117	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	177
118	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	176
119	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	176
120	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	175
121	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	172
122	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	170
123	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	168
124	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	168
125	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	167
126	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	167
127	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	166
128	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	165
129	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	165
130	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	163
131	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	162
132	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	161
133	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	160
134	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	160
135	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	159
136	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	159
137	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	159
138	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	159
139	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	156
140	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	155
141	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	155
142	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	154
143	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	154
144	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	153
145	Chapman University School of Law	California	153
146	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	152
147	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	151
148	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	150
149	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	147
150	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	146
151	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	145
152	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	143
153	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	141
154	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	141
155	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	141
156	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	140
157	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	140
158	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	140
159	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	139
160	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	139
161	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	138
162	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	137
163	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	136
164	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	135
165	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	135
166	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	134
167	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	133
168	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	133
169	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	131
170	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	130
171	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	129
172	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	129
173	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	129
174	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	128
175	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	127
176	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	125
177	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	122
178	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	122
179	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	122
180	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	118
181	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	117
182	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	115
183	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	114
184	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	110
185	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	108
186	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	107
187	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	104
188	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	97
189	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	96
190	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	95
191	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	92
192	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	88
193	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	83
194	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	75
195	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	74
196	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	70

At the extremes

Top: Georgetown University Law Center (672) · The George Washington University School of Law (612) · Harvard Law School (579) · Suffolk University School of Law (544) · Rutgers University School of Law (489)

Bottom: University of South Dakota School of Law (88) · University of District of Columbia School of Law (83) · Wilmington University School of Law (75) · University of Wyoming School of Law (74) · Jacksonville University School of Law (70)

FAQ

What is first-year (1l) enrollment?

Number of first-year JD students who matriculated.

What is the median first-year (1l) enrollment across U.S. law schools?

196, across the 196 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest first-year (1l) enrollment?

Georgetown University Law Center, at 672.

What counts as a strong first-year (1l) enrollment?

There is no single 'good' figure; the middle half of schools fall between 151 and 248.

How should I read first-year (1l) enrollment?