Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools

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2021 Enrolled Students

15,655

73.1% Full-Time

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2021, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools were Law (4,102 degrees awarded), Programs for Foreign Lawyers (118 degrees), and Other Legal Professions & Studies (114 degrees).

In 2021, 4,587 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools. 57.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (2,482 degrees), 3.09 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (803 degrees).

Special Focus Institutions

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools had a total enrollment of 15,655 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is 11,438 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,217. This means that 73.1% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55.3% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.77% Black or African American, 6.94% Asian, 3.09% Two or More Races, 0.466% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.236% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.1%), followed by White Male (25.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

73.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 15,655 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is 11,438 and the part-time enrollment is 4,217. This means that 73.1% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
8,658 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
2,996 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,217 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is 55.3% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.77% Black or African American, 6.94% Asian, 3.09% Two or More Races, 0.466% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.236% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 726 students (4.64%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 687 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is white (2,482 degrees awarded). There were 3.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (803 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is Law (4,102 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (4,587 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (0 degrees), and Health (0 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are Registered nurses (1,342,202 people), Social workers, all other (168,409 people), Medical & health services managers (159,503 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (132,762 people), and Pharmacists (131,971 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools in 2021 are Legal (4,587 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (0 degrees), and Health (0 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are Surgeons, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Public relations specialists

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are Legal (4,587 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (0 degrees), and Health (0 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,493,694 people), Elementary & secondary schools (280,923 people), Outpatient care centers (261,140 people), Offices of physicians (198,686 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (152,849 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are Legal (4,587 degrees awarded), Public Administration and Social Service (0 degrees), and Health (0 degrees) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools.

Law

Most Common (2021)

4,102 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools was Law with 4,102 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from professional doctorate programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,950

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

2,637

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 1,950 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools, which is 0.739 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (2,637).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 1747 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools in Law, which is 0.742 times less than the 2355 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 2355 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools in Law, which is 1.35 times more than the 1747 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,482 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
803 degrees awarded
Black or African American
396 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is white (2,482 degrees awarded). There were 3.09 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (803 degrees).

6.74% of degree recipients (309 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
1,350 degrees awarded
White Male
1,132 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
484 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools is white female (1,350 degrees awarded). There were 1.19 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (1132 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $25.3M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 224M (885%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools had a total salary expenditure of 20.7M. Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools employs 493 Professors, 127 Associate professors and 119 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are Male Professor (275), Female Professor (218), and Female Associate professor (81).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools are: Management, with 417 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 365 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 356 employees.

Endowment

$25.3M

2021 Endowment

28.5%

growth from 2020

Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools has an endowment valued at about $25.3M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools grew 28.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.7M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$26.4M - Federal
$4.48M - State
$241k - Local

As of 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools received $26.4M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $4.48M from state grants and contracts, and $241k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$10.7M

2021 Salaries

22.8%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools paid a median of $10.7M in salaries, which represents 51.6% of their overall expenditure ($20.7M) and a 22.8% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$109M

Instructional Salaries

812

Number of Employees

In 2021, Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools paid a total of $109M to 812 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

493 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

417 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools were Professor with 493 employees, Associate professor with 127 employees, and Assistant professor with 119 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools were Management with 417 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 365 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 356 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools was Male Professor with 275 employees, Female Professor with 218 employees, and Female Associate professor with 81 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools.