‘I’m going to law school!’
Women are breaking barriers in the legal profession each and every day, and law school enrollment is no different.
In 2016, women outnumbered men in law school classrooms for the first time on record. Last year was similar, with 2017 data revealing that women’s enrollment as law students once again outpaced that of their male colleagues. This means that for the second year in a row, there are more women learning the law than ever before — which is amazing.
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According to 2017 data, 56,490 women (51.27 percent), 53,645 men (48.69 percent), and 49 people who identified as “other” (0.04 percent) were enrolled in law school. But how many women were enrolled at the best law schools in the nation? Check out this table, courtesy of Enjuris, an independent legal resource (law schools where the majority of those enrolled identify as women are highlighted in orange):
According to a recent study, although women are enrolling in law school in droves, the vast majority of those law schools are lower-ranked institutions. Per Enjuris, these are the top 20 law schools by women’s enrollment, regardless of U.S. News ranking:
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has repeatedly said that there will be “enough” women on the Supreme Court when there are nine. Increased enrollment for women in law school is just the first step to helping the dreams of America’s favorite jurist come true sooner rather than later. Congratulations to all women enrolled in law school.
Law School Rankings by Female Enrollment [Enjuris]
Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.