The student population at Albany Law School is 670 (all graduate). The number of students has increased by 256 (61.84%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 538 where 670 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 670 students in 2025 and was lowest at 395 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 414 to 670 students, a net gain of 256 (61.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Albany Law School since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 414 | 208 | 206 |
| 2016-17 | 395 -19 | 196 -12 | 199 -7 |
| 2017-18 | 435 40 | 213 17 | 222 23 |
| 2018-19 | 500 65 | 240 27 | 260 38 |
| 2019-20 | 534 34 | 239 -1 | 295 35 |
| 2020-21 | 566 32 | 261 22 | 305 10 |
| 2021-22 | 597 31 | 268 7 | 329 24 |
| 2022-23 | 643 46 | 284 16 | 359 30 |
| 2023-24 | 628 -15 | 269 -15 | 359 |
| 2024-25 | 670 42 | 287 18 | 383 24 |
| Average | 538 | 247 | 292 |
The percentage of white students is 67.46%. The percentage was 76.33% 10 years ago and Albany Law School still has a high percentage of white students. 5.07% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.10% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.33% to 67.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.38% to 5.07%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.35% to 6.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.25% to 9.10%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5300 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4091 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Albany Law School over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 316 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 322 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 351 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 383 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 404 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 0 | 429 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 37 | 46 | 51 | 0 | 460 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 37 | 42 | 58 | 0 | 436 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 452 | 7 |
| Average | 1 | 26 | 31 | 44 | 0 | 384 | 11 |
107 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,088.89% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Albany Law School from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 414 |
| 2016-17 | 395 | 0 | 33 | 362 |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 9 | 27 | 399 |
| 2018-19 | 500 | 17 | 49 | 434 |
| 2019-20 | 534 | 33 | 23 | 478 |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 44 | 25 | 497 |
| 2021-22 | 597 | 47 | 20 | 530 |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 77 | 39 | 527 |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 50 | 37 | 541 |
| 2024-25 | 670 | 107 | 11 | 552 |
| Average | 538 | 38 | 26 | 473 |
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