The student population at Charleston School of Law is 692 (all graduate). The number of students has increased by 334 (93.30%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 573 where 692 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 692 students in 2025 and was lowest at 358 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 358 to 692 students, a net gain of 334 (93.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Charleston School of Law since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 358 | 192 | 166 |
| 2016-17 | 420 62 | 195 3 | 225 59 |
| 2017-18 | 564 144 | 257 62 | 307 82 |
| 2018-19 | 627 63 | 274 17 | 353 46 |
| 2019-20 | 612 -15 | 278 4 | 334 -19 |
| 2020-21 | 558 -54 | 242 -36 | 316 -18 |
| 2021-22 | 607 49 | 243 1 | 364 48 |
| 2022-23 | 619 12 | 237 -6 | 382 18 |
| 2023-24 | 675 56 | 219 -18 | 456 74 |
| 2024-25 | 692 17 | 215 -4 | 477 21 |
| Average | 573 | 235 | 338 |
The percentage of white students is 76.73%. The percentage was 75.42% 10 years ago and Charleston School of Law still has a high percentage of white students. 0.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.51% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 75.42% to 76.73%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.12% to 0.43%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.45% to 1.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.91% to 7.51%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4041 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4151 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Charleston School of Law 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 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 14 | 6 | 59 | 20 | 0 | 302 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 10 | 106 | 33 | 0 | 376 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 9 | 111 | 35 | 1 | 434 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 38 | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 442 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 505 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 513 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 559 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 531 | 24 |
| Average | 9 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 0 | 440 | 6 |
1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased 0.00% since 2024. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Charleston School of Law from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
| 2016-17 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 420 |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 564 |
| 2018-19 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 627 |
| 2019-20 | 612 | 0 | 0 | 612 |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 0 | 0 | 558 |
| 2021-22 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 607 |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 0 | 63 | 556 |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 675 |
| 2024-25 | 692 | 1 | 0 | 691 |
| Average | 573 | 0 | 6 | 567 |
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