How Student Population Changes at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,486 where 564 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.34 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,220	1,598	1,622
2013-14	2,477 -743	1,201 -397	1,276 -346
2014-15	1,880 -597	876 -325	1,004 -272
2015-16	1,444 -436	652 -224	792 -212
2016-17	1,285 -159	559 -93	726 -66
2017-18	1,279 -6	537 -22	742 16
2018-19	1,325 46	553 16	772 30
2019-20	1,208 -117	496 -57	712 -60
2020-21	972 -236	386 -110	586 -126
2021-22	691 -281	280 -106	411 -175
2022-23	564 -127	241 -39	323 -88
Average	1,486	671	815

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.38%. The percentage was 62.24% 10 years ago and Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School still has a high percentage of white students. 3.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.36% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	17	143	487	179	11	2,004	118
2013-14	13	75	416	134	10	1,496	112
2014-15	7	49	344	97	7	1,092	115
2015-16	3	37	297	59	4	795	124
2016-17	4	39	299	52	5	655	126
2017-18	5	46	311	53	3	627	151
2018-19	5	52	333	65	5	627	161
2019-20	3	35	268	55	4	602	156
2020-21	3	31	204	40	3	499	119
2021-22	2	26	120	25	2	377	88
2022-23	3	18	81	22	1	318	77
Average	6	50	287	71	5	827	122

Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

52 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 23.81% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,880	42	220	1,618
2015-16	1,444	81	182	1,181
2016-17	1,285	64	140	1,081
2017-18	1,279	58	157	1,064
2018-19	1,325	55	108	1,162
2019-20	1,208	51	179	978
2020-21	972	972	0	0
2021-22	691	227	281	183
2022-23	564	52	204	308
Average	1,183	178	163	842

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Enrollment Trends at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes