Women
are
continuing
to
break
barriers
in
the
legal
profession
each
day,
and
law
school
enrollment
is
no
different.
In
2016,
women
outnumbered
men
in
law
school
classrooms
for
the
first
time
on
record.
Every
year
since,
even
more
women
have
enrolled
in
law
school,
with
2024
data
revealing
that
women’s
enrollment
as
law
students
once
again
outpaced
that
of
their
male
colleagues.
For
the
ninth
year
in
a
row,
there
are
more
women
learning
the
law
than
ever
before
—
which
is
amazing.
According
to
2024
data,
64,723
women
(56.09%),
49,028
men
(42.5%),
and
627
people
who
identified
as
another
gender
identity
(0.51%)
were
enrolled
in
law
school.
On
top
of
that
data,
1,022
people
(0.9%)
declined
to
report
their
gender.
Last
year,
the
majority
of
law
schools
(84.69%)
had
more
female
attendees
than
male
attendees.
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:
(Please
note
that
UNC-Chapel
Hill
and
USC
Gould,
which
are
also
tied
at
No.
20
in
the
U.S.
News
rankings,
are
two
more
school
where
women
represent
the
majority
of
students.)
Now
that
is
something
wonderful
to
witness.
Seventeen
of
the
top
20
law
schools
listed
in
the
chart
above
as
ranked
by
U.S.
News
had
more
women
enrolled
than
men
in
2024.
Just
a
few
years
ago,
this
could
only
be
said
for
nine
of
the
top
20
law
schools.
Women
are
making
amazing
progress
at
the
best
law
schools
in
the
country.
Per
Enjuris,
these
are
the
top
10
law
schools
by
women’s
enrollment,
regardless
of
U.S.
News
ranking:
Increased
enrollment
for
women
in
law
school
is
just
the
first
step
in
achieving
gender
equity
within
the
law,
not
to
mention
justice
for
women
in
a
country
where
there’s
a
continued
war
on
reproductive
rights
following
the
Supreme
Court’s
dismantling
of
the
protections
offered
under
Roe.
Congratulations
to
all
women
enrolled
in
law
school.
We
need
you
now
more
than
ever
before.
Can
we
make
it
a
decade
that
women
outnumber
the
men
in
law
school?
We’ll
find
out
next
year.
Law
School
Rankings
by
Female
Enrollment
(2024)
[Enjuris]
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