Enrollment Report for Fall 2021
As of September 22, 2021

Undergraduate Law
First Year FR SO JR SR Sub-Total Special Non-Degree Total JD LL.M Int'l Exchange Special Non-Degree Total Grand Total
Total at Academic Level 484 564 451 445 392 1,852 7 1,859 379 - 1 1 381 2,240
Enrollment Status
New Student 484 483 1 - - 484 5 489 151 - 1 1 153 642
New Transfer - 2 4 3 - 9 - 9 3 - - - 3 12
Returning - 79 446 442 392 1,359 2 1,361 226 - - - 226 1,587
Total degree-seeking 484 564 451 445 392 1,852 - - 380 - 1 - 380 2,232
Registration Status
Full-time 483 563 451 445 389 1,848 6 1,854 378 - 1 - 379 2,233
Part-time 1 1 - - 3 4 1 5 1 - - 1 2 7
Full-time Equivalent (FTE) 483 563 451 445 390 1,849 6 1,856 378 - 1 33.3% 380 2,235
Sex
Male 248 297 219 219 170 905 2 907 186 - - - 186 1,093
Female 236 267 232 226 222 947 5 952 193 - 1 1 195 1,147
Ethnicity/Race
Nonresident Alien 31 35 22 26 15 98 5 103 9 - 1 - 10 113
Hispanic 42 50 31 33 16 130 1 131 24 - - - 24 155
Asian 23 24 11 18 17 70 - 70 17 - - - 17 87
Black 20 21 18 18 14 71 - 71 23 - - 1 24 95
American Indian 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific I. - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1
White 336 398 344 329 306 1,377 - 1,377 269 - - - 269 1,646
Multi-racial 27 29 21 17 20 87 - 87 13 - - - 13 100
No response 4 6 3 4 4 17 1 18 24 - - - 24 42
Percent Nonresidents 6.4% 6.2% 4.9% 5.8% 3.8% 5.3% 71.4% 5.5% 2.4% - 1 - 2.6% 5.0%
% Dom Stdnts of Color 23.3% 22.2% 18.2% 19.3% 17.1% 19.4% 14.3% 19.4% 20.3% - - 1 20.5% 19.6%
Nationality
US Citizen (non-dual) 445 520 421 409 370 1,720 1 1,721 370 - - - 370 2,091
Dual US and Other Citizen 8 9 7 10 5 31 1 32 - - - 1 1 33
Resident Alien - - 1 - 2 3 - 3 - - - - - 3
Nonresident Alien 31 35 22 26 15 98 5 103 9 - 1 - 10 113
Percent International 8.1% 7.8% 6.7% 8.1% 5.6% 7.1% 85.7% 7.4% 2.4% - 1 1 2.9% 6.7%
Residence Status
Campus Dorm/Apt 484 508 219 346 27 1,100 5 1,105 - - - - - 1,105
Fraternity/Sorority - 56 230 17 7 310 - 310 - - - - - 310
Off campus - - 1 68 348 417 2 419 379 - 1 - 380 799
Domestic Study - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1
Intl. Study Abroad - - 1 14 9 24 - 24 1 - - - 1 25
Percent on Campus 1 1 99.8% 84.2% 8.9% 77.2% 71.4% 77.2% - - - - - 63.9%
Home Address
VA Resident 85 97 63 85 74 319 1 320 141 - - 1 141 461
Other US states & territories 367 431 365 334 302 1,432 1 1,433 230 - - - 230 1,663
Other Country & Abroad 32 36 23 26 16 101 5 106 9 - 1 - 10 116
Percent In-state 17.6% 17.2% 14.0% 19.1% 18.9% 17.2% 14.3% 17.2% 37.1% - - - 37.0% 20.6%

Per institutional policy on progress to degree, undergraduate CLASSIFICATION is determined by credit hours completed toward graduation. There are 83 students in the Class of 2022 whose progress to degree classifies them as Juniors. Although they are likely to graduate in 2022, they are listed in the JR column.

  1. Enrollment numbers for the Law School as of September 17, 2021.
  2. Includes international exchange students visiting W&L; domestic exchange students are excluded.
  3. As percent of column total.
  4. Dom Stdnts of Color = Domestic Students of Color
  5. Includes nonresidents, resident aliens, and dual citizens
  6. Does not include students studying off campus or abroad.

Source: Fall Enrollment Census, Office of Strategic Analysis & Institutional Research. Revised: 10/01/2021