Pepperdine University School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,114 students enrolled in Pepperdine University School of Law - 561 JD and 553 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 108 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 182 students newly enrolled to the law school - 73 men and 107 women. Pepperdine University School of Law is bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 3,485 982 173 9 182
TotalMenWomenOther
2020159 75 84 0
2021191 96 95 0
2022221 91 130 0
2023191 73 118 0
2024180 73 107 0

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,114 students enrolled, of which 561 are J.D. students and 553 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 50.36% at Pepperdine University School of Law.
You can compare Pepperdine University School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1000 and 1200
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Pepperdine University School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20201,009492517
20211,184517667
20221,241547694
20231,222551671
20241,114561553

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Pepperdine University School of Law is 75.72%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.62% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 7.51% with 13 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Pepperdine University School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native1
(0.58%)
10
African-American / Black8
(4.62%)
26
Asian13
(7.51%)
57
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic19
(10.98%)
910
White131
(75.72%)
4883
Two or More9
(5.20%)
54
Race Unknown7
(4.05%)
34
Nonresident Aliens4
(2.31%)
04

2024 Faculties & Staffs

149 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Pepperdine University School of Law. With the 1,114 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Pepperdine University School of Law14968 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
California Law Schools15985 to 1
Public221125 to 1
Private13565 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 92 men (61.74%) and 57 women (38.26%) faculties teaching/advising students at Pepperdine Law. By employment status, 50 full-time and 99 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total124134149
Full-time364050
Men222430
Women141620
Other000
Part-time889499
Men556962
Women332537
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Pepperdine University School of Law.
202220232024
Librarians446
Full-time446
Part-time000