University of Pittsburgh Law School Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 559 students enrolled in University of Pittsburgh Law School - 388 JD and 171 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 30 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 119 students newly enrolled to the law school - 60 men and 57 women. University of Pittsburgh Law School is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2024 Admission 1,209 477 111 8 119
TotalMenWomenOther
2020130 75 55 0
2021120 63 57 0
2022152 69 83 0
2023121 67 53 1
2024117 60 57 0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University of Pittsburgh Law School Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2023-2024, 559 students enrolled, of which 388 are J.D. students and 171 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 69.41% at University of Pittsburgh Law School.
You can compare University of Pittsburgh Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Pittsburgh Law School.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
202049940099
202148038793
2022538388150
2023529381148
2024559388171
University of Pittsburgh Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Pittsburgh Law School is 83.78%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.21% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 3.60% with 4 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Pittsburgh Law School.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black8
(7.21%)
26
Asian4
(3.60%)
03
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic8
(7.21%)
35
White93
(83.78%)
5736
Two or More7
(6.31%)
43
Race Unknown0 00
Nonresident Aliens1
(0.90%)
10
University of Pittsburgh Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

176 faculties and 6 law librarians work for University of Pittsburgh Law School. With the 559 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
University of Pittsburgh Law School17663 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15376 to 1
Pennsylvania Law Schools13975 to 1
Public13355 to 1
Private14485 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 112 men (63.64%) and 64 women (36.36%) faculties teaching/advising students at Pitt Law. By employment status, 47 full-time and 129 part-time faculties work for the school.
202220232024
Total141145176
Full-time433547
Men191723
Women241824
Other000
Part-time98110129
Men718089
Women273040
Other000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Pittsburgh Law School.
202220232024
Librarians666
Full-time655
Part-time011