Duquesne Kline School of Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 508 students enrolled in Duquesne Kline School of Law - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 1 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 169 students newly enrolled to the law school - 77 men and 90 women. By enrolled status, 128 students enrolled as full-time and 77 students enrolled as part-time. Duquesne Kline School of Law is slightly smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 1,071 | 600 | 167 | 2 | 169 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Total | 152 | 78 | 74 | 0 |
| Full-time | 125 | 64 | 61 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Total | 160 | 67 | 93 | 0 |
| Full-time | 137 | 57 | 80 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Total | 167 | 84 | 82 | 1 |
| Full-time | 136 | 67 | 68 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Total | 169 | 79 | 90 | 0 |
| Full-time | 137 | 65 | 72 | 0 | |
| Part-time | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Total | 168 | 77 | 90 | 1 |
| Full-time | 129 | 58 | 70 | 1 | |
| Part-time | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 508 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Duquesne Kline School of Law.
You can compare Duquesne Kline School of Law 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 Duquesne Kline School of Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 481 | 481 | 0 |
| 2022 | 461 | 461 | 0 |
| 2023 | 487 | 487 | 0 |
| 2024 | 509 | 509 | 0 |
| 2025 | 508 | 508 | 0 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Duquesne Kline School of Law is 82.63%. The percentage of African-american students is 4.79% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 6.59% with 11 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Duquesne Kline School of Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 8 (4.79%) |
2 | 6 |
| Asian | 11 (6.59%) |
4 | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 6 (3.59%) |
3 | 3 |
| White | 138 (82.63%) |
65 | 72 |
| Two or More | 2 (1.20%) |
2 | 0 |
| Race Unknown | 4 (2.40%) |
1 | 3 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
103 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Duquesne Kline School of Law. With the 508 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne Kline School of Law | 103 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania Law Schools | 140 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 133 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 146 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 54 men (57.45%) and 40 women (42.55%) faculties teaching/advising students at Duquesne Law. By employment status, 26 full-time and 68 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 88 | 89 | 94 | 103 |
| Full-time | 27 | 28 | 26 | 35 |
| Men | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| Women | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 61 | 61 | 68 | 68 |
| Men | 37 | 37 | 44 | 38 |
| Women | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 5 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Duquesne Kline School of Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Full-time | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Part-time | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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