Pepperdine University School of Law Students and Faculties

    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
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Pepperdine University School of Law Chart

    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
    Pepperdine University School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    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
    Pepperdine University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    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
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