Pepperdine University School of Law Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 997 students enrolled in Pepperdine University School of Law - 532 JD and 465 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 117 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 190 students newly enrolled to the law school - 83 men and 106 women. Pepperdine University School of Law is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
3,879
1,103
181
9
190
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
191
96
95
0
2022
221
91
130
0
2023
191
73
118
0
2024
180
73
107
0
2025
190
83
106
1
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Pepperdine University School of Law Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 997 students enrolled, of which 532 are J.D. students and 465 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 53.36% at Pepperdine University School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Pepperdine University School of Law.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
1,184
517
667
2022
1,241
547
694
2023
1,222
551
671
2024
1,114
561
553
2025
997
532
465
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 58.56%. The percentage of African-american students is 3.87% with 7 students and the percentage of Asian students is 9.39% with 17 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Pepperdine University School of Law.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
7 (3.87%)
0
7
Asian
17 (9.39%)
4
13
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
23 (12.71%)
12
11
White
106 (58.56%)
46
59
Two or More
6 (3.31%)
2
4
Race Unknown
31 (17.13%)
19
12
Pepperdine University School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
150 faculties and 5 law librarians work for Pepperdine University School of Law. With the 997 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Pepperdine University School of Law
150
5
7 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
California Law Schools
164
8
5 to 1
Public
229
12
5 to 1
Private
139
6
5 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.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
124
134
149
150
Full-time
36
40
50
47
Men
22
24
30
28
Women
14
16
20
19
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
88
94
99
98
Men
55
69
62
58
Women
33
25
37
40
Other
0
0
0
0
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.
