University of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#15 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Pitt Law is tied for #15 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (4.9:1).

#30 in Acceptance Rate

Pitt Law ranks #30 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 29.3% among those who applied for admission.

#62 in Bar Passage Rate

Pitt Law ranks #62 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (85.5%), and it outperforms by +5.9% the state of Pennsylvania’s overall bar passage rate of 79.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#77 in Median LSAT

Pitt Law is tied for #77 in terms of the median LSAT score (157) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#93 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#118 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Pitt Law ranks #93 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (77.5%) and #118 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (39.1%) .

#95 in Private Sector Salary

Pitt Law is tied for #95 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($70,000).

#103 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#182 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Pitt Law ranks #103 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $44,576, and it ranks #182 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $34,834. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $18,262 per year.

#105 in Presence of Minority Students

Pitt Law ranks #105 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (31.2%).

#112 in Library Size

Pitt Law ranks #112 in terms of library size with 378,032 volumes or equivalents.

#116 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Pitt Law ranks #116 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.39) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#149 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Pitt Law ranks #149 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (9.4%).

#158 in Presence of Female Faculty

Pitt Law is tied for #158 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (32.5%).

#164 in Public Sector Salary

Pitt Law is tied for #164 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,500).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $65

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 29.3% 36.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 157 156
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 154-159 153-159
GPA (Median) 3.39 3.33
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.09-3.60 3.03-3.63

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 85.5% 90.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +5.9% +9.6%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 39.1% 33.5%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 77.5% 71.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $34,834 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $44,576 N/A
Room and Board: $18,262 $16,964
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 79.2% 71.3%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $14,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $103,741 $104,484
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 83.7% 78.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 410 453
Men: 51.0% 57.4%
Women: 48.0% 42.6%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 68.8% N/A
Black: 5.4% N/A
Hispanic: 4.6% N/A
Asian: 5.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 4.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 160 N/A
Male: 67.5% N/A
Female: 32.5% N/A
Minority: 9.4% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $70,000 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,500 $55,254
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 378,032 466,390