Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University is located in Pittsburgh, PA and enrolls approximately 184 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.62. In the most recent reporting year, 88.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size

184

Median LSAT

157

Median GPA

3.62

Bar-Required Jobs

86.6^%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 160

50th Percentile 157

25th Percentile 155

75th Percentile 3.85

50th Percentile 3.62

25th Percentile 3.35

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

88.8%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

59.9%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

9.9%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

5.3%

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

13.2%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

10.5%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

3.9%

In-house & corporate

Education

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

3.9%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

7.2%

Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

First-Time Pass Rate

88.74%

Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers

ABA Avg (Weighted)

80.14%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

+8.6%

Above weighted average

First-Time Takers

151

Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 21

Less than ½ tuition 268

Half to full tuition 136

Full tuition 81

More than full tuition 3