EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-13511, No. 333-136984, No. 333-184336 and No. 333-212065) on Form S-8 of Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our report dated September 28, 2016, with respect to the statements of financial condition of the Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of June 30, 2016 and 2015 and the related statements of income and changes in plan equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2016, which report appears in the June 30, 2016 Annual Report on the Form 11-K of the Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

/s/ Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.

Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September 28, 2016