Pennsylvania Law Schools

There are 9 Pennsylvania Law Schools accredited and approved by American Bar Association (ABA) - 4 public and 5 private schools.
The 2024 average law school tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Law Schools $46,777 for state residents and $57,625 for out-of-state students.
The average LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores of enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.66. The average acceptance rate is 37.57% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 27%. For the first-time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 81.76%.
The next table shows the average statistics for Pennsylvania Law Schools.
Pennsylvania Law Schools Statistics
Number of Schools9 (4 public, 5 private)
Tuition & Fees
In-State$46,777
Out-of-State$57,625
Population5,791
First-Year Students1,394
Average LSAT Scores161
Average GPA3.66
Acceptance Rate37.57%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)26.83%
Bar Exam Pass Rate (First-time Takers)81.76%
All data if for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage rate. You may want to sort the schools by touching/clicking the column name that you want.
Pennsylvania Law Schools
School NameStateTuition & FeesLSATGPAAcceptance RateStudent PopulationBar Exam Pass Rate
University of Pennsylvania Law School Pennsylvania $76,934 172 3.92 9.88% 1,048 96.25%
Villanova University School of Law Pennsylvania $58,615 164 3.80 22.50% 777 91.81%
Beasley School of Law Pennsylvania $46,776 ($30,880) 163 3.65 39.40% 967 85.15%
Penn State Dickinson Law Pennsylvania $59,054 162 3.63 35.37% 311 77.46%
Penn State Law Pennsylvania $57,556 161 3.77 36.94% 553 86.79%
University of Pittsburgh Law School Pennsylvania $50,634 ($39,618) 160 3.56 39.45% 559 84.55%
Drexel University School of Law Pennsylvania $54,600 159 3.70 34.16% 693 76.76%
Duquesne Kline School of Law Pennsylvania $55,500 156 3.55 55.43% 509 83.33%
Widener Law Commonwealth Pennsylvania $58,958 148 3.34 65.00% 374 53.75%

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