Penn State Law

The law school of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, known as Penn State Law, is a Public, 4 years school in University Park, PA. The law school tuition & fees at Penn State Law is $56,436. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.77 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 553 students are attending the law school and 129 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 161
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $56,436
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $56,436
  • Acceptance Rate: 36.94%
  • Student Population: 553
  • First-Year Student: 129

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Penn State Law is $56,436 for law school students. The tuition increased by 5.33% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $19,962 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Pennsylvania is $53,951 for Pennsylvania residents and $56,941 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of Penn State Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania law schools.
The next table shows the Penn State Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Pennsylvania law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Penn State Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Penn State Law$52,228$53,580$56,436
Pennsylvania Law Schools$52,140$54,012-
All U.S. Law Schools$46,359$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.77 at Penn State Law.
The LSAT score of Penn State Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Pennsylvania law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of Penn State Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Pennsylvania law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Penn State Law LSAT scores distribution
Penn State LawPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile157156155
50th percentile161161159
75th percentile163163161
Penn State LawGPA distribution
Penn State LawPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.623.393.33
50th percentile3.773.663.61
75th percentile3.93.823.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,914 students have applied to Penn State Law. Among them, 707 students have accepted to admit and 129 have enrolled into Penn State LawThe acceptance rate is 36.94% and the yield is 18%.
The acceptance rate of Penn State Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Pennsylvania law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Penn State Law.
Penn State Law Admission Statistics
Penn State LawPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,91418,835414,758
Admitted7075,231130,837
Enrolled1291,39436,756
Acceptance Rate36.94%37.57%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)18.25%26.83%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 553 students enrolled to Penn State Law. Among them 403 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 150 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 129 students newly joined to to Penn State Law. By gender, there are 53 men , 76 women, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students at Penn State Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Penn State Law.
Penn State Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment632553
JD Enrollment402403
Non-JD Enrollment230150
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total146129
Men6453
Women8276
Other02

Law Schools in Pennsylvania

Data Source: