Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law

The law school of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce, known as Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, is a Private, 4 years school in Ponce, PR. The law school tuition & fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $16,803. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 138 and the average GPA is 3.32 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 542 students are attending the law school and 110 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 138
Tuition & Fees (JD): $16,803
Acceptance Rate: 39.88%
Student Population: 542
First-Year Student: 110

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2021-2022 Tuition & Fees

The 2021-2022 tuition & fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $16,803 for law school students. The tuition increased by 0.27% compared to last year.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Puerto Rico is -$1 for Puerto Rico residents and -$1 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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Puerto Rico law schools.

The next table shows the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Puerto Rico law schools and all U.S. Law schools.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2020	2021
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	$16,848	$16,758
Puerto Rico Law Schools	$15,511	$12,981
All U.S. Law Schools	$43,264	$45,140

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 138 and the average GPA is 3.32 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

The LSAT score of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Puerto Rico law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Puerto Rico law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law		Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	136	133	140	155
50^th percentile	139	136	143	159
75^th percentile	142	138	146	161

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawGPA distribution
	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law		Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.93	2.91	3.19	3.33
50^th percentile	3.29	3.33	3.48	3.61
75^th percentile	3.64	3.57	3.69	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 326 students have applied to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them, 130 students have accepted to admit and 110 have enrolled into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawThe acceptance rate is 39.88% and the yield is 85%.

The acceptance rate of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Puerto Rico law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law Admission Statistics
	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	326	1,120	414,758
Admitted	130	535	130,837
Enrolled	110	416	36,756
Acceptance Rate	39.88%	46.88%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	84.62%	79.06%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 542 students enrolled to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them 501 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 41 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 110 students newly joined to to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By gender, there are 39 men and 72 women first-time students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By attending status, 77 students enrolled as full-time and 34 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	522	542
JD Enrollment	491	501
Non-JD Enrollment	31	41

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	157	104	53	110	77	34
Men	72	45	26	47	26	13
Women	86	59	27	72	51	21

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 62.32% where 69 students took the exam and 43 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Puerto Rico law schools (48.19%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	82	89
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	102	69
New Graduates	46	43
Prior Year Graduates	56	26
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	33	42
Exam Passer	36	43
Exam Pass Rate	35.29%	62.32%
Puerto Rico Pass Rate	46.06%	48.19%

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law

2021-2022 Tuition & Fees

LSAT score and GPA in Average

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

Law School Student Population

Bar Exam Pass Rate

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