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. Total 473 students are attending the law school and 173 first-year students enrolled last year. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 135 and the average GPA is 3.13. The law school tuition & fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $16,848.

LSAT Average: 135
2021 Law School Tuition & Fees (JD): $16,848
Acceptance Rate: 40.79%
Student Population: 473
First-Year Student: 173

2020-2021 Tuition & Fees

The 2020-2021 tuition & fees at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $16,848 for law school students. The tuition has not been increased to the same amount as last year.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Puerto Rico is $13,011 for Puerto Rico residents and $15,511 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $38,162 for State residents and $43,641 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is cheaper 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.

Law School Tuition & Fees
	2021	2022
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	$16,848	-
Puerto Rico Law Schools	$15,511	$15,511
All U.S. Law Schools	$43,389	$43,641

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 135 and the average GPA is 3.13 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

LSAT scores distribution
	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	132	138	155
50^th percentile	135	142	158
75^th percentile	138	146	161

GPA distribution
	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.8	3.17	3.27
50^th percentile	3.13	3.42	3.55
75^th percentile	3.5	3.67	3.74

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2020-2021, total 456 students have applied to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them, 186 students have accepted to admit and 173 have enrolled into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawThe acceptance rate is 40.79% and the yield is 93%.

The acceptance rate of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Puerto Rico law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at 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	456	1,480	472,661
Admitted	186	760	133,801
Enrolled	173	490	39,745
Acceptance Rate	40.79%	51.64%	39.89%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	93.01%	68.61%	32.70%

Law School Student Population

For academic year 2020-2021, total 473 students enrolled to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them 458 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 15 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 173 students newly joined to to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By gender, there are 91 men and 152 women first-time students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By attending status, 149 students enrolled as full-time and 94 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Student Population
	2020	2021
Total Enrollment	381	473
JD Enrollment	381	458
Non-JD Enrollment	0	15
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)	0	-1

First-year Student Population
	2020			2021
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	91	59	32	173	149	94
Men	40	23	15	105	51	40
Women	53	36	17	152	98	54

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 32.58% where 89 students took the exam and 29 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Puerto Rico law schools (35.8%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2020	2021
Number of Graduates	135	107
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	132	89
New Graduates	57	52
Prior Year Graduates	75	37
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	78	49
Exam Passer	35	29
Exam Pass Rate	26.52%	32.58%
Puerto Rico Pass Rate	34.41%	35.8%

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law

2020-2021 Tuition & Fees

LSAT score and GPA in Average

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

Law School Student Population

Bar Exam Pass Rate

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