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 135 and the average GPA is 3.26. Total 522 students are attending the law school and 157 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 135
2022 Tuition & Fees (JD): $16,803
Acceptance Rate: 56.28%
Student Population: 522
First-Year Student: 157

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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 $14,973 for Puerto Rico residents and $14,973 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 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 135 and the average GPA is 3.26 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	134	130	138	155
50^th percentile	137	132	142	158
75^th percentile	143	134	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	2.91	2.67	3.12	3.29
50^th percentile	3.29	3.13	3.45	3.58
75^th percentile	3.56	3.42	3.66	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 382 students have applied to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them, 215 students have accepted to admit and 157 have enrolled into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawThe acceptance rate is 56.28% and the yield is 73%.

The acceptance rate of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is higher 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.

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	382	1,239	427,103
Admitted	215	645	128,500
Enrolled	157	485	36,795
Acceptance Rate	56.28%	52.09%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	73.02%	75.76%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 522 students enrolled to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them 491 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 31 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 157 students newly joined to to Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By gender, there are 71 men and 86 women first-time students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By attending status, 104 students enrolled as full-time and 53 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	473	522
JD Enrollment	458	491
Non-JD Enrollment	15	31

First-year Student Population
	2022			2023
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	173	149	94	157	104	53
Men	105	51	40	72	45	26
Women	152	98	54	86	59	27

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 35.29% where 102 students took the exam and 36 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Puerto Rico law schools (46.06%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	96	82
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	105	102
New Graduates	35	46
Prior Year Graduates	70	56
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	60	33
Exam Passer	31	36
Exam Pass Rate	29.52%	35.29%
Puerto Rico Pass Rate	33.7%	46.06%

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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