University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of Pennsylvania Law School is a Private, 4 years school in Philadelphia, PA. The law school tuition & fees at University of Pennsylvania Law School is $76,934. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.92 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,048 students are attending the law school and 231 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 172
Tuition & Fees (JD): $76,934
Acceptance Rate: 9.88%
Student Population: 1,048
First-Year Student: 231

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at University of Pennsylvania Law School is $76,934 for law school students. The tuition increased by 5.38% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $19,573 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 University of Pennsylvania Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the University of Pennsylvania Law School 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.

University of Pennsylvania Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
University of Pennsylvania Law School	$70,690	$73,008	$76,934
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 172 and the average GPA is 3.92 at University of Pennsylvania Law School.

The LSAT score of University of Pennsylvania Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Pennsylvania law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of University of Pennsylvania Law School 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 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

University of Pennsylvania Law School LSAT scores distribution
	University of Pennsylvania Law School	Pennsylvania Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	168	156	155
50^th percentile	172	161	159
75^th percentile	174	163	161

University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolGPA distribution
	University of Pennsylvania Law School	Pennsylvania Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.66	3.39	3.33
50^th percentile	3.92	3.66	3.61
75^th percentile	3.98	3.82	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 6,518 students have applied to University of Pennsylvania Law School. Among them, 644 students have accepted to admit and 231 have enrolled into University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 9.88% and the yield is 36%.

The acceptance rate of University of Pennsylvania Law School 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 University of Pennsylvania Law School.

University of Pennsylvania Law School Admission Statistics
	University of Pennsylvania Law School	Pennsylvania Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	6,518	18,835	414,758
Admitted	644	5,231	130,837
Enrolled	231	1,394	36,756
Acceptance Rate	9.88%	37.57%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	35.87%	26.83%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,048 students enrolled to University of Pennsylvania Law School. Among them 809 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 239 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 231 students newly joined to to University of Pennsylvania Law School. By gender, there are 109 men , 120 women, and 4 other/unknown gender first-time students at University of Pennsylvania Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of Pennsylvania Law School Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,088	1,048
JD Enrollment	808	809
Non-JD Enrollment	280	239

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	232	231
Men	109	109
Women	134	120
Other	3	4

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 96.25% where 240 students took the exam and 231 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Pennsylvania law schools (79.66%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	260	251
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	257	240
New Graduates	249	234
Prior Year Graduates	8	6
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	11	16
Exam Passer	241	231
Exam Pass Rate	93.77%	96.25%
Pennsylvania Pass Rate	78.59%	79.66%