Widener Law Commonwealth

The law school of Widener University, known as Widener Law Commonwealth, is a Private, 4 years school in Chester, PA. The law school tuition & fees at Widener Law Commonwealth is $58,958. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.34 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 374 students are attending the law school and 145 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 148
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $58,958
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $44,570
  • Acceptance Rate: 65.00%
  • Student Population: 374
  • First-Year Student: 145

2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Widener Law Commonwealth is $58,958 for law school students. The tuition increased by 2.59% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $16,452 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 Widener Law Commonwealth 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 Widener Law Commonwealth tuition & fees and compare it to the Pennsylvania law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Widener Law Commonwealth 2023 Tuition & Fees
202320242025
Widener Law Commonwealth$53,910$57,470$58,958
Pennsylvania Law Schools$54,012$56,941-
All U.S. Law Schools$47,510$48,063-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.34 at Widener Law Commonwealth.
The LSAT score of Widener Law Commonwealth is lower than the average LSAT score of Pennsylvania law schools.
The undergraduate GPA of Widener Law Commonwealth is lower than the average LSAT score of Pennsylvania law schools.
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.
Widener Law Commonwealth LSAT scores distribution
Widener Law CommonwealthPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile146147156155
50th percentile148149161159
75th percentile151154163161
Widener Law CommonwealthGPA distribution
Widener Law CommonwealthPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile3.022.883.393.33
50th percentile3.373.293.663.61
75th percentile3.623.453.823.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 720 students have applied to Widener Law Commonwealth. Among them, 468 students have accepted to admit and 145 have enrolled into Widener Law CommonwealthThe acceptance rate is 65.00% and the yield is 31%.
The acceptance rate of Widener Law Commonwealth is higher than the acceptance rate of Pennsylvania law schools.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Widener Law Commonwealth.
Widener Law Commonwealth Admission Statistics
Widener Law CommonwealthPennsylvania Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants72018,835414,758
Admitted4685,231130,837
Enrolled1451,39436,756
Acceptance Rate65.00%37.57%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)30.98%26.83%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 374 students enrolled to Widener Law Commonwealth. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .
For the first class, 145 students newly joined to to Widener Law Commonwealth. By gender, there are 66 men , 79 women, and 3 other/unknown gender first-time students at Widener Law Commonwealth. By attending status, 111 students enrolled as full-time and 37 students enrolled as part-time status.
Widener Law Commonwealth Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment436374
JD Enrollment346374
Non-JD Enrollment900
First-year Student Population
20232024
TotalFull timePart timeTotalFull timePart time
Total13719538 14510837
Men1129016 694917
Women12710522 795920
Other000 330

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 53.75% where 80 students took the exam and 43 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Pennsylvania law schools (74.26%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates9582
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total9480
New Graduates7666
Prior Year Graduates1813
Early Takers01
No Exam Takers1614
Exam Passer4543
Exam Pass Rate47.87%53.75%
Pennsylvania Pass Rate73.64%74.26%

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