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Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Also known as
- Widener University Commonwealth Law School
- (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)
- WIDENER-COMMONWEALTH
Widener University Commonwealth Law School is a law school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school was ranked 175 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Widener University Commonwealth Law School is approximately 149.
Admissions website: https://commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/prospective-students/admissions/apply/
Admissions email: admitcwlaw@widener.edu
Admissions phone: 717.541.3903
Widener University Commonwealth Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 146 | 148 | 152 |
| GPA | 3.0 | 3.34 | 3.61 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 720 | 21 |
| # Admissions offers | 468 | - |
| Class size | 149 | 37 |
| % Accepted | 65.0% | 12 |
| % Yield | 31.0% | 58 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 720 people applied and 468 were offered admission.
(Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) has a 1L class size of 149, and yield of 30.98%. 145 out of 468 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 30.98% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) has a median LSAT of 148. The 25th percentile LSAT is 147 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 151.
The median GPA is 3.36. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.06 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.64.
Widener University Commonwealth Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 8 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
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How much does Widener University Commonwealth Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Widener University Commonwealth Law School
In 2025, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $27,972 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Widener University Commonwealth Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) make $73,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $60,500.
42.5% of law graduates from (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) go directly to work for law firms, while 20.5% clerk for a judge. 5.5% of graduates go into public interest.
53.8% of (Part-time) Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) graduates pass the bar on their first try.