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Penn Law

Rank 4 (USNWR 2023)
172
Median LSAT
3.9
Median GPA
9.7%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Penn Law
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  • UPenn Penn Carey Penn Carey

Penn Law is a law school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was ranked 4 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Penn Law is approximately 246.

Admissions website: https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: gradadms@law.upenn.edu

Admissions phone: 215.898.0407

Can I get into Penn Law with aGPA andLSAT?

Penn Law Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 167 172 173
GPA 3.61 3.9 3.96
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 6816 97
# Admissions offers 664 -
Class size 246 82
% Accepted 9.7% 99
% Yield 34.9% 71

During the 2023 application cycle, 6,816 people applied and 664 were offered admission.

University of Pennsylvania has a 1L class size of 246, and yield of 34.94%. 232 out of 664 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.94% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of Pennsylvania has a median LSAT of 172. The 25th percentile LSAT is 167 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 173.

The median GPA is 3.9. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.61 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.96.

Penn Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 1,807 applicants for the 2022-2023 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.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Penn Law cost per year?

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Cost of attending Penn Law

In 2023, tuition was $73,008 and the annual cost of attending was $100,772 (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.

Penn Law employment outcomes

96.5% of University of Pennsylvania graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Penn Law

Penn Law, is a private law school located in Philadelphia, PA. UPenn Law, traces its origins to a series of lectures delivered in 1790 by James Wilson, a signer of the US Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. Today, it continues as a world leader in legal education with world-class faculty, who are both celebrated scholars and devoted teachers. Penn Law’s unique culture of collegiality allows students to feel welcome and supported, encourages them to take risks, and maximizes their academic, professional, and personal experience. The intimate size (about 750 JD students and 115 LLM students) facilitates close relationships between faculty and students and among the JD and LLM students.

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15:21
what to expect
Pleaseletmeinnow
18:31
Idk clerk, I'm applying ED with above median GPA and median LSAT. We will see.
22:56
@Pleaseletmeinnow: good luck!!!
Applied ED with lsat at 75th and gpa right at 25th! According to last years lsd ED, I’d say I’m sitting at like 25% chance of acceptance so @pleaseletmeinnow you’re really close to like 90%
hi, 160/4.0 reverse splitter. would ED help
Probably still a stretch..
GorgeousVoraciousForest
17:33
softs? URM?
GorgeousVoraciousForest
17:33
If you do not care about money, I would say try it
GorgeousVoraciousForest
17:33
Penn tends to be more splitter friendly
GorgeousVoraciousForest
17:34
160 may be stretching it a bit, but you never know
I check Penn's status every day and nothing has changed but I will continue to do that until December 15th.
Who else are applying ED to Penn!
I am but def more of a borderline candidate with an LSAT just above the median and 3.57 gpa (stem) but we'll see what happens good luck to everyone
Does anyone know when Penn starts sending out ED decisions?
probably 12/15
anyone who applied ED go UR2 yet?
23:25
Don
23:26
Don't think Penn goes UR2? Not sure
PunyHealthyCyclops
22:58
Anyone else get their hopes up and wants to cry every time Penn State sends an email
status changed today! URII
let's go !!!
My status changed today too!
OMG SAME
18:19
i submitted 11/01 and mine went UR 11/29
18:20
idk how long it's gonna take from there since im RD
18:20
but im hoping by jan...i don't wanna be strung along for so long lmao
10:59
does everyone's applications get two reviews at Penn?
10:59
I just had my second date change
quackity-quack
12:48
is anyone else still stuck at UR1? (UR1 before thanksgiving)
I just got a date change for mine on 12/6
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