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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 1,813 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.

University of Pennsylvania

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Laywrup
16:45
Yes & status checker update
UR2 March 16 WYAAA
Am I right in seeing that Penn hasn't sent out an A since 03/06...
How are the scholarships for you guys? I am really hoping for one but it is looking less likely now
11:29
Wave today?
Hopefully!
PeeledBanana
11:29
i bet they already have a full house.
12:54
Just got the R
PeeledBanana
15:19
the size of the WL is mind-blowing.
PeeledBanana
15:19
i dont feel special at all rofl
will they ever send out another A...
PeeledBanana
15:58
I doubt it
PeeledBanana
8:07
with that many WLs, how do people get off it? seems like it would be a lottery
is it even worth staying on a wl this big
[] WarmDiscreetCheese
18:19
I figure why not, right?
17:56
did anyone in this chat apply ED to penn? fingers crossed for everyone
11:23
is the commitment to matriculate binding?
does ED make a real difference in admissions chances?
Wistfulthinking
1:57
@StingyLobster: for splitters probably
13:11
So UPenn emailed a little while ago saying they've narrowed down their waitlist to something very small - any ideas what kind of size they're talking about?
Pinkflyingtree
19:11
@sadcat: I want to know the same thing. Does ED help when it comes to Penn?
ED I think helped me alot as a reverse splitter getting into Penn
I was a round 2 ED
20:56
Any word from waitlisted candidates? Today would've been the day
19:32
I think I'm going to ed Penn too
DLH
16:23
Can someone tell me what "WE" means on the "School applicants" tables?
DLH
16:25
My bad, didn't realize I'd been put in a different chat. Good luck!
[] WhisperingWillingBoar
15:19
172/3.95 and will be EDinf
[] WhisperingWillingBoar
15:19
Ending round one to UPenn
[] WhisperingWillingBoar
15:19
EDing*
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