Widener Law School is a law school located in Wilmington, Delaware. The school was unranked in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Widener Law School is approximately 261.
Admissions website: https://delawarelaw.widener.edu/prospective-students
Admissions email: delawarelaw@widener.edu
Admissions phone: 302.477.2703
Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
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Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
LSAT | 148 | 150 | 152 |
GPA | 2.87 | 3.19 | 3.51 |
Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
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# Applications | 1180 | 39 |
# Admissions offers | 733 | - |
Class size | 261 | 77 |
% Accepted | 62.1% | 8 |
% Yield | 35.1% | 67 |
During the 2022 application cycle, 1,180 people applied and 733 were offered admission.
Widener University—Delaware has a 1L class size of 261, and yield of 35.06%. 257 out of 733 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 35.06% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Widener University—Delaware has a median LSAT of 150. The 25th percentile LSAT is 148 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 152.
The median GPA is 3.2. The 25th percentile GPA is 2.9 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.5.
LSD has stats for 40 applicants for the 2021-2022 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.
In 2022, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $22,284 (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.
JD graduates from Widener University—Delaware make $72,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the private sector, a grad can expect to make $51,726.
39.5% of law graduates from Widener University—Delaware go directly to work for law firms, while 37.1% clerk for a judge. 4.8% of graduates go into public interest.
67.8% of Widener University—Delaware graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Widener University Delaware Law School is unique among American law schools. The only law school in Delaware, the nation’s corporate and business capital, Delaware Law School offers flexible schedules in day and evening divisions and extensive opportunities to gain practical experience in clinics, externships, and pro bono placements in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and throughout the region.
The rich curriculum is taught by a faculty committed to personal attention, and all students have abundant opportunities to gain feedback on written and oral work. The full-time faculty is supplemented by a distinguished group of adjuncts, which includes federal bankruptcy judges and numerous state court judges, as well as practicing attorneys from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
The school is a member of the AALS and is accredited by the ABA.