University of Pennsylvania Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

172

LSAT

3.93

GPA

10.0%

Admit Rate

Penn Law is a prestigious JD program located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Penn Law was ranked 5 by US News & World Report, making it a top-tier law school for admissions-focused applicants. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Penn Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 251 with an acceptance rate of 10.0%, positioning it among the most selective law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

6461

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

10.0%

99th percentile

JD Program Size

251

79th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$149k

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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.

Penn Law Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 2630 applications (240 accepted, 741 waitlisted, 608 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Penn Law, 6461 candidates submitted JD applications and 643 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is highly competitive for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 10.0%.

The JD program at Penn Law enrolls a first-year class of 251 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 38.1%. This means that of the 643 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 245 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Penn Law, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	168	172	174
	97th percentile
GPA	3.77	3.93	3.99
	96th percentile

	Value
Applications	6461
	96th percentile
Admission Offers	643
Class Size	251
	79th percentile
Acceptance Rate	10.0%
	99th percentile
Yield Rate	38.1%
	81st percentile

The above statistics show that Penn Law typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 168 (25th percentile) to 174 (75th percentile), with a median of 172.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.77 to 3.99, with a median of 3.93.

With an acceptance rate of 10.0%, Penn Law is considered a highly competitive law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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