Penn State Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Penn State Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $57,556 for Pennsylvania residents and $57,556 for others. The 2025 tuition was increased by 1.98% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,046. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Penn State Law is $81,602.

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Penn State Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024		2025		% Changed
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$56,436	$56,436	$57,556	$57,556	1.98%
Living Costs	$27,842		$24,046		-13.63%
Room & Board	$21,940		$19,098
Books & Supplies	$2,120		$2,020
Personal Expenses	$3,782		$2,928
COA	$84,278	$84,278	$81,602	$81,602	-3.18%
Grants / Scholarships	$54,744		$54,744
COA after receiving aid	$29,534		$26,858

Grants and Scholarships

At Penn State Law, 99.75% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $54,744. 51.87% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 27.68% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$54,744
Number Received	401
Half or Less than Tuition	82 (20.45%)
Half to Full Tuition	111 (27.68%)
Full Tuition	206 (51.37%)
More than Full Tuition	2 (0.50%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Penn State Law is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 161. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 130 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 127 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Penn State Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.62	3.77	3.9
LSAT Scores	157	161	163

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,914 students have applied to Penn State Law and 707 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 129 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 36.94% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.25% at Penn State Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 131 first-year students enrolled in Penn State Law.

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Penn State Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	1,914
Admitted	707
Enrolled	129
Acceptance Rate	36.94%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	18.25%
Pre-Admitted	2
Total Number of First-Year Students	131 53 men, 76 women, 2 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 124 students took the bar exam first time at Penn State Law. Among them, 107 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 86.29%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 74.18%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Penn State Law.

In 2023, 117 students graduated from Penn State Law. Of them, 91 graduates employed where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 99 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

Penn State Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	135
First-time Takers	124 3 from prior year
No Exam Takers	9
First-time Bar Exam Passer	107
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	86.29%
Average Pass Rate at Pennsylvania Law Schools	74.18%