Widener Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Widener Law Commonwealth's 2025 tuition & fees is $58,958 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 2.59% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,501. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Widener Law Commonwealth is $82,459.

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Widener Law Commonwealth 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$57,470	$58,958	2.59%
Living Costs	$22,799	$23,501	3.08%
Room & Board	$17,145	$17,649
Books & Supplies	$1,550	$1,550
Personal Expenses	$4,104	$4,302
COA	$80,269	$82,459	2.73%
Grants / Scholarships	$24,000	$24,000
COA after receiving aid	$56,269	$58,459

Grants and Scholarships

At Widener Law Commonwealth, 87.91% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $24,000. 1.24% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 40.87% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received	240
Half or Less than Tuition	55.00%
Half to Full Tuition	43.75%
Full Tuition	1.25%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%
Part-time
Number Received	83
Half or Less than Tuition	66.27%
Half to Full Tuition	32.53%
Full Tuition	1.20%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Widener Law Commonwealth is 3.34 and the average LSAT score is 148. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 148 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 146 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Widener Law Commonwealth Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3	3.34	3.61
Full-Time	3.02	3.37	3.62
Part-Time	2.88	3.29	3.45
LSAT Scores	146	148	152
Full-Time	146	148	151
Part-Time	147	149	154

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 720 students have applied to Widener Law Commonwealth and 468 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 145 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 65.00% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.98% at Widener Law Commonwealth. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 149 first-year students enrolled in Widener Law Commonwealth.

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Widener Law Commonwealth Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	720
Admitted	468
Enrolled	145
Acceptance Rate	65.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.98%
Pre-Admitted	4
Total Number of First-Year Students	149 66 men, 79 women, 3 Other 111 full-time, 37 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 94 students took the bar exam first time at Widener Law Commonwealth. Among them, 45 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 47.87%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 73.64%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Widener Law Commonwealth.

In 2023, 86 students graduated from Widener Law Commonwealth. Of them, 63 graduates employed where bar passage required and 10 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 75 graduates employed as full-time and 2 employed as part-time status.

Widener Law Commonwealth Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	95
First-time Takers	94 18 from prior year
No Exam Takers	16
First-time Bar Exam Passer	45
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	47.87%
Average Pass Rate at Pennsylvania Law Schools	73.64%