Delaware Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Widener Law Delaware, part of Widener University, is located in Wilmington, DE, founded in 1975. Widener Law Delaware' tuition & fees is $62,687 for first-year students in the academic year 2026-2027. 96.51% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $32,000. That could cover 51.05% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 59.68% and total of 276 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.33 and the average LSAT score is 152. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 66.30%.

2026-2027 Tuition & Fees

Widener Law Delaware's 2027 tuition & fees is $62,687 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 5.09% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $25,585. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Widener Law Delaware is $88,272.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Widener Law Delaware.

Widener Law Delaware 2027 Tuition & Fees
20262027
Law School Tuition $59,653$62,687
5.09%
Living Costs$25,720$25,585
-0.52%
COA$85,373$88,272
3.40%
Grants / Scholarships$32,000**$32,000
COA after receiving aid$53,373$56,272
**The law school has not released its 2027 financial aid data yet. The amount is an estimate based on last year change rate of average amount of financial aid received.

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LSAT Scores and GPA for 2026 Admission

The average GPA is 3.33 and the average LSAT score is 152 for 2027 Widener Law Delaware admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 276 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 274 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Widener Law Delaware Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA2.953.333.6
Full-Time2.983.343.62
Part-Time2.843.283.53
LSAT Scores149152154
Full-Time149152154
Part-Time149151154

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 1,317 students have applied to Widener Law Delaware and 786 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 276 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 59.68% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 35.11% at Widener Law Delaware. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 277 first-year students enrolled in Widener Law Delaware.

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Widener Law Delaware Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Acceptance Rate59.68%
Applicants1,317
Admitted786
Yield (Enrollment Rate)35.11%
Enrolled276
Pre-Admitted1
Total Number of First-Year Students277
Male129
Female142
Another Gender5
Full-time231
Part-time45

Grants and Scholarships

At Widener Law Delaware, 96.51% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,000. 1.33% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 53.02% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Widener Law Delaware costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received525
Half or Less than Tuition33.52%
Half to Full Tuition64.95%
Full Tuition0.76%
More than Full Tuition0.76%
Part-time
Number Received154
Half or Less than Tuition87.01%
Half to Full Tuition12.34%
Full Tuition0.65%
More than Full Tuition0.00%

First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Widener Law Delaware enrolled 315 first-year students in total. Among them, 95.56% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 186 White, 16 Asian, 52 Black or African American, 36 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 142 male and 159 female students enrolled at Widener Law Delaware.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 59.05%, followed by Black or African American with 16.51%.

2026 Enrollment by Gender

2026 Enrollment by Race

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Widener Law Delaware First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomenAnotherUnknown
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0.32%)0100
Asian16 (5.08%)61000
Black or African American52 (16.51%)153700
Hispanics36 (11.43%)142200
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0 (0%)0000
Multiracial11 (3.49%)4700
White186 (59.05%)1038300
Unknown14 (4.44%)8600

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 182 students took the bar exam first time at Widener Law Delaware. Among them, 94 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 51.65%. For reference, the average pass rate at Delaware law schools is 70.47%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Widener Law Delaware.

In 2025, 183 students graduated from Widener Law Delaware. Of them, 143 graduates employed where bar passage required and 15 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 162 graduates employed as full-time and 6 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Widener Law Delaware employement summary page.

Widener Law Delaware Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate188
First-time Takers182
27 from prior year
No Exam Takers31
First-time Bar Exam Passer94
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate51.65%
Average Pass Rate at Delaware Law Schools70.47%

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