Founded in 1834, Penn State Law, also known as Penn State Law, is located in University Park, PA. Penn State Law' tuition & fees is $57,556 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 99.75% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $54,744. That could cover 95.11% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 36.94% and total of 129 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 161. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 86.79%.
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.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Penn State Law.
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 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
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.
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
