Pennsylvania Law Schools Tuition Comparison

Statistics for 9 Pennsylvania Law Schools

For the academic year 2026-2027, the average tuition & fees for 9 Pennsylvania law schools are $59,605 for in-state residents and $63,086 for out-of-state students. Year-over-year, compared with the previous academic year, average out-of-state tuition increased by $1,903 (3.11%), while average in-state tuition increased by $1,745 (3.02%).

Across 9 Pennsylvania law schools, the average accepted student profile includes a GPA of 3.69 and an LSAT score of 160, paired with an average acceptance rate of 35.65% and an enrollment rate (yield) is 27.97%.

The following statistics compare 9 Pennsylvania law schools with the highest and lowest values in each category.

University of Pennsylvania Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $88,184 and Beasley School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $51,878.
University of Pennsylvania Law School has the highest LSAT score of 173 and Widener Law Commonwealth has the lowest score of 150.
University of Pennsylvania Law School has the highest GPA of 3.95 and Widener Law Commonwealth has the lowest GPA of 3.33.
University of Pennsylvania Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.05% and Widener Law Commonwealth has the lowest rate of 60.40%.
University of Pennsylvania Law School has the most enrolled first-year students of 254 and Penn State Law has the least enrolled students of 126.

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Pennsylvania law schools with important law schools facts. The tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and the admission data is for the academic year 2025-2026.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Pennsylvania Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Beasley School of Law public, Philadelphia, PA	$51,878 ($35,384)	24.38%	3.76	165	895	232	90.28%
Drexel University School of Law private, Philadelphia, PA	$60,560	29.64%	3.76	160	808	177	85.00%
Duquesne Kline School of Law private, Pittsburgh, PA	$62,674	43.23%	3.62	157	528	183	88.74%
Penn State Dickinson Law public, Carlisle, PA	$61,470	42.99%	3.71	159	858	208	87.04%
Penn State Law public, University Park, PA	$61,938	51.40%	3.71	155	567	126	86.79%
University of Pennsylvania Law School private, Philadelphia, PA	$88,184	8.05%	3.95	173	1,032	254	96.70%
University of Pittsburgh Law School public, Pittsburgh, PA	$57,200 ($42,364)	34.87%	3.54	160	590	155	86.33%
Villanova University School of Law private, Villanova, PA	$63,185	25.93%	3.80	164	786	231	91.26%
Widener Law Commonwealth private, Harrisburg, PA	$60,688	60.40%	3.33	150	411	156	54.00%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

**Tuition & fees for the academic year 2026-2027 (Source: Each law school's published tuition data).

***Admission and enrollment data for the academic year 2025-2026 (Source: ABA Standard 509 Reports).

9 ABA-accredited Law Schools in Pennsylvania

$63,086

160.3

3.69

35.65%

Statistics for 9 Pennsylvania Law Schools