Widener Law Commonwealth
Widener Law Commonwealth, part of Widener University, is located in Harrisburg, PA, founded in 1989. Widener Law Commonwealth' tuition & fees is $53,910 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 83.47% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $20,000. That could cover 37.10% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 58.87% and total of 124 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.20 and the average LSAT score is 148. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 69.66%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Widener Law Commonwealth's 2023 tuition & fees is $53,910 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,179. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Widener Law Commonwealth is $76,089.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Widener Law Commonwealth.
Grants and Scholarships
At Widener Law Commonwealth, 83.47% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $20,000. 4.59% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 28.52% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Widener Law Commonwealth costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Widener Law Commonwealth is 3.2 and the average LSAT score is 148. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 125 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 778 students have applied to Widener Law Commonwealth and 458 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 124 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 58.87% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.07% at Widener Law Commonwealth. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 125 first-year students enrolled in Widener Law Commonwealth.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 89 students took the bar exam first time at Widener Law Commonwealth. Among them, 62 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 69.66%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 79.44%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Widener Law Commonwealth.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Widener Law Commonwealth employement summary page.
