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Penn Law

Rank 4 (USNWR 2023)
172
Median LSAT
3.9
Median GPA
9.7%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Penn Law
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF
  • UPenn Penn Carey Penn Carey

Penn Law is a law school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was ranked 4 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Penn Law is approximately 246.

Admissions website: https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: gradadms@law.upenn.edu

Admissions phone: 215.898.0407

Can I get into Penn Law with aGPA andLSAT?

Penn Law Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 167 172 173
GPA 3.61 3.9 3.96
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 6816 97
# Admissions offers 664 -
Class size 246 82
% Accepted 9.7% 99
% Yield 34.9% 71

During the 2023 application cycle, 6,816 people applied and 664 were offered admission.

University of Pennsylvania has a 1L class size of 246, and yield of 34.94%. 232 out of 664 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.94% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of Pennsylvania has a median LSAT of 172. The 25th percentile LSAT is 167 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 173.

The median GPA is 3.9. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.61 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.96.

Penn Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 1,773 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Penn Law cost per year?

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Cost of attending Penn Law

In 2023, tuition was $73,008 and the annual cost of attending was $100,772 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Penn Law employment outcomes

96.5% of University of Pennsylvania graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Penn Law

Penn Law, is a private law school located in Philadelphia, PA. UPenn Law, traces its origins to a series of lectures delivered in 1790 by James Wilson, a signer of the US Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. Today, it continues as a world leader in legal education with world-class faculty, who are both celebrated scholars and devoted teachers. Penn Law’s unique culture of collegiality allows students to feel welcome and supported, encourages them to take risks, and maximizes their academic, professional, and personal experience. The intimate size (about 750 JD students and 115 LLM students) facilitates close relationships between faculty and students and among the JD and LLM students.

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If i went under review 3/6 and just had another update today, does that sound like an incoming R? seems like quick turnaround
CaptainBlood
15:28
I think a massive R wave is likely soon for all else
15:11
im UR2 as of friday
15:12
hoping its good news, but my GPA sucks
23:12
So, small E wave today it looks like? When do they usually do A waves
ClearlyLegal
11:51
Penn just jumped to top of status checkeer
It jumped again for me today, UR twice in a week
goodluckgirl
12:56
anyone thinks there will be a wave today?
BrownSugarLatte
18:07
WL wave happening rn
18:41
@BrownSugarLatte: what schools?
18:41
also what is an E wave?
BrownSugarLatte
18:41
@rooney90: The school is in the title of this chat lol
BrownSugarLatte
18:41
E wave is WL and R wave
just got WL
BrownSugarLatte
18:42
@rooney90 This isn't general chat. It's a Penn-specific chat.
18:44
oh my bad guys
18:44
didnt know that was a thing
Barbz
18:51
does penn call for A?
Barbz
18:51
How do you know if you are UR2 or UR3
@Barbz If that school moves to top of Lawhub, and UR2/UR3 is when under review date changes even when your status doesn't change
Does anyone ever get off the WL at Penn? Why do they WL so many?
15:29
theyre just as indecisive as us @top1percentdelulu
how long does penn usually keep people under review
FrequentImaginaryCockroach
15:50
Went under committee review first on 3/25
FrequentImaginaryCockroach
15:50
Status date change 4/1 but still UR
FrequentImaginaryCockroach
15:51
Anyone have a timeline or similar update?
has anyone hear back about sadie? i saw someone put 04/26 but that's like a future date so i'm confused
Somebody called fin aid and decisions should be out this week
Someone called financial aid office specifically to ask about the Sadie scholarship?
Yes but some decisions came out this morning
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