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Penn State Law Law School at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

LSAT 155
GPA 3.71
Tuition & Fees $60,728
Acceptance Rate 51.40 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 86.79 %

Penn State Law Overview

Penn State Law, University Park, PA
Established in 1834, Penn State Law is a public law school at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. The 2026 tuition & fees of Penn State Law is $60,728.
The acceptance rate of the school is 51.40% and yield is 17.55%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.71. Total 567 students are attending Penn State Law and 126 of them is first-year students. Last year 106 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 92 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 86.79%). You may want to check the general academic information of Penn State Law at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

127 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 155 Penn State Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 130 submitters is 3.71. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Penn State Law 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores157161163
Undergraduate GPA3.623.773.9

Penn State Law 2026 Tuition & Fees

Penn State Law tuition & fees is $60,728 for Pennsylvania residents and $60,728 for non-residents for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Penn State Law is $20,644 for Pennsylvania residents and $41,790 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $26,034 for Pennsylvania residents and $45,574 for out-of-state students
Penn State Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Penn State Law$60,728$60,728
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$19,098
Books & Supplies$2,020
Personal Expenses$2,928
Average Costs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Undergraduate$20,644$41,790
Graduate$26,034$45,574

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,914 students applied to Penn State Law and 707 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 129 students finally enrolled to Penn State Law. The acceptance rate is 51.40% and yield (enrollment rate) is 18%. With 2 deferred/pre-admitted students, Penn State Law has 131 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Penn State Law 2025 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,914
Admitted707
Enrolled129
Acceptance Rate51.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)17.55%
Deferred / Previously Admitted2
Total First Year Class Enrollment131

Law Student Population

Penn State Law has total 567 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 403 students enrolled in JD program and 150 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Penn State Law
Total Enrollment553
JD Enrollment403
Non-JD Enrollment150
Penn State Law has 131 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 53 male and 76 female students. 2 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Penn State Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Penn State Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total131 1310
Men53 530
Women76 760
Other2 20

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 113 students have graduated from Penn State Law. Among them, 106 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 92 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Penn State Law is 86.79% where the average pass rate of Pennsylvania is 75.52%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Penn State Law
Total Graduates113
First-time Bar Exam Taker106
(102 new graduates, 4 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker11 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate92 / 86.79%
Pass Rate at Pennsylvania75.52%