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Widener Law Commonwealth

LSAT 148
GPA 3.36
Tuition & Fees $61,100
Acceptance Rate 66.49 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 53.75 %

Widener Law Commonwealth Overview

Widener Law Commonwealth, Harrisburg, PA
Established in 1989, Widener Law Commonwealth is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The 2026 tuition & fees of Widener Law Commonwealth is $61,100.
The acceptance rate of the school is 66.49% and yield is 31.01%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.36. Total 401 students are attending Widener Law Commonwealth and 160 of them is first-year students. Last year 80 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 43 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 53.75%). You may want to check the general academic information of Widener Law Commonwealth at Widener University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

146 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 148 Widener Law Commonwealth. The average undergraduate GPA from 148 submitters is 3.36. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Widener Law Commonwealth 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores146147148149151154
Undergraduate GPA3.022.883.373.293.623.45

Widener Law Commonwealth 2026 Tuition & Fees

Widener Law Commonwealth tuition & fees is $61,100 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Widener Law Commonwealth is $55,730. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $28,004
Widener Law Commonwealth Tuition & Fees
Widener Law Commonwealth$61,100
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$17,649
Books & Supplies$1,550
Personal Expenses$4,302
Average Costs at Widener University
Undergraduate$55,730
Graduate$28,004

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 720 students applied to Widener Law Commonwealth and 468 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 145 students finally enrolled to Widener Law Commonwealth. The acceptance rate is 66.49% and yield (enrollment rate) is 31%. With 4 deferred/pre-admitted students, Widener Law Commonwealth has 149 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Widener Law Commonwealth 2025 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants720
Admitted468
Enrolled145
Acceptance Rate66.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)31.01%
Deferred / Previously Admitted4
Total First Year Class Enrollment149

Law Student Population

Widener Law Commonwealth has total 401 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 374 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Widener Law Commonwealth
Total Enrollment374
JD Enrollment374
Non-JD Enrollment0
Widener Law Commonwealth has 149 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 66 male and 79 female students. 3 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 111 students enrolled as full-time and 37 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Widener Law Commonwealth.
First Year Student Enrollment at Widener Law Commonwealth
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total149 11137
Men66 4917
Women79 5920
Other3 30

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 82 students have graduated from Widener Law Commonwealth. Among them, 80 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 43 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Widener Law Commonwealth is 53.75% where the average pass rate of Pennsylvania is 74.26%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Widener Law Commonwealth
Total Graduates82
First-time Bar Exam Taker80
(67 new graduates, 13 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker15 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate43 / 53.75%
Pass Rate at Pennsylvania74.26%