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Penn State Law

Penn State Law, the law school of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, is a Public school located in University Park, PA. Total 553 students are attending the school and 129 students newly enrolled for year 2024. Its average LSAT score from enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.77. The tuition & fees at Penn State Law is $57,556 and the acceptance rate is 36.94%.

LSAT Average: 161
Tuition & Fees: $57,556
Acceptance Rate: 36.94%
Student Population: 553

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

In 2024, total 1,914 students have applied to Penn State Law. Among them, 707 students have accepted to admit and 129 have enrolled into Penn State LawThe acceptance rate is 36.94% and the yield is 18%. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Penn State Law.

2024 Admission Statistics
Penn State Law
	Numbers / Rate
Applicants	1,914
Admitted	707
Enrolled	129
Acceptance Rate	36.94%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	18.25%

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.77 at Penn State Law. Next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

2024 LSAT scores distribution
Penn State Law
	Score
25^th percentile	157
50^th percentile	161
75^th percentile	163

2024 GPA distribution
Penn State Law
	GPA
25^th percentile	3.62
50^th percentile	3.77
75^th percentile	3.9

2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at Penn State Law is $57,556 for prospective students. The average living costs is $24,046 including room & board, books & supplies, and other personal expenses.

Last year, 99.75% of law school students received grants and/or Scholarships and the average aid amount is $54,744. After receiving the finacial aid, the total cost of attendance (COA) is down to $26,858.

2025 Tuition & Fees
Penn State Law
	Amounts
Tuition & Fees	$57,556
Avg. Grants / Scholarships	$54,744
Room & Board	$19,098
Books & Supplies	$2,020
Personal Expenses	$2,928

Penn State Law Student Population

In 2024, total 553 students enrolled to Penn State Law. Among them 403 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 150 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 129 students newly joined to Penn State Law. By gender, there are 53 men , 76 women, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students at Penn State Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Penn State Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

2024 Student Population
Penn State Law
	Students
Total Enrollment	553
JD Enrollment	403
Non-JD Enrollment	150

2024 First-year Student Population
Penn State Law
	Students
Total	129
Men	53
Women	76
Other	2

Penn State Law Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 86.79% where 106 students took the exam and 92 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than Pennsylvania average rate (75.52%).

2024 Bar Exam Pass Rate
Penn State Law
	Headcounts / Rate
Number of Graduates	113
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	106
New Graduates	102
Prior Year Graduates	4
Early Takers	0
No Exam Takers	7
Exam Passer	92
Exam Pass Rate	86.79%
Pennsylvania Pass Rate	75.52%