As part of our effort to measure key aspect of the legal community, every year The Legal provides information about the largest law schools in the state and surrounding area.
Scroll through the schools and click on the pictures to find information about the dean, the LSAT statistics, the median GPA, the passage rates for the Pennsylvania Bar Exam for both July and February, and the application deadlines and fees. The information focuses on first-time test takers. Information was sourced from the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners and the U.S. New and World Report College Rankings.

PA-Area Law School Statistics 2024
School, Address, Phone/Fax, Website Dean 2024 75%/25% LSAT 2024 Median GPA July 2024 Bar Pass Rate* February 2024 Bar Pass Rate* Application Deadline/Fee Full-Time Tuition In-State/Out-of-State Full-Time Students Full-Time Minority Students Full-Time Faculty Part-Time Faculty Student/Faculty Ratio
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law/3320 Market St., Suite 100/Philadelphia, PA 19104 /215-895-1529/215-571-4769/https://drexel.edu/law/ Daniel M. Filler 160/153 3.7 92% 80% Rolling/No fee $55,200/Same 537 300 38 100 6.4:1
Thomas R. Kline School of Law Duquesne University / Edward J. Hanley Hall/600 Forbes Ave. /Pittsburgh, PA 15282 /412-396-6300/www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/law/index.php April M. Barton 159/153 3.61 89% 75% April 1/No fee $54,496/Same 586 165 26 68 9.3:1
Pennsylvania State University-PennState Law/ Lewis Katz Building /University Park, PA 16802 / 814-867-1251 / pennstatelaw.psu.edu Victor Romero 163/157 3.77 91% 100% March 31/$60 $56,928/Same 403 131 51 24 6.8:1
Pennsylvania State University-The Dickinson School of Law/150 South College Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 /717-240-5000 /dickinsonlaw.psu.edu Danielle
Conway		 163/157 3.63 78% 50% June 30/No fee $56,928/Same 391 227 31 26 6.9:1
Rutgers University School of Law-Camden/217 N. Fifth St./Camden, NJ 08102/856-225-6102/856-969-7903/www.camlaw.rutgers.edu Johanna Bond 160/155 3.63 71% 38% July 1/$0 $29,790/$45,154 1,303 537 122 103 7.7:1
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law/1719 N. Broad St./Philadelphia, PA 19122/215-204-7861/www.law.temple.edu Rachel Rebouche 165/169 3.65 91% 55% March 1/$65 $33,000/$47,000 658 261 64 160 5.3:1
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School/3501 Samson St./Philadelphia, PA 19104/215-898-7483/www.law.upenn.edu Sophia Z. Lee 174/168 3.92 97% 100% March 1/$80 $74,688 809 413 106 185 4.8:1
University of Pittsburgh School of Law/3900 Forbes Ave. /Pittsburgh, PA 15260/412-648-141 /412-648-1318/www.law.pitt.edu Mary Crossley 163/161 3.55 87% 50% Feb. 15 and April 1/$65 $35,838/$47,734 387 84 37 119 5:1
Charles Widger School of Law-Villanova University/299 N. Spring Mill Rd./Villanova, PA 19085/610-519-7000/www1.villanova.edu/university/law.htm Mark C. Alexander 165/157 3.8 90% 92% July 1/$0 $52,980/Same 553 152 50 78 7.4:1
Widener University Delaware Law School/4601 Concord Pike/Wilmington, DE 19803/302-477-2100 / https://delawarelaw.widener.edu Todd J. Clark 153/148 3.3 68% 82% May 15/Waived until Feb. 1; $60 thereafter $58,838/Same 686 220 33 56 13.2:1
Widener University Commonwealth Law School/3800 Vartan Way/Harrisburg, PA 17106/717-541-3902/commonwealth.widener.edu André Douglas Pond Cummings 151/146 3.37 68% 82% July 1/$60 $53,670/Same 374 126 19 48 9.2:1

*First-time test takers of the PA Bar Exam Only
Sources: ABA-LSAC 2024 Official Guide ABA-Approved Law Schools, the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners Statistics Report and U.S. News & World Report College Rankings