University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is located in Philadelphia, PA and enrolls approximately 265 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 173 and median GPA is 3.95. In the most recent reporting year, 97% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 68.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 8.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
265
Median LSAT
173
Median GPA
3.95
Bar-Required Jobs
97%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 174
50th Percentile 173
25th Percentile 167
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.95
25th Percentile 3.77

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
97%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
72%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
68.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
8.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
4.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
96.7%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.93%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+13.77%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
303
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 309
Less than ½ tuition 188
Half to full tuition 157
Full tuition 96
More than full tuition 9