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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Philadelphia, PA
Median LSAT
173
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (172) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.95
0.02 vs. Class of 2024 (3.93) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
97.6%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
176173169166 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 173 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.95 (up 0.02) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

59% of the school's 759 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT167 – 173 – 174
155180
Undergraduate GPA3.77 – 3.95 – 4.00
3.44.0
1L Class Size
265
Annual Tuition
$78,348
App. Deadline
March 1
App. Fee
$85

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
97.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
75%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
10.3%
Public Interest
10.3%
Government
2%
JD Advantage
2%
Business & Industry
1.6%
Education
0.8%
Unemployed, Seeking
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

759 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
309
Less than ½ tuition
188
Half to full tuition
157
Full tuition
96
More than full tuition
9

Bars scale to share of all 759 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School96.7%
ABA Weighted Avg82.93%

Based on 303 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#4
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #5
2026 · #4