Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Villanova, PA

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law is located in Villanova, PA and enrolls approximately 232 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.8. In the most recent reporting year, 83.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 23.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
232
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.8
Bar-Required Jobs
83.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 159
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.8
25th Percentile 3.64

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
56.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
23.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
12.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.26%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.14%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.12%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
206
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 74
Less than ½ tuition 143
Half to full tuition 338
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0