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, 90.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 23.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.6% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
23.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
14.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.6%
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