Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Harrisburg, PA

Widener University Commonwealth Law School is located in Harrisburg, PA and enrolls approximately 159 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 150 and median GPA is 3.33. In the most recent reporting year, 78.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment.

1L Class Size
159
Median LSAT
150
Median GPA
3.33
Bar-Required Jobs
78.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 153
50th Percentile 150
25th Percentile 147
75th Percentile 3.64
50th Percentile 3.33
25th Percentile 2.98

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
78.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
37.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
22.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
10.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
12.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
54%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.07%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-26.07%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
100
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 22
Less than ½ tuition 228
Half to full tuition 149
Full tuition 2
More than full tuition 0