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Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Harrisburg, PA
Median LSAT
150
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (148) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.33
0.05 vs. Class of 2024 (3.38)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
81.9%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
152149147144 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 150 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.33 (down 0.05) 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

96% of the school's 312 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT147 – 150 – 153
135165
Undergraduate GPA2.98 – 3.33 – 3.64
2.63.9
1L Class Size
159
Annual Tuition
$1,875
App. Deadline
July 1
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
81.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
51.4%
Government
20%
Unemployed, Seeking
12.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
8.6%
JD Advantage
7.6%
Business & Industry
3.8%
Public Interest
1.9%
Education
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

312 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
13
Less than ½ tuition
171
Half to full tuition
127
Full tuition
1
More than full tuition
0

Bars scale to share of all 312 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School54%
ABA Weighted Avg80.07%
-26.07 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 100 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
175–194
2026 Overall Rank