Widener University Delaware Law School

Wilmington, DE

Widener University Delaware Law School is located in Wilmington, DE and enrolls approximately 277 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 152 and median GPA is 3.33. In the most recent reporting year, 84.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 3.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
277
Median LSAT
152
Median GPA
3.33
Bar-Required Jobs
84.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 154
50th Percentile 152
25th Percentile 149
75th Percentile 3.6
50th Percentile 3.33
25th Percentile 2.95

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
41.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
3.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
29.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
66.3%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.55%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-10.25%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
181
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
Less than ½ tuition 176
Half to full tuition 341
Full tuition 4
More than full tuition 4