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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
44.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
3.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
27.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.3%
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