University of Pennsylvania

Ranked #5
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #5 in Above the Law 2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.93
Median LSAT
172
Acceptance rate
10%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
168
172
174
GPA
3.77
3.93
3.99
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
6461
100%
Accepted
643
10%
Matriculated
245
4%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
0%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
118
Pennsylvania
59
District Of Columbia
41
International
5
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
72%
1-25
1.0%
26-500
7%
501+
64%
Business & industry
2%
Government
5%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
10%
Federal
8%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.3%
Unemployed
0%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$74,688
Estimated 3 years: $224,064
Cost of living (off-campus)
$30,260
Estimated 3 years
$90,780
Total cost
$110,852
Estimated 3 years
$332,556
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$43,000
25th percentile: $30,984
75th percentile: $76,246
Scholarship amounts
<50%
38%
50-100%
36%
100%
25%
>100%
0.7%

Demographics

Out of 759 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 51% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
52%
Other
2%
Full-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
48%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
37%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
49%
Black
9%
Asian
22%
Hisp
11%
PI
0.5%
AI
0.1%
2+
5%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
53%
Black
5%
Asian
22%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
Part-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
University of Pennsylvania student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
330
-
53
123
Women
396
-
50
74
Other gender
13
-
0
0
White
374
162
80
167
Asian
167
68
-
-
Hispanic
83
30
-
-
Black
67
16
-
-
Pacific Islander
4
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
41
20
-
-
Other
22
8
-
-
People of Color
385
142
24
31

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