Self-study
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.33
Median LSAT
150
Acceptance rate
60%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
147
150
153
GPA
2.98
3.33
3.64
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
909
100%
Accepted
549
60%
Matriculated
156
17%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
74%
Full-time non-legal
13%
Unemployed
12%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Pennsylvania
63
New York
5
District Of Columbia
3
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
37%
1-25
24%
26-500
13%
501+
0%
Business & industry
5%
Government
23%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
0%
State
7%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
1%
Unemployed
12%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$0
Estimated 3 years: $0
Cost of living (off-campus)
$31,199
Estimated 3 years
$93,597
Total cost
$0
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$0
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$25,500
25th percentile: $17,750
75th percentile: $34,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
55%
50-100%
44%
100%
0.7%
>100%
0.4%
Demographics
Out of 401 students in 2024, 61% were women, and 35% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
38%
Women
61%
Other
0.7%
Full-time faculty
Men
33%
Women
67%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
61%
Women
39%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
65%
Black
11%
Asian
8%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
0%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
67%
Black
9%
Asian
9%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
0%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
89%
PoC
11%
Part-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
Widener - Pennsylvania student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
152
-
6
25
Women
243
-
12
16
Other gender
3
-
0
0
White
259
65
16
37
Asian
32
9
-
-
Hispanic
50
12
-
-
Black
46
9
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
0
0
-
-
Other
11
2
-
-
People of Color
142
32
2
4
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