Widener University - Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)

Ranked #175
2025 US News rankings
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.36
Median LSAT
148
Acceptance rate
66%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
147
148
151
GPA
3.06
3.36
3.64
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
776
100%
Accepted
516
66%
Matriculated
160
21%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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 University - Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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