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%

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