Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Accreditation: ABA approved since 1923
Institution type: Private
J.D. formats: Full-time J.D.
Website: Official website (opens in a new tab)

Median LSAT: 173; Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA: 3.95; Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition: $78,348; Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class: 265; Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs: 97.2%; Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage: 94.4%; 2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Current cycle (2026-2027)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2026-2027 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2027.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source

Organization: Individual law schools
Document: University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — How to Apply • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers: 2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2026
Status: Verified · Sep 29, 2026

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Deadlines

Early Decision Round 1 (binding)BindingNovember 15, 2026No time published
Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — FAQs • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
Open official source (opens in a new tab)
Early Decision Round 2 (binding)BindingJanuary 7, 2027No time published
Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — FAQs • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
Open official source (opens in a new tab)
Regular Decision application deadlineMarch 1, 2027No time published
Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — FAQs • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
Open official source (opens in a new tab)

Application fee: $85
Fee waivers: Application Fee Waiver Note: LSAT/Credential Assembly Service Fee Waiver recipients; members and alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach For America; and active members and veterans of the United States Military receive automatic application fee waivers.
LSAC CAS required: Yes
Résumé: Required
Interviews: The Law School does not interview as part of the first-year JD application process.
Rolling admissions: Yes
International applicants: Not reported
Transfer applicants: Not reported

Admission tests

LSAT: accepted
GRE: accepted

Letters of recommendation: 2 required; up to 4 accepted.

Essays & statements

Personal statementRequired
Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — How to Apply • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
Open official source (opens in a new tab)
Optional essaysOptional
Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — FAQs • Admissions • Penn Carey Law
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 29, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
Open official source (opens in a new tab)

As reported to the ABA

The ABA report that would cover the 2026-2027 cycle (report year 2026) has not been published or verified yet.