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Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Private
160 154–162 3.76 3.35–3.87 $57,000 84.2% Save Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Compare Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
159 157–161 3.71 3.50–3.86 $60,048 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson Law Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
165 162–168 3.76 3.59–3.90 $32,588 Nonresident $48,996 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Part-time program
157 155–160 3.62 3.35–3.85 $58,898 89.7% Save Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Compare Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Philadelphia, PA · Private
173 167–174 3.95 3.77–4.00 $78,348 94.4% Save University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Compare University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School University of Pittsburgh School of Law Pittsburgh, PA · Public
160 158–163 3.54 3.26–3.74 $39,936 Nonresident $53,434 93.0% Save University of Pittsburgh School of Law Compare University of Pittsburgh School of Law Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Villanova, PA · Private
164 159–166 3.80 3.64–3.90 $59,800 90.0% Save Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Compare Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Widener University Commonwealth Law School Harrisburg, PA · Private · Part-time program
150 147–153 3.33 2.98–3.64 $1,875 / credit 68.9% Save Widener University Commonwealth Law School Compare Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Private
Median LSAT 160 154–162
Median GPA 3.76 3.35–3.87
Resident tuition $57,000
First-time bar 84.2% Save Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Compare Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
Median LSAT 159 157–161
Median GPA 3.71 3.50–3.86
Resident tuition $60,048
First-time bar 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson Law Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 165 162–168
Median GPA 3.76 3.59–3.90
Resident tuition $32,588 Nonresident $48,996
First-time bar 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 155–160
Median GPA 3.62 3.35–3.85
Resident tuition $58,898
First-time bar 89.7% Save Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Compare Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Philadelphia, PA · Private
Median LSAT 173 167–174
Median GPA 3.95 3.77–4.00
Resident tuition $78,348
First-time bar 94.4% Save University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Compare University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School University of Pittsburgh School of Law Pittsburgh, PA · Public
Median LSAT 160 158–163
Median GPA 3.54 3.26–3.74
Resident tuition $39,936 Nonresident $53,434
First-time bar 93.0% Save University of Pittsburgh School of Law Compare University of Pittsburgh School of Law Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Villanova, PA · Private
Median LSAT 164 159–166
Median GPA 3.80 3.64–3.90
Resident tuition $59,800
First-time bar 90.0% Save Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Compare Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Widener University Commonwealth Law School Harrisburg, PA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 147–153
Median GPA 3.33 2.98–3.64
Resident tuition $1,875 / credit
First-time bar 68.9% Save Widener University Commonwealth Law School Compare Widener University Commonwealth Law School Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
