Penn State Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

36.94% Penn State Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Penn State Law is 36.94% for the academic year 2023-2024. 1,914 students applied and 707 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 129 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 18.25%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Penn State Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Penn State Law's acceptance rate is slightly lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, Penn State Law's acceptance rate is similar to the average rate of 38%.

You can compare Penn State Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 30% and 40%

Penn State Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Penn State Law	36.94%	18.25%	129	553
All Law Schools	42.35%	31.09%	187	714
Public	41.36%	31.47%	161	636
Private	43.11%	30.79%	207	774
Pennsylvania Law Schools	38%	26.83%	155	643
Public	37.79%	21.88%	138	598
Private	37.39%	30.78%	169	680

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Penn State Law is March 31, 2024 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Penn State Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Penn State Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Application Open	2023-09-01
Early Decision Deadline	2023-12-01
Regular Decision Deadline	2024-03-31
Admission Contact
Phone	814-867-1251
Email	admissions@pennstatelaw.psu.edu
General Admission Information	https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/penn-state-law-jd-admissions
Application Requirements	https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/application-requirements

Application Requirements


LSAT Or GRE Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years Additional GRE scores may be optional.
CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Two Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.

Data Source: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/application-requirements

2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Penn State Law is 161 and GPA is 3.77 over 129 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Penn State Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, Penn State Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.

You can compare Penn State Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 160 and 165

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 163 and the 25^th percentile is 156. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.86 and the 25^th percentile is 3.39.

2024 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Penn State Law	161	3.77
All Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	159	3.64
Private	158	3.58
Pennsylvania Law Schools	161	3.66
Public	162	3.65
Private	160	3.66

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	155	159	160
2020	153	160	161
2021	155	160	162
2022	155	162	163
2023	156	162	163
2024	157	161	163

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	3.32	3.58	3.74
2020	3.34	3.65	3.8
2021	3.36	3.72	3.83
2022	3.4	3.76	3.9
2023	3.39	3.72	3.86
2024	3.62	3.77	3.9

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