There are 401 students enrolled in Widener Law Commonwealth - all JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 27 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 165 students newly enrolled to the law school - 59 men and 103 women. By enrolled status, 138 students enrolled as full-time and 59 students enrolled as part-time. Widener Law Commonwealth is smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
776
516
160
5
165
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
Total
111
50
61
0
Full-time
93
43
50
0
Part-time
18
7
11
0
2022
Total
127
51
75
1
Full-time
104
45
58
1
Part-time
23
6
17
0
2023
Total
233
106
127
0
Full-time
195
90
105
0
Part-time
38
16
22
0
2024
Total
148
66
79
3
Full-time
111
49
59
3
Part-time
37
17
20
0
2025
Total
163
59
103
1
Full-time
139
50
88
1
Part-time
24
9
15
0
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Widener Law Commonwealth Chart
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, there are 401 law school students and all students enrolled in J.D. program at Widener Law Commonwealth.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Widener Law Commonwealth.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
323
323
0
2022
337
337
0
2023
436
346
90
2024
374
374
0
2025
401
401
0
Widener Law Commonwealth Total Enrollment Trends Chart
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Widener Law Commonwealth is 61.25%. The percentage of African-american students is 16.25% with 26 students and the percentage of Asian students is 10.00% with 16 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Widener Law Commonwealth.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
2 (1.25%)
1
1
African-American / Black
26 (16.25%)
1
25
Asian
16 (10.00%)
4
12
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
18 (11.25%)
7
11
White
98 (61.25%)
43
52
Two or More
0
0
0
Race Unknown
5 (3.13%)
3
2
Widener Law Commonwealth Enrollment by Race Chart
2024 Faculties & Staffs
59 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Widener Law Commonwealth. With the 401 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Widener Law Commonwealth
59
3
7 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
Pennsylvania Law Schools
140
7
5 to 1
Public
133
5
5 to 1
Private
146
8
5 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 35 men (52.24%) and 32 women (47.76%) faculties teaching/advising students at Widener Law. By employment status, 19 full-time and 48 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
62
61
67
59
Full-time
16
15
19
18
Men
7
6
7
6
Women
9
9
12
12
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
46
46
48
41
Men
28
29
28
25
Women
18
17
20
16
Other
0
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Widener Law Commonwealth.
