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Widener University Delaware Law School

Q: What is the first-time bar passage rate at Widener University Delaware Law School?

Widener University Delaware Law School reported a 66.3% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 76.5% state average.

Q: How much does Widener University Delaware Law School cost?

Resident tuition at Widener University Delaware Law School is $56,550 per year (about $169,650 over three years). The median grant is $32,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,550 per year.

Q: What LSAT and GPA do you need for Widener University Delaware Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Widener University Delaware Law School is 152 and the median GPA is 3.33; the acceptance rate is 59.7%.

Q: What are the job outcomes at Widener University Delaware Law School?

90.8% of Widener University Delaware Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.3% were still seeking employment.

Pennsylvania · Private · School ID: widener-university-delaware-law-school

CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time

Widener University Delaware Law School is a private law school in Pennsylvania. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 66.3% first-time bar passage rate (state average 76.5%). 90.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 3.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $56,550 per year; a median grant of $32,000 brings median net tuition to about $24,550. The median LSAT is 152 with a 59.7% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed

Small firm (2–100)34%

Clerkships27.7%

Government7.8%

Business6.8%

Still seeking6.3%

Public interest5.8%

Mid firm (101–250)4.9%

BigLaw 251–5002.4%

MegaLaw 500+1.5%

Solo0.5%

Academia0.5%

These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.

Bar passage · first-time

This school66.3%

State avg76.5%

first-time -10.2 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 80.43% · class of 2025 first-time 75.88% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.

Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75

LSATmedian 152

149154

uGPAmedian 3.33

2.953.60

Applications → offers → enrolled

Applied1,317

Offered786

Enrolled 1L277

Offer rate 60% · yield 35%.

Grant distribution

No grant 0.7%Under half 45.3%Half to full 52.6%Full 0.7%Stipend 0.6%

Demographics

Women 53%Men 47%

White	494
Black	122
Hispanic	82
Asian	28
Two or more	28
Other / unreported	53

Cost detail

Resident tuition	$56,550
Non-resident	$56,550
Mandatory fees	—
Living estimate	$25,720
Median grant	$32,000
Grant 25 / 75	$25,000 / $35,000
Cond. schol. loss	—

Faculty & market

Total faculty	103
Full-time faculty	32
Faculty of color	14
Total JD enrollment	807
Graduates	206
Mean attorney salary · state	$150,780

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	149 / 152 / 154
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	2.95 / 3.33 / 3.60
Acceptance rate	59.7%
Applications received	1,317
Offers extended	786
1L enrollment	277
Total JD enrollment	807
GRE-only takers	0
1L attrition (academic / other)	11 / 5
Transfers in / out	0 / 2

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition	$56,550
Non-resident tuition	$56,550
Mandatory fees	—
Living-expense estimate	$25,720
Median grant	$32,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile	$25,000 / $35,000
No-grant share	0.7%
< half-tuition grants	45.3%
Half-to-full grants	52.6%
Full-tuition grants	0.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)	0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment	45
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	149 / 151 / 154
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	2.84 / 3.28 / 3.53
Part-time tuition	$1,950 per credit

Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle. Tuition is reported per credit; annual cost depends on the part-time load taken.

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	66.3%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	80.43%
State average (same exam)	76.5%
Difference vs. state	-10.2 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates	206
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	90.8%
Bar-required jobs	83.0%
MegaLaw 500+	1.5%
BigLaw 251–500	2.4%
Mid 101–250	4.9%
Small 2–100	34.0%
Solo	0.5%
Clerkships	27.7%
Government	7.8%
Public interest	5.8%
Business / industry	6.8%
Academia	0.5%
Seeking employment	6.3%

Top destination states (2024)

Pennsylvania, 72 graduates
Delaware, 45 graduates
New Jersey, 44 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	376 (46.6%)
Female enrollment	431 (53.4%)
White	494
Black	122
Hispanic	82
Asian	28
Two or more races	28
Other / unreported	53

Faculty

Total faculty	103
Full-time	32
Faculty of color	14

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state	$150,780

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Widener University Delaware Law School?

Widener University Delaware Law School reported a 66.3% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 76.5% state average.

How much does Widener University Delaware Law School cost?

Resident tuition at Widener University Delaware Law School is $56,550 per year (about $169,650 over three years). The median grant is $32,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,550 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Widener University Delaware Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Widener University Delaware Law School is 152 and the median GPA is 3.33; the acceptance rate is 59.7%.

What are the job outcomes at Widener University Delaware Law School?

90.8% of Widener University Delaware Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.3% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.