Comparing Penn State Law and Pitt Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Penn State Law (Penn State Law) and University of Pittsburgh Law School (Pitt Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are public.
  • Penn State Law tuition of $61,938 is more expensive than Pitt Law tuition of $57,200.
  • Penn State Law offers the better financial aid of $55,824 which is 90.13% of tuition amount.
  • Pitt Law acceptance rate of 51.40% is lower than Penn State Law of 34.87%.
  • Pitt Law's LSAT score of 160 is higher than Penn State Law of 155.
  • Penn State Law's GPA of 3.71 is higher than Pitt Law of 3.54.
  • Pitt Law with 590 students is larger than Penn State Law with 567 students.
  • Penn State Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Pitt Law.
  • Penn State Law founded in 1834 is older than Pitt Law founded in 1850.
  • Pitt Law requires more expensive application fees than Pitt Law.