Penn State Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

51.40% Penn State Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Penn State Law is 51.40% for the 2025-2026 admission.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Penn State Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Penn State Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Penn State Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, Penn State Law's acceptance rate is much higher than the average rate of 36%.
You can compare Penn State Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 50% and 60%
Penn State Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Penn State Law51.40%17.55%126567
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
Pennsylvania Law Schools36%27.97%191719
Public38.41%25.45%180728
Private33.45%29.98%200713

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Penn State Law is March 31, 2026 (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.
Early Decision Deadline2025-11-01
Regular Decision Deadline2026-03-31
Admission Contact
Phone814-867-1251
Emailadmissions@pennstatelaw.psu.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/penn-state-law-jd-admissions
Application Requirementshttps://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/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

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Penn State Law is 155 and GPA is 3.71 over 126 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Penn State Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, Penn State Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
You can compare Penn State Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 155 and 160
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 158 and the 25th percentile is 152. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.83 and the 25th percentile is 3.5.
5 matriculated applicants, 3.97% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
LSAT ScoresGPA
Penn State Law1553.71
All Law Schools1603.65
Public1603.69
Private1593.62
Pennsylvania Law Schools1603.69
Public1603.68
Private1613.69
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
2021155160162
2022155162163
2023156162163
2024157161163
2025152155158
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
20213.363.723.83
20223.43.763.9
20233.393.723.86
20243.623.773.9
20253.53.713.83
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
Number of Submitters5
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