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Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Contact Information
3800 Vartan Way, 17106, Pennsylvania
Basic Information
Type
Private
Enrollment
324
Application Deadline
6/30
Application Fee
$60

Widener University Commonwealth Law School was founded as the Harrisburg campus of Widener University in 1989. It became a stand alone law school in 2015.
It is the only law school in the Pennsylvania capital, giving it unique opportunitites for externships. The Law & Government Institute is the school’s signature program, and it is dedicated to exploring law that defines the structure and operation of government, and to the relationship between individuals and government.
The school places an emphasis on experiential learning — an approach that leads to practice-ready graduates. The Harrisburg Civil Clinic, in operation since 1991, provides opportunities for students to advocate for indigent clients in family law, administrative law and bankruptcy cases.
The school also provides multiple outlets for students to support pro bono attorneys with non-credit hands-on assistance that pays in experience. Programs like Wills For Heroes and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts expose them to client relations, and a myriad of small business, intellectual property and estate planning legal needs.
The school excels on the bar exam. It’s Class of 2015 reported a 95.12 percent pass rate within the first four tries. It outperforms its expected pass rate, based on incoming LSAT scores, by 10 percent. It also improved its job placement rate from 61.5 percent in 2011 to 72.95 percent in 2017, among the top improvements nationwide.
Widener University Commonwealth Law School is a top law school for environmental law.

Admissions Profile
Admissions Profile Table:

75th Percentile

Median

25th Percentile

LSAT
152
148
146
GPA
3.50
3.20
2.87
Financial Profile
Financial Profile Table:

Tuition

Tuition Part-time

Median Grant

Percent Receiving Grants

Resident
$20,000.00
94%
Academic Profile
Concentrations

Business, Corporate, Banking

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