99 Best Law schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 7.86M citations received by 298K academic papers made by 99 universities in Pennsylvania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Law

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Law

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Law

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Law

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Law

#104 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Law

#117 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Law

#175 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Law

#182 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Law

#203 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

12. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Law

#279 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

13. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Law

#307 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Law

#313 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Law

#326 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#339 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

17. Widener University

Chester

For Law

#342 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

18. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Law

#368 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Law

#369 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Law

#408 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

21. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Law

#419 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

22. Lafayette College

Easton

For Law

#436 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

23. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Law

#443 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

24. Haverford College

Haverford

For Law

#471 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Law

#481 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

26. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Law

#505 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Law

#515 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Law

#530 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

29. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Law

#542 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#548 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Law

#554 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

32. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Law

#558 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

33. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#580 in the United States

#633 in North America

Founded: 1927

34. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Law

#595 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

35. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Law

#607 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

36. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Law

#613 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

37. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Law

#616 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Law

#621 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

39. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Law

#638 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Law

#664 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

41. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#683 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

42. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Law

#722 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Law

#723 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

44. Thiel College

Greenville

For Law

#728 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $22,732
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,563

45. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#769 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

46. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Law

#774 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Law

#797 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

48. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Law

#809 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

49. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Law

#811 in the United States

#879 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

50. Gannon University

Erie

For Law

#813 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Law

#814 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

52. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Law

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

53. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Law

#834 in the United States

#903 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

54. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Law

#847 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

55. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Law

#851 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

56. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Law

#867 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

57. Marywood University

Scranton

For Law

#868 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

58. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Law

#869 in the United States

#938 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Law

#888 in the United States

#958 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

60. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Law

#906 in the United States

#976 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

61. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Law

#920 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

62. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Law

#921 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

63. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Law

#944 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

64. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Law

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

65. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Law

#954 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

66. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Law

#963 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,743

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Law

#977 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

68. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Law

#984 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

69. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Law

#991 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

70. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Law

#994 in the United States

#1064 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

71. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Law

#1001 in the United States

#1072 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,104

72. Grove City College

Grove City

For Law

#1002 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $23,538

73. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Law

#1009 in the United States

#1080 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1045
Net Price: $23,923
Receiving Aid: 99%

74. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Law

#1029 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

75. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Law

#1046 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

76. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Law

#1077 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1125
Net Price: $28,122
Receiving Aid: 100%

77. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Law

#1085 in the United States

#1158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $23,500
Receiving Aid: 100%

78. Albright College

Reading

For Law

#1095 in the United States

#1169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

79. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Law

#1106 in the United States

#1180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

80. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Law

#1170 in the United States

#1244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

81. Alvernia University

Reading

For Law

#1173 in the United States

#1247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1083
Net Price: $27,091
Receiving Aid: 100%

82. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Law

#1175 in the United States

#1249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1195 in the United States

#1270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

84. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Law

#1204 in the United States

#1279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. Neumann University

Aston

For Law

#1214 in the United States

#1289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $28,707
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,623

86. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Law

#1217 in the United States

#1292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $25,825
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,715

87. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Law

#1221 in the United States

#1296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 972
Net Price: $12,379
Receiving Aid: 100%

88. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Law

#1239 in the United States

#1315 in North America

Enrollment: 160
Male:Female: 50:50

89. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1254 in the United States

#1330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,702

90. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Law

#1267 in the United States

#1343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

91. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Law

#1326 in the United States

#1405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $42,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,460

92. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Law

#1328 in the United States

#1407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $20,564
Receiving Aid: 100%

93. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Law

#1344 in the United States

#1423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $19,741
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,072

94. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Law

#1371 in the United States

#1452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,256

95. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1391 in the United States

#1472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 54:46

96. Keystone College

La Plume

For Law

#1459 in the United States

#1544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1023
Net Price: $15,559
Receiving Aid: 100%

97. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Law

#1476 in the United States

#1562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,281

98. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Law

#1494 in the United States

#1580 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

99. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Law

#1532 in the United States

#1618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 986
Male:Female: 66:34

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	27	15
District of Columbia	10	44
New Jersey	28	23
Delaware	3	86
New York	136	6
West Virginia	17	125
Connecticut	21	8
Virginia	42	34
Ohio	62	19
Massachusetts	70	1
Rhode Island	9	74
Vermont	11	129
New Hampshire	12	79
North Carolina	47	21
Indiana	34	54
Kentucky	26	61
Michigan	40	2
South Carolina	27	63
Maine	14	222
Tennessee	34	46
Illinois	76	11
Georgia	48	42
Wisconsin	33	16
Alabama	25	97
Iowa	31	45
Missouri	39	43
Mississippi	13	181
Minnesota	28	18
Arkansas	16	138
Florida	60	33
Louisiana	25	82
Kansas	16	69
South Dakota	8	329
Nebraska	13	87
Oklahoma	20	92
North Dakota	7	211
Texas	79	20
Colorado	21	60
New Mexico	7	99
Montana	8	207
Puerto Rico	12	626
Utah	11	48
Idaho	7	235
Arizona	9	25
Nevada	6	134
Washington	30	5
Oregon	17	103
California	130	3
Alaska	4	323
Hawaii	6	113