99 Best Law schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 11.2M citations received by 336K 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

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Law

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Law

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Law

#73 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Law

#110 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Law

#129 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Law

#180 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Law

#183 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Law

#205 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Law

#272 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Law

#295 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Law

#303 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Law

#327 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

17. Widener University

Chester

For Law

#340 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Law

#366 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Law

#385 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Law

#413 in the United States

#457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Law

#423 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

22. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Law

#431 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

23. Haverford College

Haverford

For Law

#437 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Law

#456 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

25. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Law

#480 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Law

#499 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

27. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Law

#542 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

28. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Law

#553 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $24,908

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Law

#568 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

30. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Law

#569 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

31. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#572 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

32. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Law

#573 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

33. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Law

#582 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

34. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Law

#612 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

35. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#627 in the United States

#684 in North America

Enrollment: 4,204
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1927

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Law

#644 in the United States

#701 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Law

#653 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Law

#664 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Law

#681 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

40. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Law

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

41. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#691 in the United States

#752 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

42. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Law

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Law

#726 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

44. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Law

#745 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

46. Gannon University

Erie

For Law

#783 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Law

#785 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

48. Thiel College

Greenville

For Law

#786 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $22,490
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,605

49. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Law

#796 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,900
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,308

50. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Law

#805 in the United States

#874 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Law

#832 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

52. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Law

#835 in the United States

#905 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

53. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Law

#841 in the United States

#911 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,720

54. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Law

#847 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,089
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,615

55. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Law

#869 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

56. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Law

#885 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. Marywood University

Scranton

For Law

#895 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

58. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Law

#897 in the United States

#967 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,882

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Law

#901 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

60. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Law

#903 in the United States

#973 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

61. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Law

#908 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

62. Grove City College

Grove City

For Law

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1251
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,184

63. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Law

#935 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,421

64. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Law

#936 in the United States

#1006 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

65. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Law

#945 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $25,090
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,624

66. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Law

#977 in the United States

#1048 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 649
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

67. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Law

#983 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1197
Net Price: $28,640
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Law

#990 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,857

69. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Law

#1000 in the United States

#1071 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,925

70. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Law

#1016 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

71. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Law

#1023 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,524

72. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Law

#1030 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,117
Male:Female: 43:57

73. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Law

#1036 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1172
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $20,733

74. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Law

#1045 in the United States

#1119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $26,962
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,437

75. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Law

#1046 in the United States

#1120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Net Price: $21,567
Receiving Aid: 99%

76. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Law

#1091 in the United States

#1166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $44,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,324

77. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Law

#1096 in the United States

#1171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,499

78. Albright College

Reading

For Law

#1112 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,116
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,201

79. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Law

#1119 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1114
Net Price: $26,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

80. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Law

#1148 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

81. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Law

#1157 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Enrollment: 49
Male:Female: 65:35

82. Alvernia University

Reading

For Law

#1176 in the United States

#1252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Net Price: $26,166
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Law

#1211 in the United States

#1288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1040
Net Price: $13,016
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1213 in the United States

#1290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $20,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,233

85. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Law

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1163
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Law

#1221 in the United States

#1298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,148
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

87. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1226 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $25,477

88. Neumann University

Aston

For Law

#1243 in the United States

#1321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $29,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,372

89. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Law

#1248 in the United States

#1326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $23,036
Receiving Aid: 99%

90. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Law

#1269 in the United States

#1347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $27,854
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,317

91. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Law

#1280 in the United States

#1358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,732

92. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1342 in the United States

#1421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 223
Male:Female: 49:51

93. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Law

#1343 in the United States

#1422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $19,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,563

94. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Law

#1376 in the United States

#1457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1003
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,570

95. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Law

#1385 in the United States

#1466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,401

96. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Law

#1432 in the United States

#1514 in North America

Enrollment: 482
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1895

97. Keystone College

La Plume

For Law

#1457 in the United States

#1541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1020
Net Price: $21,461
Receiving Aid: 100%

98. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Law

#1505 in the United States

#1592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,031
Male:Female: 65:35

99. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Law

#1507 in the United States

#1594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,837

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	28	13
District of Columbia	11	41
New Jersey	28	22
Delaware	4	86
New York	136	6
West Virginia	17	123
Connecticut	21	7
Virginia	42	33
Ohio	62	19
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	70
Vermont	11	127
New Hampshire	12	75
North Carolina	47	20
Indiana	35	39
Kentucky	27	63
Michigan	41	2
South Carolina	28	62
Maine	14	227
Tennessee	37	47
Illinois	77	9
Georgia	49	46
Wisconsin	33	16
Alabama	25	96
Iowa	31	48
Missouri	40	43
Mississippi	14	178
Minnesota	28	18
Arkansas	16	128
Florida	63	34
Louisiana	26	83
Kansas	16	67
South Dakota	8	334
Nebraska	13	87
Oklahoma	20	92
North Dakota	7	223
Texas	82	21
Colorado	21	57
New Mexico	8	104
Montana	8	211
Puerto Rico	12	631
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	239
Arizona	10	25
Nevada	6	131
Washington	32	5
Oregon	18	101
California	132	3
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	7	112