99 Best Law schools in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 11.8M citations received by 345K 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

2. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Law

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Law

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Law

#73 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Law

#105 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

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

#182 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Law

#183 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Law

#203 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

11. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Law

#275 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Law

#289 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Law

#305 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Law

#327 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#337 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

17. Widener University

Chester

For Law

#341 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Law

#366 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Law

#386 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

20. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Law

#414 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

21. Lafayette College

Easton

For Law

#424 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

22. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Law

#432 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

23. Haverford College

Haverford

For Law

#437 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

24. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Law

#454 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

25. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Law

#486 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Law

#497 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

27. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Law

#544 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

28. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Law

#552 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $23,933
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $27,629

29. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Law

#567 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

#571 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

31. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Law

#573 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

32. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#575 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

33. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Law

#584 in the United States

#639 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: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

35. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Law

#632 in the United States

#689 in North America

Enrollment: 5,514
Male:Female: 72:28
Founded: 1927

36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Law

#649 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Law

#654 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

38. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Law

#662 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Law

#685 in the United States

#746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,096

40. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Law

#689 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

41. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Law

#697 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

42. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Law

#725 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

43. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Law

#726 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $30,037
Receiving Aid: 99%

44. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Law

#757 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

45. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#770 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,280

46. Gannon University

Erie

For Law

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Law

#786 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,760

48. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Law

#797 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $27,422
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,838

49. Thiel College

Greenville

For Law

#799 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,545
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,356

50. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Law

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

51. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Law

#831 in the United States

#901 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1178
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,743

52. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Law

#833 in the United States

#903 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1293
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,158

53. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Law

#834 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,394
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,553

54. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Law

#837 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

55. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Law

#875 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

56. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Law

#879 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

57. Marywood University

Scranton

For Law

#892 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,217

58. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Law

#895 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,901
Male:Female: 36:64

59. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Law

#896 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,408

60. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Law

#905 in the United States

#975 in North America

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

61. Grove City College

Grove City

For Law

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,289

62. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Law

#915 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

63. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Law

#932 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

64. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Law

#935 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,326

65. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Law

#946 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $26,747
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,066

66. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Law

#951 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,384
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $2,461

67. Lebanon Valley College

Annville

For Law

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1221
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 100%

68. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Law

#992 in the United States

#1064 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,758

69. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Law

#1005 in the United States

#1078 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

70. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Law

#1010 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,133
Male:Female: 42:58

71. Wilson College

Chambersburg

For Law

#1012 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1055
Net Price: $21,748
Receiving Aid: 99%

72. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Law

#1025 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,152

73. DeSales University

Center Valley

For Law

#1027 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,732

74. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Law

#1037 in the United States

#1111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $20,492
Receiving Aid: 100%

75. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Law

#1055 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $25,946
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,949

76. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Law

#1091 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

77. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Law

#1100 in the United States

#1176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Net Price: $24,708
Receiving Aid: 99%

78. Albright College

Reading

For Law

#1112 in the United States

#1188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,069

79. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley

For Law

#1123 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1105
Net Price: $27,960
Receiving Aid: 100%

80. Biblical Theological Seminary

Hatfield

For Law

#1153 in the United States

#1229 in North America

Enrollment: 20
Male:Female: 65:35

81. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Law

#1159 in the United States

#1235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

82. Alvernia University

Reading

For Law

#1179 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1190
Net Price: $28,645
Receiving Aid: 100%

83. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1208 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1064
Net Price: $21,002
Receiving Aid: 100%

84. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Law

#1212 in the United States

#1289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $24,733
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,025

85. Holy Family University

Philadelphia

For Law

#1214 in the United States

#1291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1030
Net Price: $14,072
Receiving Aid: 100%

86. Point Park University

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1224 in the United States

#1301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $26,502
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,159

87. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Law

#1228 in the United States

#1305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,106
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

88. Neumann University

Aston

For Law

#1250 in the United States

#1328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $28,469
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,711

89. Cedar Crest College

Allentown

For Law

#1255 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $23,691
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $33,323

90. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Law

#1267 in the United States

#1345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,056

91. University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville

For Law

#1286 in the United States

#1364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,369

92. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Pittsburgh

For Law

#1330 in the United States

#1409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 47:53

93. Rosemont College

Rosemont

For Law

#1351 in the United States

#1431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $20,994
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,148

94. Mount Aloysius College

Cresson

For Law

#1381 in the United States

#1462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1043
Net Price: $22,216
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. Delaware Valley University

Doylestown

For Law

#1388 in the United States

#1469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,975

96. Gratz College

Melrose Park

For Law

#1432 in the United States

#1514 in North America

Enrollment: 449
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1895

97. Keystone College

La Plume

For Law

#1459 in the United States

#1544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,952
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,119

98. Westminster Theological Seminary

Glenside

For Law

#1510 in the United States

#1597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,183
Male:Female: 64:36

99. Waynesburg University

Waynesburg

For Law

#1512 in the United States

#1599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $18,667

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	5
West Virginia	17	123
Connecticut	21	7
Virginia	42	33
Ohio	63	19
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	69
Vermont	11	127
New Hampshire	12	75
North Carolina	47	20
Indiana	35	39
Kentucky	28	63
Michigan	41	2
South Carolina	28	62
Maine	14	230
Tennessee	37	47
Illinois	78	9
Georgia	49	45
Wisconsin	33	16
Alabama	26	96
Iowa	31	48
Missouri	40	43
Mississippi	14	175
Minnesota	28	18
Arkansas	17	128
Florida	64	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	107
Montana	8	208
Puerto Rico	12	627
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	234
Arizona	10	24
Nevada	6	131
Washington	32	6
Oregon	18	102
California	132	3
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	7	111