99 Best Law schools in Pennsylvania

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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

For Law

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

For Law

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

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Law

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

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Law

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

5. Temple University

For Law

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

6. California University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

7. Drexel University

For Law

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

8. Lehigh University

For Law

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

9. Villanova University

For Law

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

10. Thomas Jefferson University

For Law

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

11. Duquesne University

For Law

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

13. Swarthmore College

For Law

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

14. Bucknell University

For Law

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

15. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

16. Bryn Mawr College

For Law

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

17. Widener University

For Law

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

18. Saint Joseph's University

For Law

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

19. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

20. Gettysburg College

For Law

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

21. Franklin and Marshall College

For Law

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

22. Lafayette College

For Law

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

23. La Salle University

For Law

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

24. Haverford College

For Law

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

25. University of Scranton

For Law

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

26. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

27. Dickinson College

For Law

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

28. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

29. Robert Morris University

For Law

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

30. King's College - Pennsylvania

For Law

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

32. Allegheny College

For Law

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

34. York College of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

35. University of the Sciences

For Law

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

36. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

37. La Roche College

For Law

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

38. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

39. Chestnut Hill College

For Law

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

40. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

41. Wilkes University

For Law

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

42. Muhlenberg College

For Law

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

43. Arcadia University

For Law

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

44. Thiel College

For Law

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

45. Chatham University

For Law

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

46. Susquehanna University

For Law

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

47. Elizabethtown College

For Law

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

48. Westminster College

For Law

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

49. Eastern University

For Law

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

50. Gannon University

For Law

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

51. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

52. Moravian College

For Law

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

53. Ursinus College

For Law

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

54. Lock Haven University

For Law

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

55. Geneva College

For Law

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

56. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

For Law

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

57. Marywood University

For Law

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

58. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

59. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

For Law

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

60. Saint Francis University

For Law

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

61. Lincoln University

For Law

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

62. Misericordia University

For Law

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

63. Messiah College

For Law

#1014 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,120

64. Saint Vincent College

For Law

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$23,121

66. Lebanon Valley College

For Law

#1033 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$26,743

67. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

For Law

#1047 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$10,022
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,589

68. Washington & Jefferson College

For Law

#1054 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$25,636

69. Lycoming College

For Law

#1061 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1146
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$19,697

70. Juniata College

For Law

#1064 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,926

71. DeSales University

For Law

#1072 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,104

72. Grove City College

For Law

#1073 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$23,538

73. Wilson College

For Law

#1080 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1045
Net Price
$23,923
Receiving Aid
99%

74. Mercyhurst University

For Law

#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

For Law

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1200
Net Price
$38,204
Receiving Aid
100%

76. Gwynedd Mercy University

For Law

#1149 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1125
Net Price
$28,122
Receiving Aid
100%

77. Cedar Crest College

For Law

#1158 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1105
Net Price
$23,500
Receiving Aid
100%

78. Albright College

For Law

#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

For Law

#1180 in North America
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,307
Male:Female
43:57

80. Salus University

For Law

#1244 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
1,165
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1919

81. Alvernia University

For Law

#1247 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1083
Net Price
$27,091
Receiving Aid
100%

82. Immaculata University

For Law

#1249 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1175
Net Price
$29,188
Receiving Aid
100%

83. Carlow University

For Law

#1270 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
975
Net Price
$17,437
Receiving Aid
99%

84. Cabrini University

For Law

#1279 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Net Price
$21,981
Receiving Aid
100%

85. Neumann University

For Law

#1289 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Net Price
$28,707
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,623

86. University of Valley Forge

For Law

#1292 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$25,825
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,715

87. Holy Family University

For Law

#1296 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
972
Net Price
$12,379
Receiving Aid
100%

89. Point Park University

For Law

#1330 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1138
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$24,702

90. Seton Hill University

For Law

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$24,576

91. University of the Arts in Pennsylvania

For Law

#1405 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$42,467
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,460

92. Mount Aloysius College

For Law

#1407 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1025
Net Price
$20,564
Receiving Aid
100%

93. Rosemont College

For Law

#1423 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$19,741
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,072

94. Delaware Valley University

For Law

#1452 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1104
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,256

95. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

For Law

#1472 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
223
Male:Female
54:46

96. Keystone College

For Law

#1544 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1023
Net Price
$15,559
Receiving Aid
100%

97. Waynesburg University

For Law

#1562 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,281

98. Gratz College

For Law

#1580 in North America
Enrollment
377
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1895

99. Westminster Theological Seminary

For Law

#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 United States Flag 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