Villanova University (Widger)

299 N. Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-7010

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#31 in Acceptance Rate

Villanova Law ranks #31 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 29.5% among those who applied for admission.

#53 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#53 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Villanova Law ranks #53 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (82.4%) and #53 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (57.9%) .

#61 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Villanova Law ranks #61 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.57) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#64 in Median LSAT

Villanova Law is tied for #64 in terms of the median LSAT score (158) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#66 in Private Sector Salary

Villanova Law is tied for #66 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($80,000).

#73 in Library Size

Villanova Law ranks #73 in terms of library size with 478,600 volumes or equivalents.

#74 in Presence of Female Faculty

Villanova Law is tied for #74 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (42.1%).

#90 in Highest Tuition

Villanova Law ranks #90 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($46,535). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#116 in Bar Passage Rate

Villanova Law ranks #116 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (76.6%), and it underperforms by -3.0% the state of Pennsylvania’s overall bar passage rate of 79.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#144 in Presence of Minority Students

Villanova Law ranks #144 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (24.4%).

#149 in Public Sector Salary

Villanova Law is tied for #149 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($48,847).

#155 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Villanova Law is tied for #155 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.6:1).

#156 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Villanova Law ranks #156 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.8%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 29.5% 48.5%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 155
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 154-160 152-158
GPA (Median) 3.57 3.51
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.35-3.74 3.27-3.74

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 76.6% 94.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -3.0% +13.8%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 57.9% 48.2%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 82.4% 77.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $46,535 $42,540
Room and Board: $16,650 $16,650
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 71.9% 74.1%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $42,080 $28,368
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $99,140 $110,792
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 67.1% 72.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 565 491
Men: 45.8% 49.9%
Women: 54.2% 50.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 75.6% N/A
Black: 5.0% N/A
Hispanic: 8.1% N/A
Asian: 3.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 114 N/A
Male: 57.9% N/A
Female: 42.1% N/A
Minority: 8.8% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $80,000 $78,500
Public Sector (Median): $48,847 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 478,600 559,846