Widener University (Delaware)

4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803-0406
(302) 477-2703

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#14 in Presence of Female Faculty

Delaware Law is tied for #14 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (50.7%).

#60 in Highest Tuition

Delaware Law ranks #60 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($50,616). 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.

#128 in Library Size

Delaware Law ranks #128 in terms of library size with 340,257 volumes or equivalents.

#130 in Presence of Minority Students

Delaware Law ranks #130 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (26.4%).

#131 in Public Sector Salary

Delaware Law is tied for #131 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,000).

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Delaware Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#143 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#174 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Delaware Law ranks #143 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (31.2%) and #174 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (59.6%).

#151 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Delaware Law ranks #151 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (9.3%).

#160 in Bar Passage Rate

Delaware Law ranks #160 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (66.0%), and it underperforms by -13.6% 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.)

#164 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Delaware Law ranks #164 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.17) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#168 in Acceptance Rate

Delaware Law ranks #168 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 61.9% among those who applied for admission.

#173 in Median LSAT

Delaware Law is tied for #173 in terms of the median LSAT score (148) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#179 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Delaware Law is tied for #179 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (10.9:1).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: May 15
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 61.9% 64.0%
LSAT Score (Median) 148 149
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-151 147-151
GPA (Median) 3.17 3.09
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.89-3.48 2.74-3.44

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 66.0% 70.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -13.6% -10.4%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 31.2% 25.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 59.6% 54.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $50,616 N/A
Room and Board: $12,510 $11,034
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 94.8% 57.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $17,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $123,575 $136,992
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 83.0% 88.2%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 515 317
Men: 51.3% 53.9%
Women: 48.7% 46.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 73.6% N/A
Black: 10.3% N/A
Hispanic: 4.9% N/A
Asian: 4.7% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 75 N/A
Male: 49.3% N/A
Female: 50.7% N/A
Minority: 9.3% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $50,000 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 340,257 378,623