Penn Law School Stats

One of the graduate schools of the University of Pennsylvania, the Penn Law is a private law school located in Philadelphia.

By the Numbers

Established: 1850
Number of Students: 787

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 27.7%
African-American: 7.2%
American Indian: 0.4%
Asian-American: 12.8%
Mexican-American: 0.3%
Hispanic: 7.0%
International: 3.2%

Men: 53.4%
Women: 46.6%

Number of Professors: 58
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 11.6 to 1

Tuition: $44,330
Number of Applicants: 5,811
Number of Acceptances: 957
Yield: 29%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 1.2%
Public Interest: 2.0%
Judicial Clerks: 15.0%
Academia: 0.8%
Law Firms: 78.1%
Business/Industry: 2.8%

Bar Passage Rate: 95%

Contact

3400 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204
Admissions phone: (215) 898-7400
Admissions fax: (215) 573-2025
Admissions e-mail: Admissions@law.upenn.edu

Academics

Specialized programs: Health Law; Program on Documentaries and the Law; Law and Economics; Law, Environment & Economy

Special institutes or centers: Institute for Law & Economics; Institute for Law & Philosophy; Center for Tax Law and Policy; Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition

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