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The Widener University School of Law is an ABA accredited program which operates on two campuses, one in Wilmington, Delaware, and the other in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Originally founded in 1971 as the Delaware Law School, the institution became affiliated with Widener University in 1975 and graduated its first class of 267 that year. The Harrisburg Campus was added to the School of Law in 1989.

Year Founded:1971Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Wilmington, DE and Harrisburg, PAWebsite:http://www.law.widener.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Barbara Ayars
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:3507Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:1586LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:510J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:5/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:45%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:32% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):83Full Time Faculty:4675th GPA:3.39 75th LSAT:155
1L Section Size (PT):57Part Time Faculty:48Median GPA:3.08 Median LSAT:152
2L/3L Courses:144Student to Faculty Ratio:15.925th GPA:2.78 25th LSAT:150
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:513 1L Attrition:30.5%Total Law Firms:18
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:898 Transfers In:10NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:536 Transfers Out:57DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:1434   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$29,430% Receiving Grant Aid:21.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:PA
Part Time Tuition:$22,050Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):82.1%% Pass (First Time):67%
Living Expenses:$13,494Full Tuition:1.3%   State Average:79%
Total Cost (FT):$42,924Half Tuition:2.1%   Difference:-12%
Total Cost (PT):$35,544Other Scholarships:17.5%