ABA 509 Profile · Private · Wilmington, DE
Widener University Delaware Law School: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 152 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.33 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,317 people applied, 786 were admitted and 276 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
152
p25 149 to p75 154
Median UGPA
3.33
p25 2.95 to p75 3.60
Acceptance Rate
59.7%
786 offers of 1,317 applications
First-Year Class
277
232 full time, 45 part time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,950/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$25,720
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$32,000
99% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
66.3%
jurisdiction average 76.5%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
786 offers of admission ÷ 1,317 completed applications = 59.7%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 59.68%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Widener University Delaware
Widener University Delaware received 1,317 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 786 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 59.7%. 276 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 35.1%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 277 students: 232 full time and 45 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 807.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 152, with a 25th percentile of 149 and a 75th of 154. That is 7 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 168 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 2.95 at the 25th percentile, 3.33 at the median and 3.60 at the 75th.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,950 a credit, against the 90 credits the JD requires. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $25,720. 679 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 99% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $32,000. 9 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 120 of 181 passed, a rate of 66.30%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 76.55%, so the school ran 10.25 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 173 of 206 graduates (84.0%) held a job requiring bar admission. 8 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (3.9% of the class), of whom 3 went to firms of 501 or more. The largest single destination was Pennsylvania with 71 graduates, followed by Delaware with 55.
Widener University Delaware has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1975. It is a private school based in Wilmington, DE. 11 first-year students left for academic reasons, 4.0% of the class.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,317 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 786 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 276 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 35.1% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 154 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 152 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 149 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.60 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.33 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 2.95 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 274 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 807 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 289 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 90 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 32 |
| Faculty other than full time | 71 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 88 |
| Law clinic seats filled48 available | 58 |
| Field placements filled | 90 |
| Application deadline | May 15 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $1,950 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,950 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $25,720 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $25,720 |
| Living expenses, at home | $16,342 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 684 students | 679 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 99% |
| Awards below half tuition | 310 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 360 |
| Awards at full tuition | 5 |
| Awards above full tuition | 4 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $35,000 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $32,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $25,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition4.0% of the first-year class | 11 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 5 |
| Students transferring in | 0 |
| First-year students transferring out | 2 |
| First-time bar takers | 181 |
| First-time bar passers | 120 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -10.25 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission84.0% of 206 graduates | 173 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers3.9% of graduates | 8 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 3 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 13 |
As listed on the 509 report
4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 477-2100
Council approved since 1975
Delaware has 2 ABA-approved law schools. The Delaware guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to Widener University Delaware
Mississippi College
152 LSAT, 3.37 GPA, 59.8% accept
University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 52.2% accept
Vermont Law and Graduate School
152 LSAT, 3.25 GPA, 58.5% accept
St. Thomas University
152 LSAT, 3.42 GPA, 60.2% accept
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
152 LSAT, 3.36 GPA, 43.7% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Widener University Delaware Law School and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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