HOW TO APPLY

We welcome your interest in the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

You must submit your application using the following method:

Online Application
- To learn more about the use of the LSAC Electronic Application, please visit http://www.lsac.org
- To directly access the LSAC Penn Law electronic application, please click here.
We will not accept applications in paper form sent directly to the Admissions Office.
Supplemental Application Forms

Note: LSAT/LSDAS Fee Waiver recipients and Teach For America core members and alumni receive an automatic waiver of our application fee. Please see the FAQs or the Application Instructions for further information.

To access the application online status checker, please click here.

To request a copy of the Penn Law Viewbook, including Admissions and Financial Aid Information, please click here.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION DEADLINES

EARLY DECISION (BINDING)
By October 1	Earliest date to submit an application.
By November 1	Application must be received.
By November 15	Application must be complete.
By December 31	Decisions will be sent.

REGULAR NOTIFICATION
October 1	Earliest date to submit an application.
By February 15*	Application must be received. *If your application is submitted after February 15th, we cannot guarantee a decision by a particular date. In this case, please allow up to 12 weeks for a decision from the date your application was received in the Admissions Office. Due to the rolling admissions process, applications submitted after April 1 are strongly discouraged.
By Mid-May	All decisions on completed files will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier.

TRANSFER STUDENTS
May 1	Earliest date to submit an application.
By July 15	Application must be received.
By August 1	Application must be complete. All decisions on files completed earlier will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier.
Please click here for complete instructions and requirements for transfer applications.

NON-MATRICULATING OR VISITING STUDENTS
For the Spring Semester
October 1	Earliest date to submit an application.
November 15	Application must be received.
December 1	Decisions will be sent.

For the Fall Semester
May 1	Earliest date to submit an application.
July 15	Application must be received.
By August 1	Application must be complete. All decisions on files completed earlier will be sent, though you may receive a decision much earlier.
Please click here for complete instructions and requirements for non-matriculating or visiting student applications.

First Year JD Admissions Checklist

Your application will be considered complete and will be referred to the Admissions Committee for review when the following items are received by the dates specified in the application instructions:

Completed application form
Signed Certification Letter if paying fee by check or money order or Electronic Signature if paying fee by credit card through LSAC.
Application fee in the amount of $75.00 or an approved Penn Law or LSAC fee waiver
Undergraduate transcripts from all schools attended
Graduate transcripts from all schools attended
LSAT/LSDAS report
Two Letters of Recommendation (Must be submitted through the LSAC Letter of Recommendation Service)
Résumé
Personal statement

To view or download the application instructions, click here.