Here is everything you need to know about the Penn Law transfer statistics for the last eight years. All 1L students thinking about transferring to UPenn need to read this article.
Total UPenn Transfer Students Per Year
Penn Law accepts a good number of transfer students each year. Here’s a breakdown of the total number of students who transferred to the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 2015 through 2023.
- 2015: 16
- 2016: 11
- 2017: 9
- 2018: 10
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 22
- 2021: 2
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 6
You can see UPenn admits, on average, 10 transfer students each year. Although, the number of new transfers is certainly trending down in recent years.
Penn Law Transfer GPA Data
Now, let’s take a look at the GPA data associated with 1Ls who transferred to Penn Law.
- 2015
- 75th Percentile: 3.72
- 50th Percentile: 3.67
- 25th Percentile: 3.64
- 2016
- 75th Percentile: 3.88
- 50th Percentile: 3.71
- 25th Percentile: 3.67
- 2017
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: N/A
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2018
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: 3.77
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2019
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: 3.69
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2020
- 75th Percentile: 3.73
- 50th Percentile: 3.69
- 25th Percentile: 3.64
- 2021
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: N/A
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2022
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: N/A
- 25th Percentile: N/A
- 2023
- 75th Percentile: N/A
- 50th Percentile: 3.79
- 25th Percentile: N/A
Based on the limited GPA data available, it goes without saying that Penn Law is highly selective.
Indeed, with a median GPA of 3.71 you’ll need to ace virtually all of your 1L exams to have a shot at transferring to UPenn.
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Top Law Schools That Sent The Most Transfers To Penn Law
Penn Law accepts transfer students from a number of law schools across the country, including T3/4 law schools.
Here are the top law schools that sent the most transfers to Penn Law in recent years.
- GWU
- Fordha
- WUSTL
- Brooklyn
Related: T14 Law School Transfer Statistics
Penn Law 509 Reports
I put together this summary of the UPenn transfer statistics by using the Penn Law 509 Reports. So if you’re looking for more transfer data on Penn Law or any other law school, then I strongly encourage you to review the ABA 509 Reports.
All the best,
JD
P.S. If you’re here because your goal is to transfer to Penn Law or any of the top 14 law schools, then I highly recommend that you follow my 0L Prep Guide and download some of the Best 1L Outlines.