Penn Carey Law
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is empowering its students to pursue impactful careers and catalyze positive change throughout the legal profession. Thanks to The Power of Penn Campaign, including the transformational generosity of the W. P. Carey Foundation and the Robert and Jane Toll Foundation, Penn Carey Law is forging a new brand of legal education by expanding cross-disciplinary opportunities through our innovative curriculum, increasing access to our first-class academic experience through financial aid, broadening pathways to service for students who will change the world for the better, and recruiting a diverse faculty roster of scholars engaged in cutting-edge legal thought.
7,482
Donors
$281.3
Million Raised
Highlighted Accomplishments
Strengthened cross-disciplinary opportunities by expanding joint-degree, certificate, and Master in Law programs, and launching the Future of the Profession Initiative to generate a dynamic, holistic vision for the future of legal education.
Increased access to a Penn Carey Law education by expanding student financial support by 83 percent, accelerating an upward trajectory for both need-based and merit aid in the years ahead.
Created and broadened pathways to public interest and government careers by dramatically expanding the Toll Public Interest Scholars and Fellows Program to double the number of public interest graduates in the coming decade while also strengthening our commitment to advance social justice and preserve democracy and the rule of law.
Recruited and retained preeminent faculty and scholars through new endowed positions and increased faculty support, enriching our academic community and enhancing our leadership in new and emerging areas of the law.
“We understand that the practice of law is evolving, and future lawyers will need more than an understanding of legal principles for success. As we look beyond this Campaign to the future, we are committed to providing a cross-disciplinary education with top faculty scholars in the field that advances access to justice.”