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Penn State Law School - Dickinson
Also known as
- Penn State Law School - Dickinson
- Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE - DICKINSON LAW
- PSU-Dickinson
Penn State Law School - Dickinson is a law school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The school was ranked 75 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Penn State Law School - Dickinson is approximately 107.
Admissions website: https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid
Admissions email: dickinsonlaw@psu.edu <dickinsonlaw@psu.edu>
Admissions phone: 717-240-5000
Penn State Law School - Dickinson Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 157 | 162 | 163 |
| GPA | 3.29 | 3.63 | 3.84 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 1524 | 52 |
| # Admissions offers | 539 | - |
| Class size | 107 | 12 |
| % Accepted | 35.4% | 65 |
| % Yield | 18.9% | 8 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 1,524 people applied and 539 were offered admission.
Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law has a 1L class size of 107, and yield of 18.92%. 102 out of 539 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 18.92% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law has a median LSAT of 162. The 25th percentile LSAT is 157 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 163.
The median GPA is 3.63. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.29 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.84.
Penn State Law School - Dickinson LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 177 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Penn State Law School - Dickinson cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Penn State Law School - Dickinson
In 2024, tuition was $57,902 and the annual cost of attending was $85,302 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Penn State Law School - Dickinson employment outcomes
88.3% of Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Penn State Law School - Dickinson
Penn State’s Dickinson Law is committed to producing profession-ready lawyers equipped with the doctrinal knowledge, practical skills, and extralegal competencies necessary to excel in an increasingly global legal market. The hallmarks of a Dickinson Law education are an innovative curriculum that, from the very first day of law school, relies heavily on experiential learning to prepare our students to practice law, and a welcoming and supportive community.
Founded in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1834, Dickinson Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the country. For nearly 185 years, Dickinson Law graduates have included the nation’s most distinguished attorneys, judges, government and corporate leaders, and legal educators. Our 1997 merger with Penn State expanded our reputation, network, and joint-degree programs—complementing Dickinson Law’s legacy as an innovative leader in experiential education.
Throughout its rich 40-year history of offering the LLM Program, Dickinson Law has welcomed students from around the world who have come to advance their careers by studying with our distinguished faculty. At Dickinson Law, we integrate our LLM students into the life of the law school. Our LLM cohort is kept intentionally small to foster greater interaction with faculty and JD students, as well as to cultivate relationships with alumni, judges, and lawyers in the nearby metropolitan legal markets of Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, and Washington, DC.