Penn State Law (Dickinson)

150 S. College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-5207

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#11 in Presence of Female Faculty

Dickinson Law is tied for #11 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (51.0%).

#29 in Bar Passage Rate

Dickinson Law ranks #29 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (92.1%), and it outperforms by +12.5% the state of Pennsylvania’s overall bar passage rate of 79.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#30 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Dickinson Law ranks #30 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.6%).

#46 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Dickinson Law is tied for #46 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.0:1).

#52 in Median LSAT

Dickinson Law is tied for #52 in terms of the median LSAT score (160) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#61 in Library Size

Dickinson Law ranks #61 in terms of library size with 549,027 volumes or equivalents.

#61 in Highest Tuition

Dickinson Law ranks #61 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($50,582). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#78 in Acceptance Rate

Dickinson Law ranks #78 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 43.4% among those who applied for admission.

#84 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#90 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Dickinson Law ranks #84 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (78.7%) and #90 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (45.9%) .

#99 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Dickinson Law ranks #99 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.43) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#107 in Presence of Minority Students

Dickinson Law ranks #107 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (30.9%).

#129 in Public Sector Salary

Dickinson Law is tied for #129 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,500).

#130 in Private Sector Salary

Dickinson Law is tied for #130 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($64,000).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: June 30
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 43.4% 38.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 160 160
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 158-162 158-161
GPA (Median) 3.43 3.44
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.21-3.66 3.15-3.72

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: PA PA
School's bar passage rate: 92.1% 82.5%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.6% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +12.5% +1.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 45.9% 44.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 78.7% 72.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $50,582 $45,078
Room and Board: $10,936 $12,128
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 99.5% 89.2%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $48,000 $21,200
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $73,445 $116,717
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 76.2% 73.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 207 157
Men: 59.4% 52.2%
Women: 40.1% 47.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 69.1% N/A
Black: 5.3% N/A
Hispanic: 8.2% N/A
Asian: 4.8% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 51 N/A
Male: 49.0% N/A
Female: 51.0% N/A
Minority: 19.6% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $64,000 $70,000
Public Sector (Median): $50,500 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 549,027 424,910