Penn State Dickinson Law

Founded in 1834, Penn State Dickinson Law, also known as Penn State Dickinson Law, is located in Carlisle, PA. Penn State Dickinson Law' tuition & fees is $59,054 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 99.63% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $56,592. That could cover 95.83% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 35.37% and total of 102 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 162. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 77.46%.

2025 Tuition & Fees

Penn State Dickinson Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $59,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $59,054 for others. The 2025 tuition was increased by 1.99% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,800. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Penn State Dickinson Law is $85,854.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Penn State Dickinson Law.
Penn State Dickinson Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
20242025% Changed
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-StatePennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
Law School Tuition $57,902$57,902 $59,054$59,054 1.99%
Living Costs $27,400 $26,800 -2.19%
Room & Board$22,650$22,050
Books & Supplies$2,050$2,050
Personal Expenses$2,700$2,700
COA$85,302$85,302 $85,854$85,854 0.65%
Grants / Scholarships$56,592$56,592
COA after receiving aid$28,710$29,262

Grants and Scholarships

At Penn State Dickinson Law, 99.63% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $56,592. 17.71% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 69.00% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount$56,592
Number Received271
Half or Less than Tuition36 (13.28%)
Half to Full Tuition187 (69.00%)
Full Tuition0 (0.00%)
More than Full Tuition48 (17.71%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Penn State Dickinson Law is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 162. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 100 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 107 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Penn State Dickinson Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.293.633.84
LSAT Scores157162163

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,524 students have applied to Penn State Dickinson Law and 539 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 102 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 35.37% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.92% at Penn State Dickinson Law. With 5 pre-admitted students, total 107 first-year students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law.
Penn State Dickinson Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants1,524
Admitted539
Enrolled102
Acceptance Rate35.37%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)18.92%
Pre-Admitted5
Total Number of First-Year Students107
49 men, 56 women, 2 Other
All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 77 students took the bar exam first time at Penn State Dickinson Law. Among them, 68 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 88.31%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 73.45%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Penn State Dickinson Law.
In 2023, 72 students graduated from Penn State Dickinson Law. Of them, 53 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 61 graduates employed as full-time and 3 employed as part-time status.
Penn State Dickinson Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate82
First-time Takers77
No Exam Takers5
First-time Bar Exam Passer68
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate88.31%
Average Pass Rate at Pennsylvania Law Schools73.45%

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