Penn State Dickinson Law, part of Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law, is located in Carlisle, PA, founded in 1834. Penn State Dickinson Law' tuition & fees is $54,614 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 99.18% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $51,840. That could cover 94.92% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 39.58% and total of 93 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 161. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 91.67%.
Penn State Dickinson Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $54,614 for Pennsylvania residents and $54,614 for others.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,650. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Penn State Dickinson Law is $79,264.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Penn State Dickinson Law.
Penn State Dickinson Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
Pennsylvania Residents
Out-of-State Students
Law School Tuition
$54,614
$54,614
Living Costs
$24,650
COA
$79,264
$79,264
Grants / Scholarships
$51,840
COA after receiving aid
$27,424
$27,424
Grants and Scholarships
At Penn State Dickinson Law, 99.18% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $51,840. 63.07% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 27.80% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
The average GPA of Penn State Dickinson Law is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 161. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 90 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 85 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 Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.22
3.54
3.73
LSAT Scores
157
161
163
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,190 students have applied to Penn State Dickinson Law and 471 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 93 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 39.58% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.75% at Penn State Dickinson Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 96 first-year students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law.
Penn State Dickinson Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
1,190
Admitted
471
Enrolled
93
Acceptance Rate
39.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
19.75%
Pre-Admitted
3
Total Number of First-Year Students
96 51 men, 43 women, 2 Other All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 60 students took the bar exam first time at Penn State Dickinson Law. Among them, 55 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 91.67%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 0%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Penn State Dickinson Law.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Penn State Dickinson Law employement summary page.
Penn State Dickinson Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers