Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

Ranked #59
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #49 in Above the Law 2024
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.68
Median LSAT
161
Acceptance rate
41%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
155
161
162
GPA
3.42
3.68
3.88
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1154
100%
Accepted
477
41%
Matriculated
106
9%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
0.9%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Pennsylvania
90
New York
20
District Of Columbia
13
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
47%
1-25
19%
26-500
20%
501+
8%
Business & industry
7%
Government
23%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
0.4%
State
7%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
1%
Unemployed
6%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$58,872
Estimated 3 years: $176,616
Cost of living (off-campus)
$26,800
Estimated 3 years
$80,400
Total cost
$85,854
Estimated 3 years
$257,562
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$56,498
25th percentile: $40,000
75th percentile: $57,720
Scholarship amounts
<50%
10%
50-100%
69%
100%
0%
>100%
21%

Demographics

Out of 304 students in 2024, 55% were women, and 44% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
41%
Women
55%
Other
4%
Full-time faculty
Men
40%
Women
60%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
44%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
56%
Black
12%
Asian
12%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
4%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
60%
Black
12%
Asian
11%
Hisp
4%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
9%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
70%
PoC
30%
Part-time faculty
White
63%
PoC
38%
Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
125
-
12
18
Women
168
-
18
14
Other gender
11
-
0
0
White
169
53
21
20
Asian
37
10
-
-
Hispanic
33
4
-
-
Black
35
11
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
11
8
-
-
Other
18
3
-
-
People of Color
135
36
9
12

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