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Penn State Dickinson Law

Q: What is the first-time bar passage rate at Penn State Dickinson Law?

Penn State Dickinson Law reported a 87.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.7% state average.

Q: How much does Penn State Dickinson Law cost?

Resident tuition at Penn State Dickinson Law is $60,048 per year (about $180,144 over three years). The median grant is $36,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,048 per year.

Q: What LSAT and GPA do you need for Penn State Dickinson Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Penn State Dickinson Law is 159 and the median GPA is 3.71; the acceptance rate is 43.0%.

Q: What are the job outcomes at Penn State Dickinson Law?

87.0% of Penn State Dickinson Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 8.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.8% were still seeking employment.

Pennsylvania · Public · School ID: penn-state-dickinson-law

Penn State Dickinson Law is a public law school in Pennsylvania. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 87.0% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.7%). 87.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 8.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $60,048 per year; a median grant of $36,000 brings median net tuition to about $24,048. The median LSAT is 159 with a 43.0% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	157 / 159 / 161
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	3.50 / 3.71 / 3.86
Acceptance rate	43.0%
Applications received	1,912
Offers extended	822
1L enrollment	215
Total JD enrollment	665
GRE-only takers	2
Transfers in / out	0 / 11

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition	$60,048
Non-resident tuition	$60,048
Mandatory fees	$431
Living-expense estimate	$28,094
Median grant	$36,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile	$26,000 / $56,928
No-grant share	-0.4%
< half-tuition grants	22.1%
Half-to-full grants	71.7%
Full-tuition grants	0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)	6.7%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	87.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	92.9%
State average (same exam)	79.7%
Difference vs. state	+7.3 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates	223
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	87.0%
Bar-required jobs	83.4%
MegaLaw 500+	6.3%
BigLaw 251–500	2.2%
Mid 101–250	5.4%
Small 2–100	28.7%
Solo	0.4%
Clerkships	8.5%
Government	23.3%
Public interest	8.5%
Business / industry	4.0%
Academia	0.4%
Seeking employment	5.8%

Top destination states (2024)

Pennsylvania, 90 graduates
New York, 20 graduates
District Of Columbia, 13 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	303 (46.2%)
Female enrollment	353 (53.8%)
White	421
Black	52
Hispanic	71
Asian	61
Two or more races	27
Other / unreported	33

Faculty

Total faculty	126
Full-time	72
Faculty of color	32

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state	$150,780

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Penn State Dickinson Law?

Penn State Dickinson Law reported a 87.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.7% state average.

How much does Penn State Dickinson Law cost?

Resident tuition at Penn State Dickinson Law is $60,048 per year (about $180,144 over three years). The median grant is $36,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,048 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Penn State Dickinson Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Penn State Dickinson Law is 159 and the median GPA is 3.71; the acceptance rate is 43.0%.

What are the job outcomes at Penn State Dickinson Law?

87.0% of Penn State Dickinson Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 8.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.8% were still seeking employment.

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Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Penn State Dickinson Law, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.