2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 law school tuition at Penn State Dickinson Law is $54,614. The law school tuition has increased by 6.02% from last year.
The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,400. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.
Penn State Dickinson Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Law School Tuition & Fees$53,558$54,614$57,902
Law School Living Expenses$23,120$24,650$24,650

LSAT Scores & GPA

The 2024 average LSAT score for Penn State Dickinson Law is 162. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law's LSAT score is average (the average is 159).
The average GPA is 3.63, which is the around average of other law schools (average is 3.61).
Penn State Dickinson Law 2024 LSAT and GPA
202220232024
LSAT
75th Percentile163163163
50th Percentile161161162
25th Percentile157156157
GPA
75th Percentile3.733.83.84
50th Percentile3.543.613.63
25th Percentile3.223.253.29

Acceptance Rate & Yield

The 2024 acceptance rate at Penn State Dickinson Law is 35.4% where 1,524 applicants have applied to and 539 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Penn State Dickinson Law is average compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 42.3%).
The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.9% where 102 students finally enrolled out of 539 admitted students. The yield Penn State Dickinson Law is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) compared to other law schools (the average yield is 42.3%).
Penn State Dickinson Law 2024 Acceptance Rate and Yield
202220232024
Applicants1,1901,3071,524
Admitted471481539
Enrolled93100102
Acceptance Rate39.6%36.8%35.4%
Yield19.7%20.8%18.9%

Law School Enrollment

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 311 law school students have enrolled to Penn State Dickinson Law. 298 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 13 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
107 first-time students have enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law. By gender, 49 male , 56 female, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law. With 5 pre-admitted students, there are 107 first-time law school Students at Penn State Dickinson Law.
Total EnrollmentFirst-time Students
2024 Student Population at Penn State Dickinson Law
202220232024
Total Enrollment260279311
JD Enrollment256272298
Non-JD Enrollment4713
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)---
2024 First-year Student Population Penn State Dickinson Law
20232024
Total103107
Men4449
Women5556
Other02

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers at Penn State Dickinson Law, the bar exam pass rate is 88.31% - 77 students have taken and 68 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than Pennsylvania average bar exam pass rate (73.45%).
2023 Bar Exam Pass Rate at Penn State Dickinson Law
202120222023
Number of Graduates737282
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total606977
New Graduates596577
Prior Year Graduates030
Early Exam Takers110
No Exam Takers1365
Exam Passer555668
Exam Pass Rate91.67%81.16%88.31%
Pennsylvania Pass Rate0%75.34%73.45%