Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

162

LSAT

3.63

GPA

35.4%

Admit Rate

Penn State Law School - Dickinson is a prestigious JD program located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Penn State Law School - Dickinson was ranked 75 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, Penn State Law School - Dickinson has an entering 1L class size of approximately 107 with an acceptance rate of 35.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

1524

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

35.4%

65th percentile

JD Program Size

107

12th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$115k

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Law School Admission Chances at Penn State Law School - Dickinson

About Penn State Law School - Dickinson

Penn State’s Dickinson Law is committed to producing profession-ready lawyers equipped with the doctrinal knowledge, practical skills, and extralegal competencies necessary to excel in an increasingly global legal market. The hallmarks of a Dickinson Law education are an innovative curriculum that, from the very first day of law school, relies heavily on experiential learning to prepare our students to practice law, and a welcoming and supportive community.

Founded in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1834, Dickinson Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the country. For nearly 185 years, Dickinson Law graduates have included the nation’s most distinguished attorneys, judges, government and corporate leaders, and legal educators. Our 1997 merger with Penn State expanded our reputation, network, and joint-degree programs—complementing Dickinson Law’s legacy as an innovative leader in experiential education.

Throughout its rich 40-year history of offering the LLM Program, Dickinson Law has welcomed students from around the world who have come to advance their careers by studying with our distinguished faculty. At Dickinson Law, we integrate our LLM students into the life of the law school. Our LLM cohort is kept intentionally small to foster greater interaction with faculty and JD students, as well as to cultivate relationships with alumni, judges, and lawyers in the nearby metropolitan legal markets of Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, and Washington, DC.

Penn State Law School - Dickinson Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 209 applications (84 accepted, 11 waitlisted, 7 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Penn State Law School - Dickinson, 1524 candidates submitted JD applications and 539 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 35.4%.

The JD program at Penn State Law School - Dickinson enrolls a first-year class of 107 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 18.92%. This means that of the 539 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 102 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Penn State Law School - Dickinson, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	157	162	163
	71st percentile
GPA	3.29	3.63	3.84
	55th percentile

	Value
Applications	1524
	52nd percentile
Admission Offers	539
Class Size	107
	12th percentile
Acceptance Rate	35.4%
	65th percentile
Yield Rate	18.92%
	8th percentile

The above statistics show that Penn State Law School - Dickinson typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 157 (25th percentile) to 163 (75th percentile), with a median of 162.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.29 to 3.84, with a median of 3.63.

With an acceptance rate of 35.4%, Penn State Law School - Dickinson is considered a selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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