Penn State Dickinson Law

Carlisle, PA

Penn State Dickinson Law is located in Carlisle, PA and enrolls approximately 215 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 159 and median GPA is 3.71. In the most recent reporting year, 85.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.4% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
215
Median LSAT
159
Median GPA
3.71
Bar-Required Jobs
85.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 161
50th Percentile 159
25th Percentile 157
75th Percentile 3.86
50th Percentile 3.71
25th Percentile 3.5

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
22.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.04%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.66%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.38%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
216
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship -3
Less than ½ tuition 152
Half to full tuition 494
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 4