Penn State Dickinson Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Penn State Dickinson Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $59,054 for Pennsylvania residents and $59,054 for others. The 2025 tuition was increased by 1.99% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,800. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Penn State Dickinson Law is $85,854.

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Penn State Dickinson Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024		2025		% Changed
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$57,902	$57,902	$59,054	$59,054	1.99%
Living Costs	$27,400		$26,800		-2.19%
Room & Board	$22,650		$22,050
Books & Supplies	$2,050		$2,050
Personal Expenses	$2,700		$2,700
COA	$85,302	$85,302	$85,854	$85,854	0.65%
Grants / Scholarships	$56,592		$56,592
COA after receiving aid	$28,710		$29,262

Grants and Scholarships

At Penn State Dickinson Law, 99.63% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $56,592. 17.71% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 69.00% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$56,592
Number Received	271
Half or Less than Tuition	36 (13.28%)
Half to Full Tuition	187 (69.00%)
Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)
More than Full Tuition	48 (17.71%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Penn State Dickinson Law is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 162. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 100 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 107 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Penn State Dickinson Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.29	3.63	3.84
LSAT Scores	157	162	163

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,524 students have applied to Penn State Dickinson Law and 539 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 102 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 35.37% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.92% at Penn State Dickinson Law. With 5 pre-admitted students, total 107 first-year students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law.

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Penn State Dickinson Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	1,524
Admitted	539
Enrolled	102
Acceptance Rate	35.37%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	18.92%
Pre-Admitted	5
Total Number of First-Year Students	107 49 men, 56 women, 2 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 77 students took the bar exam first time at Penn State Dickinson Law. Among them, 68 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 88.31%. For reference, the average pass rate at Pennsylvania law schools is 73.45%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Penn State Dickinson Law.

In 2023, 72 students graduated from Penn State Dickinson Law. Of them, 53 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 61 graduates employed as full-time and 3 employed as part-time status.

Penn State Dickinson Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	82
First-time Takers	77
No Exam Takers	5
First-time Bar Exam Passer	68
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	88.31%
Average Pass Rate at Pennsylvania Law Schools	73.45%