Dickinson School of Law Stats
The Dickinson School of Law, part of Penn State University, is a public law school with campuses in University Park and Carlisle.
By the Numbers
Different locations (if applicable):: University Park, Pennsylvania; Carlisle, PensylvaniaEstablished: 1834
Number of Students: 636
Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 19.7%
African-American: 7.5%
American Indian: 0.3%
Asian-American: 5.5%
Puerto-Rican: 2.2%
Hispanic: 4.1%
International: 2.8%
Men: 57.2%
Women: 42.8%
Number of Professors: 52
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10.4 to 1
Tuition: $31,942
Number of Applicants: 2,675
Number of Acceptances: 898
Yield: 22%
% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 20.3%
Public Interest: 3.9%
Judicial Clerks: 17%
Academia: 2.6%
Law Firms: 41.2%
Business/Industry: 11.8%
Bar Passage Rate: 78%
Contact
The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University 150 South College Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (800) 840-1122 dslwebmaster@psu.edu
Academics
Specialized programs: Semester in Washington Program
Special institutes or centers: Institute of Arbitration Law and Practice; Institute for Sports Law, Policy, and Research; Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions; Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy; Center for Immigrants’ Rights
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