Penn State Dickinson Law Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 323 students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law - 304 JD and 19 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 12 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 107 students newly enrolled to the law school - 37 men and 66 women. Penn State Dickinson Law is much smaller than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 1,154 | 477 | 106 | 1 | 107 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | 43 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | 96 | 51 | 43 | 2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
| 2024 | 107 | 49 | 56 | 2 |
| 2025 | 105 | 37 | 66 | 2 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 323 students enrolled, of which 304 are J.D. students and 19 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 94.12% at Penn State Dickinson Law.
You can compare Penn State Dickinson Law with law schools that have similar student population between 300 and 500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Penn State Dickinson Law.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 253 | 243 | 10 |
| 2022 | 260 | 256 | 4 |
| 2023 | 279 | 272 | 7 |
| 2024 | 311 | 298 | 13 |
| 2025 | 323 | 304 | 19 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Penn State Dickinson Law is 56.60%. The percentage of African-american students is 7.55% with 8 students and the percentage of Asian students is 14.15% with 15 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Penn State Dickinson Law.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 8 (7.55%) |
0 | 8 |
| Asian | 15 (14.15%) |
5 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 10 (9.43%) |
7 | 3 |
| White | 60 (56.60%) |
20 | 37 |
| Two or More | 5 (4.72%) |
2 | 3 |
| Race Unknown | 9 (8.49%) |
3 | 5 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
62 faculties and 3 law librarians work for Penn State Dickinson Law. With the 323 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Dickinson Law | 62 | 3 | 5 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Pennsylvania Law Schools | 140 | 7 | 5 to 1 |
| Public | 133 | 5 | 5 to 1 |
| Private | 146 | 8 | 5 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 23 men (40.35%) and 33 women (57.89%) faculties teaching/advising students at Penn State Dickinson Law. By employment status, 31 full-time and 26 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 57 | 53 | 57 | 62 |
| Full-time | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| Men | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Women | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 29 | 25 | 26 | 32 |
| Men | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
| Women | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 3 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Penn State Dickinson Law.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Full-time | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Part-time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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