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Dickinson School Of Law, Pennsylvania

Overview of Dickinson School Of Law

Dickinson School Of Law is in a town not far from a more urbanized area, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The school is classified as a public college. Students at Dickinson School Of Law earn degrees up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Students and faculty are generally focused on one of the school's main fields of study. The most common major fields study at Dickinson School Of Law include law.

Dickinson School Of Law Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants.

Faculty

One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here Dickinson School Of Law does well in comparison to most schools. Some professors at the school are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members. Faculty salaries at Dickinson School Of Law are higher than most.

Student Body

The school, in 2005, had 592 students (592 full-time equivalent).

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Dickinson School Of Law

Dickinson School Of Law
150 South College St
Carlisle, PA 17013-2899
General Phone: (717) 240-5000
Admissions Phone: (717) 240-5207
Financial Aid Phone: (717) 240-5256
http://www.dsl.psu.edu/

Dickinson School Of Law Programs and Degrees (2005)

Dickinson School Of Law awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Law250law, foreign lawyers

Number of programs and degrees for Dickinson School Of Law in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree2381
Master's degree121

Student Body

In 2005, Dickinson School Of Law had a total enrollment of 592 students (592 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Graduate1%
First Professional99%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White85%
Black4%
Hispanic4%
Asian6%
American Indian0%
(Foreign Students)0%

Dickinson School Of Law Room and Board (2005)

Dickinson School Of Law offers campus housing for 36 of its 592 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Carlisle, Pennsylvania for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Pennsylvania Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Dickinson School Of Law Faculty

Dickinson School Of Law has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured178
Non-tenured, but on tenure track44
Non-tenured and not on tenure track27

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year2*0*
Instructorcalendar year1*0*
Lecturercalendar year0*1*
No academic rankcalendar year2*4$62,613
All faculty totalcalendar year5$105,9275$61,836

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year15$124,7507$115,896
Associate professoracademic year2*0*
Assistant professoracademic year0*2*
Instructoracademic year1*4$68,342
Lectureracademic year0*1*
All faculty totalacademic year18$119,08714$93,703

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Dickinson School Of Law Degree Programs (2005)

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

Dickinson School Of Law Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Dickinson School Of Law Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Dickinson School Of Law % of degrees in law
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Dickinson School Of Law Salaries of full-time faculty
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Dickinson School Of Law Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Dickinson School Of Law Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%Dickinson School Of Law Male % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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