PRELAW MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW AS A BEST VALUE LAW SCHOOL
October 2024 — Penn State Dickinson Law has once again been chosen by preLaw magazine as one of the country’s best value law schools. The magazine ranks law schools on the best return on investment based on exam performance, cost of attendance, and graduate employment rates.
Penn State Dickinson Law earned a B+ for best value. The magazine determines best value law schools by assigning grades to every American Bar Association-accredited law school for bar exam, employment, and costs, then weighting them to determine a final GPA. Bar exam is weighted at 15 percent, employment at 30 percent, and costs at 55 percent.
Among the 20 schools rated a B+ in value, Penn State Dickinson Law ranked among the leaders in two-year modified employment average (95.6 percent) and employment grade. It was third among those schools in two-year ultimate bar pass percentage at 92.5 percent.