Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law

Located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dickinson Law offers J.D., LL.M., M.L.S., and S.J.D. programs of legal education. Established in 1834 as the first law school in Pennsylvania and as one of the oldest law schools in the country, Dickinson Law has a rich legacy in experiential learning complemented by a rigorous academic program in an intimate yet challenging environment.

Dickinson Law's core values intellectual discovery and knowledge sharing, excellence in teaching and learning, and an unyielding commitment to building and sustaining community define who they are as lawyers and leaders.

The Law School's commitment to its Practice Greatness mission ensures that students graduate profession ready as newly minted lawyers proficient in theory as well as doctrine, capable of communicating with and learning from other disciplines, and vested with the full range of practical lawyering skills and extra-legal competencies necessary to perform as legal professionals most effectively at the local, state, national, transnational, and international levels. From leading practitioners to accomplished researchers and scholars, our faculty are some of the best legal minds in the country and continue to engage nationally and around the world with the legal profession through pro bono litigation, scholarship and more.

Penn State is in the top 1 percent of universities worldwide and has the largest alumni network in the nation. Founded in 1855, the University combines academic rigor with a vibrant campus life as it carries out its mission of teaching, research, and service with pride and focuses on the future throughout Pennsylvania and the world. Granted the highest rating for research universities by the Carnegie Foundation, Penn State teaches students to be leaders with a global perspective.