• Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)

About the University

One of the world’s preeminent research universities, The Pennsylvania State University consistently ranks in the top 1 percent of universities worldwide. Penn State is one of the largest and most respected universities in the United States and boasts a global alumni network of over 700,000 alumni that both prepares students to work in the global economy and ensures a Penn State connection almost anywhere in the world.

Considered among the nation’s best law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law is the oldest ABA-accredited law school in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest in the United States. For over 185 years, Dickinson Law has produced some of the world’s finest attorneys, judges, government and corporate leaders, and legal scholars.

Certified as environmentally friendly and boasting one of the largest green roofs in Pennsylvania, Dickinson Law’s historic campus offers a state-of-the-art facility featuring classrooms and seminar rooms, a moot courtroom with a 200-seat observatory, and a legislative hearing room. The H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library is a modern research facility offering law-related resources and a wide range of services that support the Law School’s curriculum and the advancement of legal scholarship.

Founded in 1834, Dickinson Law is one of the nation’s oldest law schools and is the original law school at Penn State.

Ranked #58 among the nation’s best law schools, Dickinson Law is the highest ranked public law school in Pennsylvania and among the most affordable in the country.

Dickinson Law is located in Carlisle, a beautiful town just 20 minutes from the state’s capital in Harrisburg and about two hours north of the nation’s capital in Washington D.C.