Penn State Dickinson Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 72 graduates from Penn State Dickinson Law, 64 were hired including 61 full-time and 3 part-time positions. Among them, 61 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
53 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 1 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Penn State Dickinson Law' rate of employed is lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 93.44%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Penn State Dickinson Law7288.89%64613
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Pennsylvania Law Schools1,40393.44%1,3111,28823
Public56190.20%50649412
Private84295.61%80579411

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 72 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates72
Bar Passage Required5373.61%53000
J.D. Advantage912.50%8001
Professional Position11.39%0001
Other11.39%0001
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies11.39%
Start Date Deferred11.39%
Unemployed - Not Seeking22.78%
Unemployed - Seeking45.56%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 72 graduates from Penn State Dickinson Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed64-610 03
Law Firms2838.89%27001
Solo0- 0000
1-1057.81% 5000
11-2546.25% 4000
26-5069.38% 6000
51-10057.81% 5000
101-25046.25% 4000
251-5000- 0000
More than 50034.69% 3000
Unknown Size11.56% 0001
Business and Industry69.38% 5001
Government69.38% 6000
Public Interest57.81% 5000
Clerkships - Federal11.56% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial1726.56% 17000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
Employer Type Unknown11.56% 0001

Employed at Law schools/Universities Funded Position

The below table summarizes the graduated who employed law school or its parent university funded position by term and working status atPenn State Dickinson Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates64-610 03
Total Employed by Law School or University0-0000
Bar Passage Required0- 0000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (33) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Penn State Dickinson Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentPennsylvania3351.56%
2nd Largest EmploymentDelaware914.06%
3rd Largest EmploymentNew York34.69%