Law Students

Penn State University Cuts their Law Tuition in Half
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Schools are getting desperate. Penn State University, for instance saw a 17.5 percent drop in enrollment this last  year, which is even harsher than the average 12 percent drop. What to do? To answer the situation, Penn Sate University announced on Tuesday that it would cut its in-state students enrollment at their Dickinson School of Law by nearly 50 percent, as reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

It seems a bold move, but it will cost them. Naturally enough, receiving less funds will affect who can and will work on their staff. But another unintended problem will be that Dickinson may have its rating lowered on the U.S. News and World Reports ranking of the best graduate programs. It ranked 64th out of 218 schools as of 2013.

  
What
Where


Cutting tuition is one tact some schools have taken, though rarely as drastically as Penn State is doing it. Another popular tact is reducing the number of students admitted, a natural move befitting the supply and demand of the market place, and ensuring that law schools are only feeding into the market as many students as can in fact find jobs.

Every school must decide its tactic, but some tactic is required, as it is the harshest legal environment America has known in over a decade.

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!






 

RELEVANT JOBS

Associate Attorney

USA-PA-Exton

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY McKenna Snyder LLC, a law firm in Exton, PA has an immediate opening for an ex...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Sturgis

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Coldwater

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Deputy General Counsel / Senior Deputy General Counsel

USA-CA-Sacramento

Cal Cities Culture and Mission Cal Cities is dedicated to creating a collaborative and inclusive ...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with ...

Apply Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-Carlsbad

Carlsbad office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with 4-...

Apply Now

Education Law and Public Entity Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law and public ent...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top