East Lansing, Michigan
Michigan State University College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1941
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 162
- Median GPA
- 3.73
- Resident tuition
- $43,480
- First-year class
- 150
- Bar-required jobs
- 81.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 77.4%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.A. in EnglishSchool page for J.D./M.A. in English (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.A. in Human Resources & Labor RelationsSchool page for J.D./M.A. in Human Resources & Labor Relations (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S. in Community, Agricultural, Recreation, and Resources StudiesSchool page for J.D./M.S. in Community, Agricultural, Recreation, and Resources Studies (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Alvin L. Storrs Low-Income Taxpayer ClinicSchool page for Alvin L. Storrs Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Chance at Childhood ClinicSchool page for Chance at Childhood Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Entrepreneurial and Innovation Law ClinicSchool page for Entrepreneurial and Innovation Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- First Amendment ClinicSchool page for First Amendment Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Housing Justice ClinicSchool page for Housing Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration ClinicSchool page for Immigration Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Indian Law ClinicSchool page for Indian Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Public Defender ClinicSchool page for Public Defender Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Animal Legal & Historical CenterSchool page for Animal Legal & Historical Center (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Law, Technology & InnovationSchool page for Center for Law, Technology & Innovation (opens in a new tab)
- Conservation Law CenterSchool page for Conservation Law Center (opens in a new tab)
- Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law CenterSchool page for Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Center (opens in a new tab)
- Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice InstituteSchool page for Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Indigenous Law & Policy CenterSchool page for Indigenous Law & Policy Center (opens in a new tab)
- Kelley Institute of Ethics & the Legal ProfessionSchool page for Kelley Institute of Ethics & the Legal Profession (opens in a new tab)
- Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and ChildrenSchool page for Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and Children (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
159
Clinic positions available
137
131 filled
Field placements filled
84
Simulation course seats
944
Co-curricular offerings
19
Full-time faculty
53
124 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).