Detroit, Michigan
Wayne State University Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1937
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 164
- Median GPA
- 3.89
- Resident tuition
- $38,861
- First-year class
- 129
- Bar-required jobs
- 84.7%
- First-time bar passage
- 73.9%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $15,833 | $1,134 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $17,370 | $1,134 |
| Part-time · resident | $8,444 | $752 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $9,264 | $752 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,056 | $1,134 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,056 | $752 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$22,527
- Living off campus$22,527
- Living at home$9,612
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$15,833
- Mandatory fees$1,134
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,527
PreLaw Advisor total$39,494
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 434 | 401 | 33 |
| Receiving grants | 360 | 334 | 26 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 113 | 104 | 9 |
| Half to full tuition | 79 | 70 | 9 |
| Full tuition | 138 | 131 | 7 |
| More than full tuition | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $5,061 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $21,000 | $9,375 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $31,254 | $16,750 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-2018100 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-2017109 received · 1 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016130 received · 2 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.