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 — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $36,502 | $2,119 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $39,838 | $2,119 |
| Part-time · resident | $19,628 | $1,290 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $21,407 | $1,290 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,146 | $2,119 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,146 | $1,290 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$23,990
- Living off campus$23,990
- Living at home$6,166
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$36,502
- Mandatory fees$2,119
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$23,990
PreLaw Advisor total$62,611
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 382 | 344 | 38 |
| Receiving grants | 302 | 273 | 29 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 45 | 40 | 5 |
| Half to full tuition | 100 | 94 | 6 |
| Full tuition | 135 | 118 | 17 |
| More than full tuition | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $8,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $26,714 | $15,700 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $35,259 | $19,916 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-20200 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-20190 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.