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 — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $35,586 | $2,549 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $39,039 | $2,549 |
| Part-time · resident | $18,979 | $1,691 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $20,821 | $1,691 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,186 | $2,549 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,186 | $1,691 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$24,478
- Living off campus$24,478
- Living at home$13,162
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$35,586
- Mandatory fees$2,549
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$24,478
PreLaw Advisor total$62,613
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 386 | 350 | 36 |
| Receiving grants | 319 | 292 | 27 |
| % receiving grants | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| Less than half tuition | 58 | 52 | 6 |
| Half to full tuition | 87 | 81 | 6 |
| Full tuition | 145 | 135 | 10 |
| More than full tuition | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $2,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $31,000 | $16,800 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $36,845 | $29,892 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-20210 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.