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 — 2024-2025
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $37,187 | $2,664 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $40,796 | $2,664 |
| Part-time · resident | $19,833 | $1,767 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $21,758 | $1,767 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,240 | $2,664 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,240 | $1,767 |
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$25,398
- Living off campus$25,398
- Living at home$14,576
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$37,187
- Mandatory fees$2,664
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,398
PreLaw Advisor total$65,249
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 (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 407 | 376 | 31 |
| Receiving grants | 333 | 310 | 23 |
| % receiving grants | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| Less than half tuition | 68 | 61 | 7 |
| Half to full tuition | 46 | 43 | 3 |
| Full tuition | 195 | 185 | 10 |
| More than full tuition | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $19,067 | $5,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $33,145 | $15,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $38,135 | $24,000 |
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.