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Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing, MI · Public
162 158–164 3.73 3.47–3.87 $43,480 Nonresident $48,222 77.3% Save Michigan State University College of Law Compare Michigan State University College of Law Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, MI · Private · Part-time program
147 145–151 3.09 2.67–3.45 $1,580 / credit 51.5% Save Thomas M. Cooley Law School Compare Thomas M. Cooley Law School University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Detroit, MI · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
156 154–159 3.52 3.16–3.73 $1,616 / credit 71.5% Save University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Compare University of Detroit Mercy School of Law University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, MI · Public
171 168–173 3.88 3.74–3.95 $76,108 Nonresident $79,108 94.2% Save University of Michigan Law School Compare University of Michigan Law School Wayne State University Law School Detroit, MI · Public · Part-time program
164 157–166 3.89 3.56–3.95 $38,861 Nonresident $42,632 73.8% Save Wayne State University Law School Compare Wayne State University Law School
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing, MI · Public
Median LSAT 162 158–164
Median GPA 3.73 3.47–3.87
Resident tuition $43,480 Nonresident $48,222
First-time bar 77.3% Save Michigan State University College of Law Compare Michigan State University College of Law Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, MI · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 147 145–151
Median GPA 3.09 2.67–3.45
Resident tuition $1,580 / credit
First-time bar 51.5% Save Thomas M. Cooley Law School Compare Thomas M. Cooley Law School University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Detroit, MI · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 156 154–159
Median GPA 3.52 3.16–3.73
Resident tuition $1,616 / credit
First-time bar 71.5% Save University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Compare University of Detroit Mercy School of Law University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, MI · Public
Median LSAT 171 168–173
Median GPA 3.88 3.74–3.95
Resident tuition $76,108 Nonresident $79,108
First-time bar 94.2% Save University of Michigan Law School Compare University of Michigan Law School Wayne State University Law School Detroit, MI · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 157–166
Median GPA 3.89 3.56–3.95
Resident tuition $38,861 Nonresident $42,632
First-time bar 73.8% Save Wayne State University Law School Compare Wayne State University Law School Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
