ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Cooley Law School
Michigan · Private · School ID: cooley-law-school
Cooley Law School is a private law school in Michigan. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 51.5% first-time bar passage rate (state average 74.1%). 74.1% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 0.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $45,820 per year; a median grant of $13,746 brings median net tuition to about $32,074. The median LSAT is 147 with a 52.9% acceptance rate.
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Cooley Law School?
Cooley Law School reported a 51.5% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 74.1% state average.
How much does Cooley Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Cooley Law School is $45,820 per year (about $137,460 over three years). The median grant is $13,746, bringing median net tuition to roughly $32,074 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Cooley Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Cooley Law School is 147 and the median GPA is 3.09; the acceptance rate is 52.9%.
What are the job outcomes at Cooley Law School?
74.1% of Cooley Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 0.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 8.4% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Cooley Law School, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.