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University of Michigan Law School

Q: What is the first-time bar passage rate at University of Michigan Law School?

University of Michigan Law School reported a 95.57% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 80.4% state average.

Q: How much does University of Michigan Law School cost?

Resident tuition at University of Michigan Law School is $76,108 per year (about $228,324 over three years). The median grant is $32,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $44,108 per year.

Q: What LSAT and GPA do you need for University of Michigan Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at University of Michigan Law School is 171 and the median GPA is 3.88; the acceptance rate is 8.6%.

Q: What are the job outcomes at University of Michigan Law School?

97.7% of University of Michigan Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 57.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.9% were still seeking employment.

Michigan · Public · School ID: michigan-university-of

CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time

University of Michigan Law School is a public law school in Michigan. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 95.57% first-time bar passage rate (state average 80.4%). 97.7% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 57.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $76,108 per year; a median grant of $32,000 brings median net tuition to about $44,108. The median LSAT is 171 with a 8.6% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed

MegaLaw 500+54.5%

Clerkships15.7%

Public interest12.8%

Small firm (2–100)4.4%

Government3.8%

BigLaw 251–5002.6%

Mid firm (101–250)2.3%

Business1.5%

Still seeking0.9%

Academia0.3%

No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.

Bar passage · first-time

This school95.57%

State avg80.4%

first-time +15.1 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 98.7% · class of 2025 first-time 94.15% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.

Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75

LSATmedian 171

168173

uGPAmedian 3.88

3.743.95

Applications → offers → enrolled

Applied8,982

Offered770

Enrolled 1L343

Offer rate 9% · yield 45%.

Grant distribution

No grant 8.9%Under half 58%Half to full 30%Full 1.4%Stipend 1.7%

Demographics

Women 51%Men 49%

White	585
Black	61
Hispanic	102
Asian	133
Two or more	75
Other / unreported	35

Cost detail

Resident tuition	$76,108
Non-resident	$79,108
Mandatory fees	$572
Living estimate	$26,886
Median grant	$32,000
Grant 25 / 75	$20,000 / $41,000
Cond. schol. loss	—

Faculty & market

Total faculty	183
Full-time faculty	112
Faculty of color	41
Total JD enrollment	991
Graduates	343
Mean attorney salary · state	$133,570

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	168 / 171 / 173
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	3.74 / 3.88 / 3.95
Acceptance rate	8.6%
Applications received	8,982
Offers extended	770
1L enrollment	343
Total JD enrollment	991
GRE-only takers	0
1L attrition (academic / other)	0 / 2
Transfers in / out	9 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition	$76,108
Non-resident tuition	$79,108
Mandatory fees	$572
Living-expense estimate	$26,886
Median grant	$32,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile	$20,000 / $41,000
No-grant share	8.9%
< half-tuition grants	58.0%
Half-to-full grants	30.0%
Full-tuition grants	1.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)	1.7%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	95.57%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	98.7%
State average (same exam)	80.4%
Difference vs. state	+15.1 pts

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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates	343
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	97.7%
Bar-required jobs	95.9%
MegaLaw 500+	54.5%
BigLaw 251–500	2.6%
Mid 101–250	2.3%
Small 2–100	4.4%
Solo	0.0%
Clerkships	15.7%
Government	3.8%
Public interest	12.8%
Business / industry	1.5%
Academia	0.3%
Seeking employment	0.9%

Top destination states (2024)

New York, 75 graduates
Illinois, 52 graduates
Michigan, 43 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	477 (48.8%)
Female enrollment	501 (51.2%)
White	585
Black	61
Hispanic	102
Asian	133
Two or more races	75
Other / unreported	35

Faculty

Total faculty	183
Full-time	112
Faculty of color	41

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state	$133,570

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at University of Michigan Law School?

University of Michigan Law School reported a 95.57% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 80.4% state average.

How much does University of Michigan Law School cost?

Resident tuition at University of Michigan Law School is $76,108 per year (about $228,324 over three years). The median grant is $32,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $44,108 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for University of Michigan Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at University of Michigan Law School is 171 and the median GPA is 3.88; the acceptance rate is 8.6%.

What are the job outcomes at University of Michigan Law School?

97.7% of University of Michigan Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 57.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.9% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.