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University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

LSAT 154
GPA 3.39
Tuition & Fees $46,724
Acceptance Rate 56.13 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 78.26 %

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Overview

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, MI
Established in 1912, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Detroit, Michigan. The 2025 tuition & fees of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is $46,724.
The acceptance rate of the school is 56.13% and yield is 38.99%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.39. Total 612 students are attending University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and 209 of them is first-year students. Last year 109 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 84 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 78.26%). You may want to check the general academic information of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law at University of Detroit Mercy academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

223 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 154 University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 218 submitters is 3.39. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores150151154154158156
Undergraduate GPA3.13.063.333.163.573.34

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law tuition & fees is $46,724 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is $32,300. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $22,250
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Tuition & Fees
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law$46,724
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$11,416
Books & Supplies$1,800
Personal Expenses$5,530
Average Costs at University of Detroit Mercy
Undergraduate$32,300
Graduate$22,250

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,028 students applied to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and 541 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 222 students finally enrolled to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. The acceptance rate is 56.13% and yield (enrollment rate) is 39%. With 1 deferred/pre-admitted students, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law has 223 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,028
Admitted541
Enrolled222
Acceptance Rate56.13%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)38.99%
Deferred / Previously Admitted1
Total First Year Class Enrollment223

Law Student Population

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law has total 612 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 612 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Total Enrollment612
JD Enrollment612
Non-JD Enrollment0
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law has 223 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 84 male and 139 female students. By attendance type, 211 students enrolled as full-time and 12 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total223 21112
Men84 786
Women139 1336

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 184 students have graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Among them, 109 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 84 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is 78.26% where the average pass rate of Michigan is 0%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Total Graduates184
First-time Bar Exam Taker109
(85 new graduates, 24 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker99 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate84 / 77.06%
Pass Rate at Michigan0%