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Wayne State University Law School

LSAT 161
GPA 3.80
Tuition & Fees $41,388
($37,950)
Acceptance Rate 35.49 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 84.07 %

Wayne State University Law School Overview

Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI
Established in 1927, Wayne State University Law School is a public law school located in Detroit, Michigan. The 2025 tuition & fees of Wayne State University Law School is $37,950 for Michigan residents and $41,388 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 35.49% and yield is 41.39%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.80. Total 442 students are attending Wayne State University Law School and 125 of them is first-year students. Last year 141 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 124 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.07%). You may want to check the general academic information of Wayne State University Law School at Wayne State University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

123 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 161 Wayne State University Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 123 submitters is 3.80. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Wayne State University Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores157161164
Undergraduate GPA3.413.753.87

Wayne State University Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University Law School tuition & fees is $37,950 for Michigan residents and $41,388 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Wayne State University Law School is $14,297 for Michigan residents and $30,419 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $20,482 for Michigan residents and $41,820 for out-of-state students
Wayne State University Law School Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Wayne State University Law School$37,950$41,388
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$18,900
Books & Supplies$2,204
Personal Expenses$2,690
Average Costs at Wayne State University
Undergraduate$14,297$30,419
Graduate$20,482$41,820

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 940 students applied to Wayne State University Law School and 309 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 123 students finally enrolled to Wayne State University Law School. The acceptance rate is 35.49% and yield (enrollment rate) is 41%.
Wayne State University Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants940
Admitted309
Enrolled123
Acceptance Rate35.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)41.39%
Deferred / Previously Admitted0
Total First Year Class Enrollment123

Law Student Population

Wayne State University Law School has total 442 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 382 students enrolled in JD program and 14 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Wayne State University Law School
Total Enrollment396
JD Enrollment382
Non-JD Enrollment14
Wayne State University Law School has 123 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 56 male and 67 female students. By attendance type, 117 students enrolled as full-time and 6 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Wayne State University Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Wayne State University Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total123 1176
Men56 533
Women67 643

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 145 students have graduated from Wayne State University Law School. Among them, 141 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 124 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Wayne State University Law School is 84.07% where the average pass rate of Michigan is 78.15%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Wayne State University Law School
Total Graduates145
First-time Bar Exam Taker141
(118 new graduates, 23 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker27 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate124 / 87.95%
Pass Rate at Michigan78.15%