University of Michigan Law School

Ranked #8
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #7 in Above the Law 2025
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.88
Median LSAT
171
Acceptance rate
9%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
5
Feb 6
Jan 2026
34
Jan 23
Jan 22
Jan 21
Jan 19
Jan 16
Jan 14
Jan 13
Jan 12
Jan 9
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
168
171
173
GPA
3.74
3.88
3.95
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
8982
100%
Accepted
770
9%
Matriculated
329
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
75
Illinois
52
Michigan
43
International
3
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
62%
1-25
2%
26-500
10%
501+
50%
Business & industry
1%
Government
6%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
17%
Federal
10%
State
7%
Tribal
0%
International
0.3%
Education
0%
Unemployed
2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$72,552
Estimated 3 years: $217,656
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,522
Estimated 3 years
$76,566
Total cost
$98,496
Estimated 3 years
$295,488
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $40,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
62%
50-100%
35%
100%
1%
>100%
2%

Demographics

Out of 990 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 41% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
48%
Women
51%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
40%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
37%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
59%
Black
7%
Asian
14%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.6%
2+
7%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
63%
Black
5%
Asian
11%
Hisp
11%
PI
0%
AI
0.6%
2+
7%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
22%
Part-time faculty
White
83%
PoC
17%
Michigan student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
475
-
71
56
Women
501
-
48
33
Other gender
14
-
0
0
White
583
202
93
74
Asian
139
34
-
-
Hispanic
109
37
-
-
Black
66
17
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
6
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
65
23
-
-
Other
22
8
-
-
People of Color
407
121
26
15
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