Inside scoop
Ethan Madore
Michigan may be the internet’s favorite law school. Not only are Michigan students consistently considered the warmest law students, with a strongly non-competitive and collegial vibe, Michigan’s admissions priorities reflect a relatively ideals-driven version of the admissions process: relative to other top schools, we see Michigan take chances on, if not diamonds in the rough, diamonds with flaws that might ward off more traditional admissions offices. Given its position in the middle T14, Michigan needs to be careful about its medians, but will give fair consideration to more dramatic splitters. They’re also the school that, along with Yale, most cares about your narrative and more expansive, creative writing ability. According to our internal analysis of applications, great writing might increase your chances of admission to Michigan by as much as 150%.
Admissions stats
LSAT vs GPA
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Projected from 7Sage applicants
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Your chances
Trends
Based on data from ABA
Based on data from US News and World Report
Based on data from ABA
Based on data from ABA
Why Michigan
Ethan Madore
Michigan Law attracts not only fans, but fanatics. No, it’s not in New York or in another massive Big Law market, nor is its weather the golden sun of California. What Michigan has instead is a vibe: its students love it, its alum love it. If you want getting a J.D. to feel a little like having a continuation of an undergrad ‘campus experience,’ but with the higher intellectual and professional stakes of an elite law school, you’re most likely to get it at Michigan Law.
Michigan places well into Big Law, but also has a particularly generous LRAP program that covers a wider variety of work, meaning that doing public interest at Michigan gives you extra flexibility in paying back your loans.
Employment
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Tuition & costs
Demographics
Out of 990 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 41% were racial or ethnic minorities.
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Yes, admission to Michigan is highly competitive. For the 2025 application cycle, the Michigan acceptance rate was 8.57%.
To be a competitive applicant at Michigan, you should aim for an LSAT score around the median of 171 and a GPA of 3.88. The middle 50% of accepted students scored between 168 and 173 on the LSAT.
For the 2025 academic year, Michigan tuition is $79,838 for full-time students. When factoring in the cost of living and additional fees, the total estimated cost of attendance is $80,331 per year.
Yes, Michigan is a highly regarded institution. It is currently ranked #9 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings for 2026.