Self-study
Wayne State University Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.89
Median LSAT
164
Acceptance rate
25%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
157
164
166
GPA
3.56
3.89
3.95
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
1290
100%
Accepted
320
25%
Matriculated
128
10%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
94%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
1%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Michigan
122
California
3
Florida
1
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
59%
1-25
34%
26-500
20%
501+
5%
Business & industry
7%
Government
9%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
5%
Federal
4%
State
0.7%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
6%
Unemployed
1%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$37,187
Estimated 3 years: $111,561
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,398
Estimated 3 years
$76,194
Total cost
$65,249
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$195,747
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$33,145
25th percentile: $19,067
75th percentile: $38,135
Scholarship amounts
<50%
20%
50-100%
14%
100%
60%
>100%
7%
Demographics
Out of 389 students in 2024, 60% were women, and 23% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
39%
Women
60%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
77%
Black
8%
Asian
5%
Hisp
0.8%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
6%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
75%
Black
9%
Asian
3%
Hisp
6%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
0.7%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Part-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Wayne State student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
153
-
26
26
Women
233
-
25
23
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
298
103
42
39
Asian
20
4
-
-
Hispanic
3
8
-
-
Black
33
13
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
23
9
-
-
Other
11
1
-
-
People of Color
91
35
9
10
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