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Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.15
Median LSAT
147
Acceptance rate
48%
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2024 data from ABA
LSAT
146
147
151
GPA
2.86
3.15
3.49
Admissions funnel
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Applications
1162
100%
Accepted
553
48%
Matriculated
139
12%
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
68%
Full-time non-legal
22%
Unemployed
10%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Florida
37
Michigan
37
Indiana
9
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
44%
1-25
35%
26-500
7%
501+
2%
Business & industry
10%
Government
15%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
0%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
10%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$0
Estimated 3 years: $0
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,196
Estimated 3 years
$81,588
Total cost
$0
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$0
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$14,250
25th percentile: $9,120
75th percentile: $22,572
Scholarship amounts
<50%
73%
50-100%
24%
100%
2%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 420 students in 2024, 55% were women, and 40% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
55%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
67%
Women
33%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
60%
Black
12%
Asian
3%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0.5%
2+
15%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
64%
Black
12%
Asian
4%
Hisp
5%
PI
0.8%
AI
0%
2+
11%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
70%
PoC
30%
Part-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
Western Michigan University (Cooley) student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
187
-
15
46
Women
233
-
15
23
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
252
77
21
53
Asian
13
5
-
-
Hispanic
20
6
-
-
Black
49
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
1
-
-
American Indian
2
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
64
13
-
-
Other
20
4
-
-
People of Color
168
43
9
16