Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- JD
- JD/LLM
- Administrative Law Concentration
- Business Transactions Concentration
- Canadian Law Practice Concentration
- Environmental Law Concentration
- General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Concentration
Median LSAT
25/75 LSAT
Median GPA
25/75 GPA
Full Time
Part Time
White 60%
Multiracial 15.2%
Black / African American 11.7%
Hispanic 4.8%
Race / Ethnicity Unknown 4.8%
Asian 3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0%
Women 55.5%
Men 44.5%
Another Gender Identity 0%
Prefer Not To Report 0%
Tuition & Fees
Living Expenses On Campus
Living Expenses Off Campus
Living Expenses at Home
With Less than Half Grants
With Half to Full Grants
With Full / More than Full Grants
Median Grant Amount
- Cooley Law Review
- Cooley Law Journal
- Journal of Practical and Clinical Law
- Homeland and National Security Law Journal
- Debt Relief Clinic
- Public Defender Clinic
- Sixty Plus, Inc., Estate Planning Clinic
- Cooley Innocence Project
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Board
- American Constitution Society
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Amnesty International
- Arab American Law Students Association
- First-Year Moot Court Competition
- Intra-School Moot Court Competition
- First-Year Mock Trial Competition
- Evidence Competition
- Intra-School Mock Trial Competition
- Simulation Courses
- Münster, Germany Exchange Program
- Santander, Spain Exchange Program
- Interscholastic Moot Court/Legal Skills Competition Teams
Jobs Requiring Bar Passage 55.6%
Jobs for Which a JD Is an Advantage 14.4%
Unemployed – Seeking Employment 10.7%
Professional Positions 9.6%
Other Positions 4.3%
Unknown Employment Status 2.7%
Unemployed – Not Seeking Employment 1.1%
Positions Funded by Their School 0.5%
Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0.5%
Jobs With Deferred Start Dates 0.5%
Undeterminable Positions 0%
Law Firms 46.8%
Business / Industry 20.3%
Government 20.3%
Public Interest 9.5%
Non-Federal Clerkships 1.3%
Education 1.3%
Federal Clerkships 0.6%
Unknown 0%
Michigan 63
Florida 60
California 4
Lansing, MI 48933
Most of the statistical data comes from various ABA required disclosures spreadsheets. Consult our data guide for more details about certain items on this page.
* Calculation approximated based on multiplying per-credit tuition by the number of credits that a full-time JD student generally might take in the first year.
