Michigan State University College of Law

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University College of Law is located in East Lansing, MI and enrolls approximately 150 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 162 and median GPA is 3.73. In the most recent reporting year, 85% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 5.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
150
Median LSAT
162
Median GPA
3.73
Bar-Required Jobs
85%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 162
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.87
50th Percentile 3.73
25th Percentile 3.47

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
53.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
78.34%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
74.39%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+3.95%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
217
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 0
Less than ½ tuition 80
Half to full tuition 188
Full tuition 285
More than full tuition 0