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, 83.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 6.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
54.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
6.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.1%
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