Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Lansing, MI

Thomas M. Cooley Law School is located in Lansing, MI and enrolls approximately 237 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 147 and median GPA is 3.09. In the most recent reporting year, 71.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
237
Median LSAT
147
Median GPA
3.09
Bar-Required Jobs
71.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 151
50th Percentile 147
25th Percentile 145
75th Percentile 3.45
50th Percentile 3.09
25th Percentile 2.67

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
71.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
10.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
51.54%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
74.12%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-22.58%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
130
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 197
Less than ½ tuition 195
Half to full tuition 59
Full tuition 6
More than full tuition 0