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

Admissions Trends

2022–2022

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
71.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
36.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
21%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
13.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
13.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.4%
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