Thomas M. Cooley Law School — Admissions, Employment & Scholarships

Median LSAT

147

Entering class 2024–25 Entering class

Median GPA

3.09

Entering class 2024–25 Entering class

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

71.3^%

Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Insights

Admissions Profile, Entering class 2024–25

Median LSAT is 147 and median GPA is 3.09 for the entering class (25th–75th: 145–151 LSAT, 2.67–3.45 GPA).

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A minority of students receive a scholarship

45% of the school's 163 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25

LSAT145 – 147 – 151

135160

Undergraduate GPA2.67 – 3.09 – 3.45

2.33.7

1L Class Size

237

Annual Tuition

$1,580

App. Deadline

5/1, 9/1

App. Fee

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025

Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw

36.4%

Government

21%

Public Interest

13.3%

Business & Industry

13.3%

JD Advantage

11.2%

Unemployed, Seeking

8.4%

Education

2.1%

All Clerkshipsincl. federal

0.7%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

163 full-time J.D. students

No scholarship

Less than ½ tuition

Half to full tuition

Full tuition

More than full tuition

Bars scale to share of all 163 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

This School51.54%

ABA Weighted Avg74.12%

-22.58 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 130 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026

175–194

2026 Overall Rank