University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

651 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law enrolls approximately 247 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.52. In the most recent reporting year, 82.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
247
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.52
Bar-Required Jobs
82.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.73
50th Percentile 3.52
25th Percentile 3.16

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
70.83%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
73.25%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-2.42%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
144
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 264
Less than ½ tuition 178
Half to full tuition 180
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 5