University of Michigan Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan Law School is located in Ann Arbor, MI and enrolls approximately 343 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 171 and median GPA is 3.88. In the most recent reporting year, 96% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 56.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 10.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
343
Median LSAT
171
Median GPA
3.88
Bar-Required Jobs
96%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 173
50th Percentile 171
25th Percentile 168
75th Percentile 3.95
50th Percentile 3.88
25th Percentile 3.74

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
56.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
17.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
10.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
5.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
95.57%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.44%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+15.13%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
316
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 88
Less than ½ tuition 574
Half to full tuition 297
Full tuition 14
More than full tuition 17