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, 96.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 57.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9.9% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
63.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
57.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
15.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
12.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.5%
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