Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University Law School is located in Detroit, MI and enrolls approximately 129 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.89. In the most recent reporting year, 82.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
129
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.89
Bar-Required Jobs
82.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 157
75th Percentile 3.95
50th Percentile 3.89
25th Percentile 3.56

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
58.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
5.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
10.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
86.05%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
72.93%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+13.12%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
129
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 67
Less than ½ tuition 55
Half to full tuition 76
Full tuition 159
More than full tuition 32