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Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI
Median LSAT
164
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (162) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.89
0.05 vs. Class of 2024 (3.84) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.7%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
166162158154 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 164 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.89 (up 0.05) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

84% of the school's 362 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the full tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT157 – 164 – 166
145175
Undergraduate GPA3.56 – 3.89 – 3.95
3.24.0
1L Class Size
129
Annual Tuition
$38,861 in-state / $42,632 out-of-state
App. Deadline
August 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
67.7%
Public Interest
12.9%
JD Advantage
11.3%
Education
6.5%
Government
4.8%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
3.2%
Business & Industry
3.2%
Unemployed, Seeking
0.8%

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

Scholarship Distribution

362 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
58
Less than ½ tuition
51
Half to full tuition
74
Full tuition
153
More than full tuition
26

Bars scale to share of all 362 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School86.05%
ABA Weighted Avg72.93%

Based on 129 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#62
2026 Overall Rank
↑9 spots
2025 · #71
2026 · #62