University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Detroit, MI. The law school tuition & fees at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is $47,654. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.46 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 619 students are attending the law school and 215 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 154
Tuition & Fees (JD): $47,654
Acceptance Rate: 52.22%
Student Population: 619
First-Year Student: 215

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2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is $47,654 for law school students. The tuition increased by 1.99% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $11,416 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Michigan is $48,784 for Michigan residents and $50,984 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Michigan law schools.

The next table shows the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Michigan law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	2025
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	$46,339	$46,724	$47,654
Michigan Law Schools	$49,641	$50,984	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$47,510	$48,063	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.46 at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

The LSAT score of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Michigan law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Michigan law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	151	155	155
50^th percentile	154	159	159
75^th percentile	156	161	161

University of Detroit Mercy School of LawGPA distribution
	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.11	3.24	3.33
50^th percentile	3.46	3.55	3.61
75^th percentile	3.67	3.74	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,103 students have applied to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Among them, 576 students have accepted to admit and 215 have enrolled into University of Detroit Mercy School of LawThe acceptance rate is 52.22% and the yield is 37%.

The acceptance rate of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Michigan law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Admission Statistics
	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	1,103	11,251	414,758
Admitted	576	2,805	130,837
Enrolled	215	965	36,756
Acceptance Rate	52.22%	35.54%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	37.33%	35.28%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 619 students enrolled to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 215 students newly joined to to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. By gender, there are 77 men and 141 women first-time students at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. By attending status, 210 students enrolled as full-time and 8 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	612	619
JD Enrollment	612	619
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	209	200	9	215	210	8
Men	81	75	3	79	74	3
Women	131	125	6	141	136	5

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 59.23% where 130 students took the exam and 77 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Michigan law schools (62.95%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	185	182
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	92	130
New Graduates	78	97
Prior Year Graduates	14	33
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	106	85
Exam Passer	72	77
Exam Pass Rate	78.26%	59.23%
Michigan Pass Rate	74.71%	62.95%