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 $46,724.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.39. Total 612 students are attending the law school and 209 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 154
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $46,724
Acceptance Rate: 56.13%
Student Population: 612
First-Year Student: 209

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is $46,724 for law school students. The tuition increased by 0.83% 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 $47,461 for Michigan residents and $49,641 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 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 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	$45,415	$46,339	$46,724
Michigan Law Schools	$47,993	$49,641	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.39 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
	Full-time	Part-time	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	151	149	154	155
50^th percentile	154	151	158	158
75^th percentile	157	156	160	161

University of Detroit Mercy School of LawGPA distribution
	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law		Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.08	3.04	3.17	3.29
50^th percentile	3.4	3.28	3.51	3.58
75^th percentile	3.62	3.4	3.70	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 955 students have applied to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Among them, 536 students have accepted to admit and 209 have enrolled into University of Detroit Mercy School of LawThe acceptance rate is 56.13% and the yield is 39%.

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	955	10,860	427,103
Admitted	536	2,970	128,500
Enrolled	209	1,040	36,795
Acceptance Rate	56.13%	39.43%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	38.99%	35.75%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 612 students enrolled to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 209 students newly joined to to University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. By gender, there are 78 men and 131 women first-time students at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. By attending status, 200 students enrolled as full-time and 9 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	612	612
JD Enrollment	612	612
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2022			2023
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	222	211	12	209	200	9
Men	84	78	6	81	75	3
Women	139	133	6	131	125	6

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 78.26% where 92 students took the exam and 72 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Michigan law schools (74.71%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	178	185
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	109	92
New Graduates	93	78
Prior Year Graduates	16	14
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	85	106
Exam Passer	77	72
Exam Pass Rate	70.64%	78.26%
Michigan Pass Rate	73.38%	74.71%