Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

The law school of Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School, known as Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in Lansing, MI. The law school tuition & fees at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $46,240. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.07 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 472 students are attending the law school and 146 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 148
Tuition & Fees (JD): $46,240
LLM Tuition & Fees: $29,440
Acceptance Rate: 46.15%
Student Population: 472
First-Year Student: 146

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $46,240 for law school students. The tuition increased by 4.76% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $13,388 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 Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Michigan law schools.

The next table shows the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 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.

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School	$41,290	$44,140	$46,240
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 148 and the average GPA is 3.07 at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

The LSAT score of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is lower than the average LSAT score of Michigan law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 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

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School LSAT scores distribution
	Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School		Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	146	146	155	155
50^th percentile	149	148	159	159
75^th percentile	154	150	161	161

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolGPA distribution
	Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School		Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	2.82	2.6	3.24	3.33
50^th percentile	3.11	3.03	3.55	3.61
75^th percentile	3.47	3.38	3.74	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,207 students have applied to Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Among them, 557 students have accepted to admit and 146 have enrolled into Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 46.15% and the yield is 26%.

The acceptance rate of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is higher than the acceptance rate of Michigan law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Admission Statistics
	Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School	Michigan Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	1,207	11,251	414,758
Admitted	557	2,805	130,837
Enrolled	146	965	36,756
Acceptance Rate	46.15%	35.54%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.21%	35.28%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 472 students enrolled to Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Among them 431 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 41 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 146 students newly joined to to Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. By gender, there are 64 men and 82 women first-time students at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. By attending status, 57 students enrolled as full-time and 89 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	575	472
JD Enrollment	529	431
Non-JD Enrollment	46	41

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	191	30	161	146	57	89
Men	102	12	71	77	26	38
Women	108	18	90	82	31	51

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 37.25% where 204 students took the exam and 76 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Michigan law schools (67.38%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	247	161
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	250	204
New Graduates	146	114
Prior Year Graduates	104	90
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	101	47
Exam Passer	90	76
Exam Pass Rate	36%	37.25%
Michigan Pass Rate	71.36%	67.38%