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Michigan State Law School

Rank 111 (USNWR 2023)
157
Median LSAT
3.52
Median GPA
43.9%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Michigan State Law School
  • Michigan State University
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Michigan State Law School is a law school located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school was ranked 111 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Michigan State Law School is approximately 212.

Admissions website: https://www.law.msu.edu/admissions/index.html

Admissions email: admiss@law.msu.edu

Admissions phone: 517.432.6963

Can I get into Michigan State Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Michigan State Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 153 157 159
GPA 3.15 3.52 3.76
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1449 50
# Admissions offers 636 -
Class size 212 69
% Accepted 43.9% 46
% Yield 32.7% 62

During the 2023 application cycle, 1,449 people applied and 636 were offered admission.

Michigan State University has a 1L class size of 212, and yield of 32.70%. 208 out of 636 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 32.70% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Michigan State University has a median LSAT of 157. The 25th percentile LSAT is 153 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 159.

The median GPA is 3.52. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.14 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.76.

Michigan State Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 178 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Michigan State Law School cost per year?

$0.00
Tuition
$24,392.00
CoA
73.10%
Grads with debt
51st percentile
$78,761.00
Average debt
26th percentile
$65,500.00
Salary, 25th %
51st percentile
$75,000.00
Salary
44th percentile
$57,008.00
PI Salary
44th percentile
55.20%
Employment rate
51st percentile
73.00%
Bar pass rate
38th percentile

Cost of attending Michigan State Law School

In 2023, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $24,392 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Michigan State Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Michigan State University make $75,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $57,008.

54.7% of law graduates from Michigan State University go directly to work for law firms, while 5.5% clerk for a judge. 13.3% of graduates go into public interest.

73.0% of Michigan State University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Michigan State Law School

The Michigan State University College of Law is an independent, private law school academically integrated with Michigan State University (MSU), one of the top universities in the world. MSU has one of the largest international student populations in the country, with more than 15 percent hailing from other countries.

The relationship with MSU means that MSU Law students get all the benefits of a small, student-centered law college, while also enjoying the resources of a distinguished Big Ten university. MSU Law students truly have the best of both worlds. This relationship also allows MSU Law international students to fully participate in an amazing assortment of extracurricular experiences, from cheering on the Spartan football team with 100,000 other fans on a Saturday afternoon, to seeing a Broadway show across the street from the Law College at the MSU Wharton Center, to joining any one of MSU’s 500+ student organizations.

MSU Law professors are gifted teachers and well-respected scholars. The Law College curriculum is rigorous and challenging, and the facility is equipped with the latest technology—all affirming MSU Law’s commitment to educating 21st-century lawyers. With a focus on technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the legal profession, MSU Law courses give students an advantage in the modern legal marketplace.

Though researching and publishing on critical legal issues, MSU Law professors maintain a focus on teaching. These distinguished professors make a point of being accessible to their students, and provide mentoring and personal attention to those they teach.

Accessibility and community don’t just happen in the classroom at MSU Law. The college hosts regular lunches and events for international students, including a special Thanksgiving feast, weekly lunches, and unique academic support programs. The LLM and MJ Student Association offers its own wide range of programming, from socials off-campus to panel discussions about current events.

Benefits of attending MSU Law continue after graduation, as our graduates join a global network of more than 500,000 alumni. Around the globe, across the nation, throughout Michigan, or on campus, the MSU Law community supports you as you make your mark on the world. Our alumni are doing just that. Whether judges at the bench in Turkey and the Philippines, intellectual property specialists in Brazil or China, transactional attorneys in Indonesia or Japan, or law professors in Poland and Iraqi Kurdistan, our graduates are making an impact.

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Faith85478
11:29
@noellebelle99: that is MAJOR!!
darkshadows627
11:41
just updated to decision pending today (1/30)...anyone have an idea of how much longer it might be?
@darkshadows627 i got a decision pending on 01/23 and they called me on 01/27
Faith85478
11:45
Also a decision pending but for 1/25
darkshadows627
11:45
hopefully they get back to us this week with good news
Faith85478
11:49
If I get accepted to MSU, I’m withdrawing all my other applications 😭😭😭
Malschoolmonkey
11:05
@noellebelle99: I am hoping for a full ride we have nearly the same stats, do you believe it is possible? i applied 11/1
Faith85478
17:25
JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEAN, I'M GOING TO LAW SCHOOL!
darkshadows627
17:35
omg congrats!!!!!!! so excited for you
has anyone gotten their acceptance letter in the mail yet?
Anyone else's status checking link not loading?
I got mine in the mail today, 2/3
my status just changed today and it says file under review as of 2/7 ..my address is long now? Does this mean anything good?
Who knows. My status went from "Review in Progress" on thursday. to file in review friday. back to review in progress monday. and now says file in review and substatus now says file in review today
@InexpensiveScaryBuzzard: yes mine changed too. it hadn't changed since 12/12 lol then updated yesterday, and today...
i got 35k a year. is that full ride or did they actually say full ride when they called?
In my email they said full tuition scholarship
10:00
My date changed to 2/15...how long did it take for decisions after a date change? I see some of the comments, but not quite sure if some of you got decisions yet or not
Does MSU negotiate scholarships?
Faith85478
16:04
@AgreeableNonstopScorpion: yes
BlackLadyLawyer
15:54
Got a phone call from the dean with an acceptance for 36k a year but I dont see the email acceptance?
Faith85478
13:49
I received my acceptance email a day after I got the call
Is anyone's status still "accepted"?
2023n23
22:47
where do you check status?
2023n23
22:47
those accepted, was your lsat above the median?
Faith85478
17:20
Mine was both below the 50% and 25.%
I messaged admissions and they said there would possibly be an update in the waitlist at the end of this week!
this week?
did anyone's status date change yesterday?
My date hasn't changed since a few days after I submitted my application (10/11)
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