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Wayne State University Law School

Rank 56 (USNWR 2023)
161
Median LSAT
3.8
Median GPA
35.5%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Wayne State University Law School
  • Wayne State University
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Wayne State University Law School is a law school located in Detroit, Michigan. The school was ranked 56 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Wayne State University Law School is approximately 126.

Admissions website: https://law.wayne.edu/admissions

Admissions email: lawinquire@wayne.edu

Admissions phone: 313-577-3937

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Wayne State University Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 154 161 163
GPA 3.38 3.8 3.89
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 851 27
# Admissions offers 302 -
Class size 126 23
% Accepted 35.5% 61
% Yield 41.4% 90

During the 2023 application cycle, 851 people applied and 302 were offered admission.

Wayne State University has a 1L class size of 126, and yield of 41.39%. 125 out of 302 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 41.39% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Wayne State University has a median LSAT of 161. The 25th percentile LSAT is 154 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 163.

The median GPA is 3.8. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.38 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.89.

Wayne State University Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 112 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 Wayne State University Law School cost per year?

$41,957.00
Tuition
18th percentile
$38,621.00
In-state tuition
$65,947.00
CoA
18th percentile
64.20%
Grads with debt
21st percentile
$60,852.00
Average debt
6th percentile
$70,000.00
Salary, 25th %
61st percentile
$80,000.00
Salary
54th percentile
$59,300.00
PI Salary
53rd percentile
%
Employment rate
83.50%
Bar pass rate
81st percentile

Cost of attending Wayne State University Law School

In 2023, tuition was $41,957 and the annual cost of attending was $65,947 (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.

Wayne State University Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Wayne State University make $80,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $59,300.

61.2% of law graduates from Wayne State University go directly to work for law firms, while 6.6% clerk for a judge. 14.0% of graduates go into public interest.

83.5% of Wayne State University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Wayne State University Law School

Wayne State University is located in Midtown Detroit and offers more than 300 academic programs. Graduate students can major in many areas, including those offered by the schools of business, law and medicine. Wayne State also ranks highly in its health programs of midwifery, anesthesia and pharmacy. Students at Wayne State get many opportunities to conduct research, including the school’s partnership with Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, through which the schools collaboratively research and develop ways to help the state's economy.

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10:46
hey
anyone heard back
HappyFaultyGibbon
13:38
Status changed today!
My status changed February 8th apparently! lol
Has anyone else been accepted per status checker, but not received an acceptance email?
The official email came five days later. Full ride for this out of stater!
Can I ask your Stats @aspiringlandcrab
I haven't heard anything since December 6th :(
12:28
Went under review in November. No update since lol
19:53
has anyone had any updates recently?
basbe
13:15
nope and atp i think im gonna be hearing in 2025
StupidNullWorm
15:18
UR for over 100 days...
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