| Michigan State University College of Law | |
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| Parent school | Michigan State University |
| Established | 1891 |
| School type | Public law school |
| Parent endowment | US $4.4 billion (2021)[1] |
| Dean | Michael Sant’Ambrogio |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Enrollment | 784[2] |
| Faculty | 51 full time, 73 part time[2] |
| USNWR ranking | 108th (tie) (2024)[3] |
| Bar pass rate | 77.46% (2022 first-time takers)[4] |
| Website | www |
| ABA profile | www |
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The Michigan State University College of Law (Michigan State Law or MSU Law) is the law school of Michigan State University, a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan. Established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, it was the first law school in the Detroit, Michigan area and the second in the state of Michigan. In October 2018, the college began a process to fully integrate into Michigan State University, changing from a private to a public law school. The integration with Michigan State University was finalized on August 17, 2020.
The college is nationally ranked tied for No.108 by U.S. News & World Report out of 196 ABA approved schools.[5][3] In the 2024, Washington & Lee School of Law ranking of law reviews, the Michigan State Law Review was ranked 59th among “flagship” print American law journals with a score of 18.11 out of 100 and, per W&L Law, the journal is ranked 68th among all student-edited, print, English law journals,[6]
For the class entering in 2023, the school had a 39.37% acceptance rate, 35.37% of those accepted enrolled, and entering students had a median LSAT score of 159 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.55.[7]
For the 2023 graduating class, 69.59% of graduates obtained full-time, long-term bar-passage-required employment (i.e., employment as attorneys), and 13.92% were not employed part- or full-time in any capacity, within 10 months after graduation.[8]
Notable alumni include current Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer, current Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth T. Clement, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and former mayor of Detroit Dennis Archer, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and former United States federal judge George Clifton Edwards Jr., former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger, former Michigan Senate majority leader and former U.S. Representative Mike Bishop, and former mayor of East Lansing Mark Meadows.[citation needed]
- ^ As of June 30, 2021. MSU Common Investment fund (cif) Report and Comparative Endowment Performance (Report). MSU Common Investment fund. June 30, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Michigan State University Standard 509 Information Report to ABA 08-24-2019". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Michigan State University Law School Overview". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ "Michigan State University - 2021 First Time Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.com. American Bar Association. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Best Law Schools Ranked in 2023". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "W&L Law Journal Rankings 2024". managementtools4.wlu.edu. Washington and Lee University School of Law. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
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