Thomas M Cooley Law School

Thomas M. Cooley Law School
300 S. Capitol Avenue, PO Box 13038 Lansing, MI 48901
Admissions Phone: (517) 371-5140
Admissions Email: admissions@cooley.edu
Web site: http://www.cooley.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.cooley.edu/admissions

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Stephanie Gregg
Application deadline
08/30
Full-time program application fee
$0
Part-time program application fee
$0
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
winter/spring, summer
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
6,094
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
3,736
Overall acceptance rate
61.3%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
1,533
Number of full-time program applicants
5,241
Number of full-time program acceptances
2,825
Full-time acceptance rate
53.9%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
297
Number of part-time program applicants
N/A
Number of part-time program acceptances
N/A
Part-time acceptance rate
N/A
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
N/A
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
2.62-3.33
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
144-149
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
2.76-3.33
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
146-153
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
2.6-3.33
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
143-148

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
MI
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
80.5%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
86.1%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
758
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
77.8%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$40,000
Median private sector starting salary
$50,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$65,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
70%
Median public service starting salary
$42,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
4.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
18.0%
Percent employed in government
13.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
4.0%
Percent employed in law firms
52.0%
Percent employed in public interest
6.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
3.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
N/A
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
32%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
42
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
N/A
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
N/A
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
N/A
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
N/A
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
N/A
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
N/A
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
N/A
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
N/A
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
N/A
Employment location unknown
13.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Career and Professional Development Office helps students/alumni with workshops, resume reviews, and practice interviews. Employers from across the US recruit through on-campus interviews and direct submissions. Cooley Classifieds provide current postings; Cooley Volunteer Corps coordinates pro bono work. Faculty members supervise portfolio projects helping students focus their career efforts.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
58.5%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
9.8%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
7.6%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
1.6%

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