Michigan State University College of Law
| Michigan State University College of Law | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | Michigan State University |
| Established | 1891 |
| School type | Public law school |
| Parent endowment | $4.4 billion (2021) |
| Dean | Michael Sant’Ambrogio |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Enrollment | 784 |
| Faculty | 51 full time, 73 part time |
| USNWR ranking | 115th (tie) (2025) |
| Bar pass rate | 77.46% (2022 first-time takers) |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | Standard 509 Report |
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.
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.
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.