University of Detroit Mercy

651 E. Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 596-0264

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#7 in Presence of Minority Students

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #7 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (69.7%).

#61 in Presence of Female Faculty

Detroit Mercy Law is tied for #61 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.2%).

#82 in Public Sector Salary

Detroit Mercy Law is tied for #82 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,000).

#94 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #94 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (12.6%).

#108 in Library Size

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #108 in terms of library size with 385,270 volumes or equivalents.

#108 in Highest Tuition

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #108 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($44,220). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#131 in Bar Passage Rate

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #131 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (73.6%), and it underperforms by -1.5% the state of Michigan’s overall bar passage rate of 75.1%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#136 in Median LSAT

Detroit Mercy Law is tied for #136 in terms of the median LSAT score (152) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#142 in Acceptance Rate

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #142 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 56.1% among those who applied for admission.

#148 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Detroit Mercy Law ranks #148 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.27) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#175 in Private Sector Salary

Detroit Mercy Law is tied for #175 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($51,490).

#181 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Detroit Mercy Law is tied for #181 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (11.0:1).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: May 1 (priority deadline)
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 56.1% 61.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 152 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 149-155 147-155
GPA (Median) 3.27 3.10
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.06-3.51 2.85-3.34

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MI MI
School's bar passage rate: 73.6% 67.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.1% 72.5%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -1.5% -5.3%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 47.7% 46.4%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $44,220 $40,532
Room and Board: $11,682 $12,746
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 42.2% 32.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $9,731
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $126,454 $137,047
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 39.5% 62.3%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 580 438
Men: 45.3% 43.8%
Women: 54.5% 56.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 30.3% N/A
Black: 3.8% N/A
Hispanic: 1.7% N/A
Asian: 1.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 11.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 95 N/A
Male: 56.8% N/A
Female: 43.2% N/A
Minority: 12.6% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $51,490 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,000 $59,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 385,270 379,046