The University of Michigan Law School is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.
The American Bar Association’s Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools include Standard 509, requiring website publication of consumer information for the benefit of current and potential law students.
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Student Learning Outcomes
The University of Michigan Law School aims to provide the finest education to the legal profession’s next generation of leaders while disseminating original research that deepens human understanding of law and legal institutions and deploying the Law School’s expertise in service to the state, the nation, and the world.
We train our students to:
- understand the substantive, procedural, and institutional elements of the law
- have strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- appreciate the social dimensions of legal practice
- exercise sound and ethical professional judgment
- develop all of the other important professional skills needed to be exceptional lawyers
Consumer Information
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Admissions and Enrollment Data
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Tuition, Fees, and Refund Policy
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Living Costs
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Financial Aid
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Conditional Scholarships
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on law school academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does not complete a ‘conditional scholarship retention chart’.
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Enrollment Data, Including Academic, Transfer, and Other Attrition
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Transfer of Credits
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Full-time and Part-time Faculty, Professional Librarians, and Administrators
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Class Sizes
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Curricular Offerings, Degree Requirements, and Academic Calendar
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Employment Outcomes
Employment summaries (pdf)
Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 many not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admissions exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15.
Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.
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Bar Passage Rates
ABA Accreditation Compliance Concerns
Any student who alleges that a significant problem directly implicates the Law School’s program of legal education and its compliance with the ABA’s Accreditation Standards should submit a complaint in writing to either the Law School’s Associate Dean for Academic Programming or the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (Dean of Students).