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Cooley Law School Admissions Funnel
Lansing, MI · most recent entering class · ABA 509, 2025 cycle
The three-stage funnel
| Stage | Students | Share of applicants | Stage conversion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completed applications | 1,323 | 100% | — |
| Offers of admission | 700 | 52.91% | 1 in 2 |
| Enrolled (matriculated) | 235 | 17.76% | 1 in 3 |
| First-year class size | 237 | — | 99.2% filled |
Offer yield and class fill
These two ratios answer different questions, and both are reported because either alone can mislead.
| Measure | This school | National median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offer yield (enrolled ÷ offers) | 33.6% | 31.6% | #124 of 194 |
| Class fill (enrolled ÷ class size) | 99.2% | 98.5% | #130 of 196 |
| Seats unfilled | 2 | — | — |
| Offers not taken | 465 | — | declined-offers ranking |
An offer yield of 33.6% means roughly 3 of the admitted students at this school ended up somewhere else. That is common across the profession — the national median is 31.6% — because admitted students hold and compare multiple offers. Class fill of 99.2% is the more relevant number: it shows whether the school filled the class it planned.
How this compares within Michigan
| School | Applications | Offers | Enrolled | Yield | Class fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley Law School | 1,323 | 700 | 235 | 33.6% | 99.2% |
| Michigan State University | 1,526 | 397 | 150 | 37.8% | 100.0% |
| Wayne State University | 1,290 | 320 | 128 | 40.0% | 99.2% |
| Detroit Mercy | 1,478 | 612 | 246 | 40.2% | 99.6% |
What else this school reports
| Acceptance rate | 52.91% |
|---|---|
| Median LSAT / GPA (enrolled) | 147 / 3.09 |
| Annual tuition | $1,580 per credit hour |
| Median grant | $13,746 per year |
| First-time bar passage | 51.45% |
Related pages
- The Cooley Law School ABA 509 report — every figure from the disclosure, section by section
- Cooley Law School — full admissions data
- All schools by offer yield
- Schools with the most offers not taken
- Cooley Law School — financial aid
- Cooley Law School — cost of attendance
- Law schools in Michigan
Source: Cooley Law School ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure, 2025 reporting cycle. Applications, offers and enrollees describe the most recent entering class. Offer yield is students enrolled divided by offers extended; class fill is students enrolled divided by first-year class size. Neither measure indicates school quality, and a declined offer usually reflects a student choosing another school rather than any judgment about this one. Data describes a single cohort and cannot show change over time.