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University of Michigan Law School Tuition & Cost of Attendance

Ann Arbor, MI · 2025-26 academic year, in-state basis · ABA 509 disclosure

$103,566
Per academic year
$310,698
3-year total
$8,631
Per month, spread out
#136
of 164 by total cost

Where the money goes each year

Annual tuition (in-state)$76,108
Mandatory fees (full-time)$572
Living costs$26,886on-campus and off-campus figures are identical in this disclosure, so it does not distinguish the two
Per academic year$103,566
3-year total$310,698

If you are not an in-state resident

Annual non-resident tuition is $79,108. Annual mandatory fees are $572. The estimated 3-year total, including the same living-cost figure, is $319,698.

After grants: what the sticker price does not show

The figures below are this school's reported averages across all students. What you would actually pay depends on where your scores land against its admitted class — the University of Michigan Law School scholarship calculator shows your position and the grant range that applies to it.

3-year sticker total$310,698
Median grant for full-time students$32,000 per year
Same median applied for 3 years$214,698
Students receiving grant aid91.0%
Grant range (25th–75th percentile)$20,000 – $41,000

The median is not an offer. Aid depends on your circumstances, whether the school is need-aware or merit-aware, and its aid budget in the year you attend. It is also reported for a single cohort, so it is not a guarantee across three years.

Cost against bar passage

Michigan reports a first-time bar passage rate of 94.15% across 342 takers in the most recent cohort and an ultimate passage rate of 98.74% for the class of 2024. Dividing the 3-year total by the first-time rate gives $3,300 per passage point.

This ratio compares price and outcome positioning only. Bar passage is measured across all takers at the school, is shaped substantially by how selective the school is, and predicts nothing about any individual student. See the full cost-versus-passage ranking for what this number does and does not mean.

What else this school publishes

Acceptance rate8.57%
Median LSAT / GPA (enrolled)171 / 3.88
First-year class size343

Cost comparison within Michigan

School3-year totalPer yearBar passDifference
Michigan$310,698$103,56694.15%—
Michigan State University$213,060$71,02077.35%$97,638
Wayne State University$203,178$67,72673.85%$107,520

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Source: University of Michigan Law School ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure, 2025 reporting cycle. Tuition, fee and living figures are for the 2025-26 academic year on an in-state basis. The 3-year total multiplies one year of disclosed costs by 3; the 509 does not disclose program length, so extended or joint programs are not distinguished. Costs rise annually. Not financial advice.