Wayne State University Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

29.33% Wayne State University Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Wayne State University Law School is 29.33% for the 2024-2025 admission. 1,149 students applied and 337 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 123 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 36.50%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Wayne State University Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Wayne State University Law School's acceptance rate is lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Michigan, Wayne State University Law School's acceptance rate is slightly lower than the average rate of 33%.

You can compare Wayne State University Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 20% and 30%

Wayne State University Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Wayne State University Law School	29.33%	36.50%	123	465
All Law Schools	41.58%	31.81%	196	707
Public	40.53%	32.88%	168	632
Private	42.39%	30.98%	217	765
Michigan Law Schools	33%	35.65%	192	635
Public	23.37%	39.31%	219	735
Private	42.39%	31.98%	166	534

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2025 fall term class, the application deadline at Wayne State University Law School is August 1, 2025 (Final Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, August 1, 2025. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Wayne State University Law School' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Wayne State University Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Application Open	2024-09-01
Priority Deadline	2025-03-15
Final Deadline	2024-08-01
Admission Contact
Phone	313-577-3937
Email	lawinquire@wayne.edu
General Admission Information	https://law.wayne.edu/admissions
Application Requirements	https://law.wayne.edu/admissions/jd/app

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
LSAT Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years GRE may be not accepted.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Two Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.

Data Source: https://law.wayne.edu/admissions/jd/app

2025 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Wayne State University Law School is 162 and GPA is 3.84 over 123 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Wayne State University Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Michigan, Wayne State University Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.

You can compare Wayne State University Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 160 and 165

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 164 and the 25^th percentile is 155. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.93 and the 25^th percentile is 3.49.

1 matriculated applicants, 0.81% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.

2025 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Wayne State University Law School	162	3.84
All Law Schools	159	3.62
Public	159	3.66
Private	158	3.59
Michigan Law Schools	160	3.64
Public	166	3.84
Private	154	3.44

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2020	154	159	161
2021	154	159	161
2022	157	161	164
2023	154	161	163
2024	155	162	164
2025	157	162	164

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2020	3.16	3.56	3.73
2021	3.4	3.65	3.8
2022	3.41	3.75	3.87
2023	3.38	3.8	3.89
2024	3.49	3.83	3.93
2025	3.58	3.84	3.94

GRE

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
Number of Submitters	1
Verbal	-	-	-
Quantitative	-	-	-
Analytical Writing	-	-	-

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