Private nonprofit · School
Thomas M Cooley Law School
Lansing, Michigan · Midsize city
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
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- Graduation rate
- $63,450
- Median earnings
Thomas M Cooley Law School is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Lansing, Michigan (midsize city setting).
About Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. The first recorded person of European descent to travel through the area that is now Lansing was British fur trader Hugh Heward and his French-Canadian team on April 24, 1790, while canoeing the Grand River. The African American Parade occurs in Lansing's Westside as part of the annual Juneteenth Celebration Each year in August, the Michigan Pride festival includes an LGBT pride parade from Riverfront Park to the capitol. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- Lansing, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 73 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Capital Region (LAN)
How Thomas M Cooley Law School compares
Higher than 75% · #10 of 45 in Michigan
Percentiles compare Thomas M Cooley Law School with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 420
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $114,156
- Endowment
- $13,773,329
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,450
- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (420 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 17°F
- Annual rain
- 33.3″
- Annual snow
- 50.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lansing Capital City AP, MI US station (3.6 mi from campus).
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.