University of Michigan Law School

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University of Michigan Law School
Parent schoolUniversity of Michigan
Established1859; 165 years ago (1859)
School typePublic law school
Endowment$500 million (2019)[1]
Parent endowment$17.9 billion[2]
DeanKyle D. Logue (interim)
LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Enrollment976
Faculty183
USNWR ranking9th (tie) (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate97.27%[4]
Websitemichigan.law.umich.edu
ABA profileStandard 509 Report

The University of Michigan Law School (branded as Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Comparative Law (MCL), Juris Doctor (JD), and Doctor of the Science of Law (SJD) degree programs.[5][6]

Notable alumni include U.S. Supreme Court Justices Frank Murphy, William Rufus Day, and George Sutherland, as well as a number of heads of state and corporate executives. Approximately 98% of Class of 2022 graduates were employed within ten months of graduation; its first time bar passage rate in 2023 was 95.45% and the passage rate for all graduates within two years was 99.20%.[7]

The school enrolls about 976 students and employs about 107 full-time faculty members and 76 non-full time faculty members.[8]

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  2. ^ "Endowment generated 5.2% return in FY '23". University of Michigan. October 19, 2023. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "University of Michigan—Ann Arbor". Best Law Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "These US law schools had the highest bar pass rates in 2023" (web). American Bar Association. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michigan Law History | University of Michigan Law School". michigan.law.umich.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Abbreviations – Brand & Visual Identity". Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "University of Michigan Bar Passage Report" (PDF). American Bar Association. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "University of Michigan 509 Report" (PDF). University of Michigan Law School. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.