Cooley Rewards Academic Success

Individuals who have demonstrated academic success will find that Cooley Law School provides very generous honors scholarships to incoming students and to those who excel as students at Cooley. Scholarships can be awarded from 25 to 100 percent of tuition. Transfer students are also eligible for scholarships. Find out more about Cooley’s Honors Scholarship program.

It pays to be a Michigan resident

Michigan resident students are eligible for a scholarship enhancement. If a new student is eligible for an entering LSAT Honors Scholarship and is a Michigan resident based on specified criteria, the student is eligible for a 10 percent scholarship enhancement. Find out more about the Michigan Resident Honors Scholarship Enhancement Program and the Michigan residency criteria.

Judging the Law Schools

The top 20 law schools according to Judging the Law Schools - 2008 and 2007 results

Finding the right law school is a difficult and personal decision. Like other ranking studies, Judging the Law Schools is meant to be a guide to help you in your law school decision-making process. The interactive study can be found here. You can search according to school, state,or by each of the 32 factors used in the rankings, such as enrollment numbers, tuition, library data, number of applicants, LSAT scores, and minority enrollment.

Start Your Law Degree Now - Cooley has an excellent academic program and some of the most flexible scheduling options of all law schools in the nation.

Those intersted in the study of law can start as early as May at any one of Cooley's three campuses across Michigan. Cooley offers classes year-round, with terms starting in May, September, or January. Start this May and begin your legal career sooner - rather than later. Cooley has some of the most flexible scheduling optins of all law schools in the nation.

• Classes are offered seven days a week.
• Cooley has the nation’s first and largest weekend program.
• Students can opt for a part-time or full-time schedule.
• Students can take from two to five years to complete the J.D. degree.
• Cooley offers classes across Michigan in downtown Lansing, downtown Grand Rapids, and Auburn Hills.

Cooley Open Houses in March

• Grand Rapids - Thursday, March 5
• Lansing - Thursday, March 12
• Auburn Hills - Thursday, March 19

You and a guest are cordially invited to attend a Cooley Law School spring open house at any of our three locations across Michigan. Cooley administrators, department representatives, and faculty members will be available to answer your questions about Cooley Law School, applying and attending law school, and entering the legal profession. Register online.

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Affordable Pricing

Through effective management of student enrollment, the law school has been able to keep tuition down. This is in keeping with Cooley’s strategic plan and vision of making Cooley one of the most affordable, unsubsidized private law schools in the country. Cooley now ranks 8th in affordability among the 111 private law schools across the nation. Many students are also taking advantage of Cooley’s generous scholarship opportunities. This can allow graduates to start their careers with limited debt. You can find out more about the cost of a Cooley law degree by checking out Cooley’s Scholarship and Financial Aid pages. Earning a law degree may not be as expensive as you once imagined.