Wayne State University Law School
Public law school in Detroit
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October 5 2021 | End of the 2021 first-year class admissions cycle, with 39.81% of admitted students enrolling, having an average LSAT score of 161 and undergraduate GPA of 3.75. |
October 6 2020 | Beginning of the 2021 first-year class admissions cycle, which saw a 32.87% admission rate. |
2019 | The Law School enrolled 434 students in the fall, including 395 full-time and 39 part-time students. |
2018 | Prelaw magazine recognizes Wayne Law as one of the best law schools in the nation for practical training. |
2018 | Wayne State University Law School conferred 132 degrees and certificates during the 2018-19 academic year. |
2017 | Wayne State University Law School established the Journal of Business Law, a student-operated and peer-reviewed scholarly academic journal focusing on business law topics. |
August 17 2017 | Richard Bierschbach is appointed as the dean of Wayne State University Law School. |
2015 | The Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy was established at Wayne State University Law School, named after former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, to educate future professionals on institutional oversight and democratic processes. |
2014 | Wayne State University Law School begins its first consecutive years of being recognized as a Best Value Law School by the National Jurist and prelaw magazine. |
2011 | Wayne Law established the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, named after Judge Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, who was an alumnus of the Law School. The center focuses on addressing civil rights needs in southeast Michigan and nationally. |
2011 | The Detroit Equity Action Lab was launched at the Damon J. Keith Center, receiving $2.9 million in funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. |
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