Thomas M Cooley Law School
Lansing, MI 48933
About Thomas M Cooley Law School
Thomas M Cooley Law School is a private research university in Lansing, Michigan. Thomas M Cooley Law School awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting. Median earnings about ten years after entry reach about $63,450 among students who received federal aid.
Thomas M Cooley Law School: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Thomas M Cooley Law School—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
Median earnings should be read with net price, debt, and completion—not as a standalone quality score.
What Thomas M Cooley Law School is known for
Top program completions
- Law124
- Tax Law/Taxation8
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other7
- Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law3
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Thomas M Cooley Law School a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Thomas M Cooley Law School is a good school for those looking for strong graduate earnings outcomes in College Scorecard data.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Campus
Location
Lansing, MI
City / state
- ZIP
- 48933
- NCES locale
- Suburb
See Suburban college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Great Lakes
- Carnegie
- Not classified (exclusively graduate programs)
Size
Enrollment
- Graduate
- 420
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Thomas M Cooley Law School was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Thomas M Cooley Law School in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
N/A% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Thomas M Cooley Law School in 2024 is N/A students.
Graduate enrollment is about 420 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Thomas M Cooley Law School completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Law: 38% male / 62% female
- Tax Law/Taxation: 75% male / 25% female
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other: 57% male / 43% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
Thomas M Cooley Law School graduates earn a median of $63,450 ten years after entry
Finding Earnings, debt, and program mix define the financial profile of Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Evidence Median earnings 10 years after entry: $63,450.
Method College Scorecard median earnings (10-year), median debt, and EDsmart ROI / payback models using campus net price.
Interpretation Institution-wide ROI and debt ratios summarize campus averages; program choice still drives individual outcomes.
Limitation Salary reflects median earnings ten years after entry; ROI is not program-specific.
Key takeaway Thomas M Cooley Law School graduates report median earnings of $63,450 ten years after entry—an institution-wide outcomes signal, not a program guarantee.
Return on Investment
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 4 programs by IPEDS completions (5 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Thomas M Cooley Law School.
Employment Outcomes
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Thomas M Cooley Law School graduates.
How financially powerful is this institution?
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Thomas M Cooley Law School—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Institutional endowment
$23.6M
End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023
- Michigan median 0.76× the median ($30.9M)
- Great Lakes median 0.74× the median ($31.8M)
- U.S. median 0.89× the median ($26.4M)
- Michigan median 2.9× the median ($13,320)
- Great Lakes median 2.3× the median ($16,690)
- U.S. median 3.2× the median ($12,100)
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 46.7%
- Michigan median 17.4 pp below median (64.1%)
- Great Lakes median 11.4 pp below median (58.1%)
- U.S. median 11.3 pp below median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $12,684
- Michigan median 1.4× the median ($8,917)
- Great Lakes median 1.6× the median ($8,046)
- U.S. median 1.7× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $21,342
- Michigan median 2.9× the median ($7,240)
- Great Lakes median 2.8× the median ($7,690)
- U.S. median 2.9× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Thomas M Cooley Law School at a glance
Thomas M Cooley Law School
Thomas M Cooley Law School is a private non-profit institution in Lansing, MI, classified as Not classified (exclusively graduate programs).
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- LawTax Law/TaxationLegal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
Schools near Thomas M Cooley Law School
Other campuses in Lansing, MI when available, plus nearby institutions in Michigan.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade B) within Michigan, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Thomas M Cooley Law School located?
Thomas M Cooley Law School is located in Lansing, MI.
How much does Thomas M Cooley Law School cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What do graduates of Thomas M Cooley Law School earn?
Median earnings are N/A six years after entry and $63,450 ten years after entry.
Is Thomas M Cooley Law School public or private?
Thomas M Cooley Law School is a private nonprofit institution located in Lansing, MI.
Is Thomas M Cooley Law School an HBCU?
No. Thomas M Cooley Law School is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Thomas M Cooley Law School a tribal college?
No. Thomas M Cooley Law School is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Thomas M Cooley Law School religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Thomas M Cooley Law School in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.