Thomas M Cooley Law School

What are the graduation rates for students at Thomas M Cooley Law School?

Standard four-year and six-year undergraduate graduation rates are not useful measures of Cooley's J.D. outcomes. Those measures track specified cohorts of first-time undergraduate students, whereas Cooley's students pursue a professional law degree.

For a meaningful comparison, applicants should examine the school's recent ABA disclosures for J.D. enrollment, attrition, and degrees awarded, with attention to the cohort and reporting period behind each figure. They should consider bar-passage results separately: graduating from law school and passing a bar examination are distinct outcomes.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Thomas M Cooley Law School?

A reliable one-year post-graduation earnings figure for Cooley's J.D. graduates is not established here. Applicants should not treat a general lawyer salary, an employer's advertised pay, or an earnings figure from another school as a prediction of what they would earn after attending Cooley.

The school's ABA employment disclosure is a better starting point for examining outcomes. It distinguishes employment types and reports graduates' status at a defined point after graduation. Even then, an employment rate is not a salary measure, and outcomes can differ substantially by job type, location, prior experience, and whether a position requires bar admission.