Facts and figures

  • The National Jurist and preLaw magazine have recognized Wayne Law as a Best Value Law School for the past 10 years (Fall 2023).

  • The Law School offers students a unique advantage: to graduate without taking on excessive debt. Wayne Law is ranked #11 for lowest debt-to-income, by the HEA Group (The National Jurist preLaw Magazine 2024)

  • 85 students in our clinics worked for 16,151 hours on behalf of clients during 2022-23.

  • Wayne Law consistently has the lowest tuition in the state.

  • Upwards of 85 employers participated in Wayne Law's fall 2022 and winter 2023 recruiting season.

  • Our Community Advocacy Clinic was recognized among the nation's top most innovative for Social Justice by The National Jurist and preLaw magazine (Fall 2023).

  • PreLaw magazine recognized Wayne Law as one of the best law schools in the nation in 2018 for practical training.

  • We awarded more than $8 million in scholarships in 2022.

  • 7 live-client clinics and a robust externship program provide students with the practical experience needed to obtain meaningful employment upon graduation.

  • Cora Brown, Law ’48, was the first African American woman in the nation to be elected to a state Senate position.

  • Wayne Budd, Law ’67, was the first African American to lead a state bar association.

  • The Law School’s 12,000+ alumni live and work in every major market in the United States and in 20 countries.

  • Wayne Law has educated top attorneys, judges and leaders for more than 90 years.

  • Dorothy Comstock Riley, Law ’49, was the first Hispanic woman in the country to be elected to a state Supreme Court.

[1] Analysis based on the number of graduates working in full-time, long-term jobs for which bar admission is required or a JD is an advantage divided by the total number of graduates. For more information see law.wayne.edu/aba

[2] Based on an analysis of data compiled by Law School Transparency.