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New Auburn Hills Campus

The new Thomas M. Cooley Law School Auburn Hills campus opened its doors in January 2008 to welcome over 600 students to the 65,300-square-foot renovated facility.

The new campus is located at 2630 Featherstone Road in Auburn Hills. Cooley is seeking certification for the new complex under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

"Our southeast Michigan program has experienced tremendous growth during the past two years," Thomas M.Cooley Law School President Don LeDuc said. "We demand the very best from our students and are excited to offer them a comprehensive, top-notch facility in which to learn."

A 62,000-square-foot addition to the existing building will be ready for student use by January 2009.

Judging the Law Schools

The top 20 law schools according to Judging the Law Schools - 2007 and 2006 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 in September at any one of our three campuses in Michigan.

Cooley offers classes year-round, with semesters starting in January, May, or September. Start this September and begin your legal career sooner - rather than later. Cooley has some of the most flexible scheduling options 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 at our campus in downtown Lansing, our Auburn Hills campus, or at our campus in downtown Grand Rapids.

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.

The Advantages of a Private Law School at 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 12th in affordability among the 115 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 FinancialAid pages. Earning a law degree may not be as expensive as you once imagined.