Detroit College of Law
| Michigan State University College of Law | |
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| Parent school | Michigan State University |
| Established | 1891 |
| School type | Independent, non-profit corporation |
| Parent endowment | US $2.145 billion |
| Dean | Lawrence Ponoroff |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan, United States |
| Enrollment | 907 |
| Faculty | 136 full time, 63 part time |
| USNWR ranking | 94th |
| Bar pass rate | 81% (MI) |
| Website | www |
The Michigan State University College of Law is a private law school located in East Lansing, Michigan which is affiliated with Michigan State University. Established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, it was the first law school in the Detroit, Michigan area and the second in the state of Michigan. According to Michigan State University's official 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 49.5% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.The school's rank among the nation's top 100 law schools slid to 94 in 2015, from 80th in 2013, according to U.S. News and World Report.
Detroit College of Law opened in 1891 with 69 students and was incorporated in 1893. It was the oldest continuously operating independent law school in the United States until it was assimilated by MSU in 1997.
In 1937, the college broke ground and relocated itself in a new building at 130 East Elizabeth Street in Detroit, where it stayed until 1997. The Building was designed by architect George DeWitt Mason. It had been located at the former Detroit College of Medicine building on St. Antoine Street from 1892 to 1913; and the Detroit "YMCA" building from 1913 to 1924. The last location of the Detroit College of Law in Downtown Detroit is commemorated by a plaque at Comerica Park, the home stadium of the Detroit Tigers baseball team, which now occupies the site.
Among the first class of 69 students to graduate were a future circuit judge and an ambassador. A woman in the first class and an African American in the second were precursors of the Law College’s commitment to excellent educational opportunity for all sectors of the population.
The college became affiliated with Michigan State University in 1995 to enhance that school's curriculum and reputation. It relocated to East Lansing in 1997, when its 99-year lease with the Detroit YMCA expired, and the original building was demolished to make way for Comerica Park. The newly located college was called "Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University".
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