Thomas M Cooley Law School

www.cooley.edu

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2024 Enrolled Students
420
38.8% Full-Time

About

Thomas M Cooley Law School is a higher education institution located in Ingham County, MI. In 2024, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at Thomas M Cooley Law School were Law (124 degrees awarded).

In 2024, 142 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Thomas M Cooley Law School. 58.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (89 degrees), 5.24 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (17 degrees).

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Costs

Tuition Costs

$0
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Thomas M Cooley Law School was $0. The cost of tuition at Thomas M Cooley Law School is $−15,710 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($15,710).

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Enrollment

Thomas M Cooley Law School had a total enrollment of 420 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Thomas M Cooley Law School is 163 students and the part-time enrollment is 257. This means that 38.8% of students enrolled at Thomas M Cooley Law School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Thomas M Cooley Law School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 60% White, 15.2% Two or More Races, 11.7% Black or African American, 4.76% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, and 0.476% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.3%), followed by White Male (30.5%) and Two or More Races Male (7.62%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

38.8%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Thomas M Cooley Law School in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 420 students. The full-time enrollment at Thomas M Cooley Law School is 163 and the part-time enrollment is 257. This means that 38.8% of students enrolled at Thomas M Cooley Law School are enrolled full-time compared with 71.4% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    252 enrolled students
  2. Two or More Races
    64 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    49 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Thomas M Cooley Law School is 60% White, 15.2% Two or More Races, 11.7% Black or African American, 4.76% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, and 0.476% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 40.5% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.7% Black or African American.

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Graduates

In 2024, 24 more women than men received degrees from Thomas M Cooley Law School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Thomas M Cooley Law School is white (89 degrees awarded). There were 5.24 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (17 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Thomas M Cooley Law School is Law (124 degrees awarded).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Thomas M Cooley Law School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (142 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

Paralegals & legal assistants
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Paralegals & legal assistants (12,981 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (12,836 people), Other managers (4,210 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,464 people), and Police officers (1,392 people).

The most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School in 2024 are Legal (142 degrees awarded) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Chief executives & legislators
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Chief executives & legislators, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Other Sales Workers, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors

The most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Legal (142 degrees awarded) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Legal services
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Legal services (19,710 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (7,305 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,926 people), Insurance carriers (3,153 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,671 people).

The most specialized majors at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Legal (142 degrees awarded) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

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Most Common (2024)
  1. Tax Law
    8 degrees awarded
  2. Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies
    7 degrees awarded
  3. Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law
    3 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common masters degree concentration at Thomas M Cooley Law School was Tax Law with 8 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

59
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
83
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 59 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas M Cooley Law School, which is 0.711 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (83).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 47 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas M Cooley Law School in Law, which is 0.61 times less than the 77 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 77 degrees were awarded to men at Thomas M Cooley Law School in Law, which is 1.64 times more than the 47 male recipients with that same degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    89 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    17 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    12 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Thomas M Cooley Law School is white (89 degrees awarded). There were 5.24 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (17 degrees).

5.63% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    52 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    37 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Thomas M Cooley Law School is white female (52 degrees awarded). There were 1.41 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (37 degrees).

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Operations

Thomas M Cooley Law School has an endowment valued at nearly $13.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.33M (24.2%) compared to the 4.13% average return (558k on 13.5M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2024, Thomas M Cooley Law School had a total salary expenditure of 32.5M. Thomas M Cooley Law School employs 18 Professors, 2 Associate professors and 1 No academic ranks. Most academics at Thomas M Cooley Law School are Male Professor (11), Female Professor (7), and Female No academic rank (1).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas M Cooley Law School are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 21 employees, Management, with 19 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 7 employees.

Endowment

$13.8M
2024 Endowment
41.6%
decline from 2023

Thomas M Cooley Law School has an endowment valued at about $13.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Thomas M Cooley Law School declined 41.6% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $246k higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$11M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Thomas M Cooley Law School paid a median of $11M in salaries, which represents 33.8% of their overall expenditure ($32.5M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$3.2M
Instructional Salaries
21
Number of Employees

In 2024, Thomas M Cooley Law School paid a total of $3.2M to 21 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $216k (5.94%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Thomas M Cooley Law School were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 21 employees, Management with 19 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 7 employees.

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