LANSING– WMU-Cooley Law School has been named among the top racially and ethnically diverse law schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
In its September 2021 report, the national publication ranked WMU-Cooley 21 out of 199 American Bar Association accredited law schools, all of which consisted of one-third of enrolled students came from minority backgrounds in fall 2020. U.S. News and World Report named the top 46 law schools in its ranking.
Last fall, WMU-Cooley’s student enrollment was 926, with 42 percent minority students.
“We believe that our classrooms should reflect the diverse society our students will serve,” said Paul J. Zelenski, WMU-Cooley senior vice president and associate dean of Administration, Enrollment and Student Services. “We work hard to accomplish our long-standing mission of providing equitable access to a modern legal education.”
WMU-Cooley is ranked 55-70 in U.S. News and World Report’s “Part-time Law” schools. The publication ranks schools according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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