University of Detroit Mercy. School of Law

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is the law school of the University of Detroit Mercy and is located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan across from the Renaissance Center. Founded in 1912, Detroit Mercy Law is a private Catholic law school and has been ABA-accredited since 1933. The Law School has an annual enrollment of 612 students including 223 International Students, and currently has 67 faculty members (23 full-time, 44 adjunct). The law school has an acceptance rate of 41% as of 2026 and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s 2025 graduates achieved a 93% employment rate in legal and professional positions within 10 months of graduating. Detroit Mercy Law offers full-time, part-time, and extended part-time JD programs as well as a number of dual degrees, including a J.D./M.B.A. and a Dual J.D. three year program with the University of Windsor allowing students to earn both Canadian and American Juris Doctor degrees. In January 2012, Detroit Mercy Law purchased a 6,000 sq. ft. facility across the street from its campus which will house the numerous clinics operated by the school. Detroit Mercy Law is one of only two private law schools in Michigan, the other being Cooley Law.