History of Michigan State University College of Law
About Michigan State University College of Law
Michigan State University College of Law is a private institution of higher learning devoted to professional education in law. Founded in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, it was the first law school in Detroit, and it is one of the oldest continually operating independent law schools in the United States.
To extend its commitment to educational excellence, the Detroit College of Law affiliated with Michigan State University in 1995. This affiliation enabled the Law College to provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary legal education program, build state-of-the-art facilities, and to provide the benefits of a Big Ten campus, while maintaining the small school culture.
Michigan State University College of Law continues to pursue its original purpose of providing superior professional education to qualified men and women. Moreover, it continues, through its thousands of alumni, to contribute greatly to legal, commercial, and industrial life. Many of the most eminent lawyers, judges, public officials and business executives in Michigan, as well as a growing number of practitioners throughout the United States and around the world, are graduates of this distinguished college.
For more information about the Law College, visit www.law.msu.edu.