University of Detroit Mercy vs University of New Mexico
Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.
The short version
- Detroit Mercy places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 2.6% of the Class of 2025, against 1.0% at New Mexico.
- =About the same cost. Three years come to roughly $180K at Detroit Mercy and $184K at New Mexico after the average scholarship.
- New Mexico is harder to get into: a 157 median LSAT and a 41.4% acceptance rate, against 156 and 41.4% at Detroit Mercy.
- New Mexico has the higher first time bar pass rate: 77.0% against 71.5%.
Where graduates go
Detroit Mercy leads 3 of 5
What it costs
Detroit Mercy leads 3 of 4
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Detroit Mercy 41.4% · New Mexico 41.4%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology