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Cost of attendance

In-depth analysis on law school costs including tuition, grants, debt, cost of living, and more.

Debt by Law School for 2022 Graduates

Graduation year: 2022
School Type State 2022 Grads Average Graduate
Loan Disbursement		 % Borrowing
Albany Law School Private NY 164 $88,649 78%
American University Private DC 321 $136,628 70%
Arizona State University Public AZ 274 $96,603 65%
Ave Maria School of Law Private FL 73 $121,735 72%
Baylor University Private TX 145 $140,198 71%
Belmont University Private TN 120 $124,731 67%
Boston College Private MA 258 $135,705 69%
Boston University Private MA 232 $112,443 67%
Brigham Young University Private UT 121 $46,007 64%
Brooklyn Law School Private NY 343 $117,149 71%
California Western School of Law Private CA 238 $181,273 86%
Campbell University Private NC 157 $129,421 85%
Capital University Private OH 134 $99,765 88%
Cardozo-Yeshiva University Private NY 287 $118,801 60%
Case Western Reserve University Private OH 115 $102,238 67%
Catholic University of America Private DC 110 $159,241 75%
Chapman University Private CA 150 $150,534 74%
Charleston School of Law For-Profit SC 173 $131,869 81%
Chicago-Kent College of Law Private IL 229 $97,164 73%
Columbia University Private NY 410 $168,493 62%
Cornell University Private NY 202 $162,830 62%
Creighton University Private NE 114 $129,626 73%
CUNY Public NY 188 $86,933 56%
DePaul University Private IL 189 $127,320 76%
Drake University Private IA 109 $114,356 71%
Drexel University Private PA 158 $70,565 68%
Duke University Private NC 214 $138,376 63%
Duquesne University Private PA 129 $99,542 83%
Elon Law School Private NC 127 $120,866 82%
Emory University Private GA 245 $125,390 57%
Faulkner University Private AL 50 $116,901 76%
Florida A&M University Public FL 158 $61,500 83%
Florida International University Public FL 174 $93,241 69%
Florida State University Public FL 216 $69,049 69%
Fordham University Private NY 400 $143,976 62%
George Mason University Public VA 146 $93,480 60%
George Washington University Private DC 571 $154,504 66%
Georgetown University Private DC 665 $172,012 63%
Georgia State University Public GA 220 $85,644 64%
Golden Gate University Private CA 118 $133,066 80%
Gonzaga University Private WA 130 $111,448 78%
Harvard University Private MA 611 $169,187 71%
Hofstra University Private NY 259 $144,097 72%
Howard University Private DC 160 $174,122 96%
Indiana University - Bloomington Public IN 175 $76,755 61%
Indiana University - Indianapolis Public IN 245 $94,650 72%
Lewis and Clark College Private OR 176 $147,549 80%
Liberty University Private VA 69 $86,369 81%
Lincoln Memorial University Private TN 84 $99,854 86%
Louisiana State University Public LA 199 $102,626 67%
Loyola Marymount University Private CA 334 $156,962 74%
Loyola University Chicago Private IL 262 $114,856 62%
Loyola University New Orleans Private LA 158 $138,710 81%
Marquette University Private WI 188 $125,625 82%
Mercer University Private GA 120 $127,306 84%
Michigan State University Public MI 227 $99,610 81%
Mississippi College Private MS 106 $123,700 82%
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Private MN 333 $120,617 71%
New England School of Law Private MA 283 $131,595 74%
New York Law School Private NY 368 $131,332 70%
New York University Private NY 473 $172,122 58%
Northeastern University Private MA 186 $91,007 79%
Northern Illinois University Public IL 104 $91,924 81%
Northern Kentucky University Public KY 116 $94,098 72%
Northwestern University Private IL 265 $158,071 66%
Nova Southeastern University Private FL 166 $154,360 82%
Ohio Northern University Private OH 42 $78,236 86%
Ohio State University Public OH 188 $83,831 67%
Oklahoma City University Private OK 152 $137,870 78%
Pace University Private NY 203 $100,078 80%
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law Public PA 82 $58,814 71%
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law Public PA 135 $74,262 68%
Pepperdine University Private CA 174 $133,549 67%
Quinnipiac University Private CT 127 $110,474 81%
Regent University Private VA 97 $99,788 77%
Roger Williams University Private RI 152 $116,856 83%
Rutgers University Public NJ 385 $55,531 70%
Samford University Private AL 145 $114,534 79%
Santa Clara University Private CA 226 $181,198 69%
Seattle University Private WA 211 $130,581 80%
Seton Hall University Private NJ 197 $123,479 62%
South Texas College of Law Houston Private TX 296 $129,605 81%
Southern Methodist University Private TX 270 $153,503 69%
Southwestern Law School Private CA 299 $188,164 89%
St. John's University Private NY 236 $117,182 61%
St. Louis University Private MO 183 $99,116 80%
St. Mary's University Private TX 224 $153,082 68%
St. Thomas University - Florida Private FL 195 $163,394 84%
Stanford University Private CA 189 $150,486 66%
Stetson University Private FL 269 $132,905 77%
Suffolk University Private MA 323 $103,357 73%
SUNY Buffalo Public NY 133 $85,152 72%
Syracuse University Private NY 197 $125,838 74%
Temple University Public PA 238 $87,831 68%
Texas A&M Public TX 172 $91,535 66%
Texas Tech University Public TX 127 $60,088 76%
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Private MI 277 $170,485 89%
Tulane University Private LA 181 $137,258 70%
University of Akron Public OH 107 $70,879 77%
University of Alabama Public AL 132 $62,337 64%
University of Arizona Public AZ 145 $68,211 58%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Public AR 110 $63,809 62%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock Public AR 146 $65,328 91%
University of Baltimore Public MD 195 $119,303 78%
University of California - Berkeley Public CA 359 $143,021 62%
University of California - Davis Public CA 216 $112,101 74%
University of California - Irvine Public CA 142 $123,456 66%
University of California - Los Angeles Public CA 338 $141,062 61%
University of California College of Law, San Francisco Public CA 309 $137,058 73%
University of Chicago Private IL 217 $184,119 61%
University of Cincinnati Public OH 130 $64,300 75%
University of Colorado Public CO 166 $104,159 69%
University of Connecticut Public CT 151 $80,205 71%
University of Dayton Private OH 86 $80,262 91%
University of Denver Private CO 248 $155,182 75%
University of Detroit Mercy Private MI 181 $121,776 46%
University of Florida Public FL 217 $77,724 71%
University of Georgia Public GA 192 $77,169 64%
University of Hawaii Public HI 105 $85,768 59%
University of Houston Public TX 205 $102,823 68%
University of Idaho Public ID 168 $83,183 95%
University of Illinois Public IL 129 $72,952 68%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Public IL 279 $124,041 70%
University of Iowa Public IA 161 $85,552 63%
University of Kansas Public KS 99 $74,242 76%
University of Kentucky Public KY 86 $74,662 73%
University of Louisville Public KY 92 $93,486 70%
University of Maine Public ME 73 $75,639 79%
University of Maryland Public MD 207 $127,584 68%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Public MA 84 $114,268 86%
University of Memphis Public TN 121 $86,511 77%
University of Miami Private FL 388 $144,027 63%
University of Michigan Public MI 325 $131,683 69%
University of Minnesota Public MN 235 $90,393 66%
University of Mississippi Public MS 149 $76,720 73%
University of Missouri - Columbia Public MO 91 $62,627 76%
University of Missouri - Kansas City Public MO 121 $87,950 70%
University of Montana Public MT 82 $84,832 75%
University of Nebraska Public NE 139 $72,008 75%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas Public NV 136 $72,132 64%
University of New Hampshire Public NH 101 $90,936 79%
University of New Mexico Public NM 78 $82,583 79%
University of North Carolina Public NC 189 $87,026 67%
University of North Dakota Public ND 80 $74,644 72%
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Public TX 109 $82,586 72%
University of Notre Dame Private IN 210 $121,755 67%
University of Oklahoma Public OK 167 $79,678 74%
University of Oregon Public OR 139 $100,104 83%
University of Pennsylvania Private PA 262 $163,262 61%
University of Pittsburgh Public PA 125 $90,925 78%
University of Richmond Private VA 126 $109,102 68%
University of San Diego Private CA 245 $137,203 67%
University of San Francisco Private CA 133 $170,633 77%
University of South Carolina Public SC 199 $110,543 76%
University of South Dakota Public SD 83 $53,920 77%
University of Southern California Private CA 212 $128,073 62%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis Private MN 163 $85,743 74%
University of Tennessee Public TN 120 $76,840 73%
University of Texas Public TX 289 $119,589 67%
University of The District of Columbia Public DC 63 $108,236 83%
University of the Pacific - McGeorge Private CA 153 $140,918 76%
University of Toledo Public OH 93 $68,988 91%
University of Tulsa Private OK 107 $98,829 69%
University of Utah Public UT 105 $89,762 81%
University of Virginia Public VA 327 $160,306 66%
University of Washington Public WA 153 $114,464 70%
University of Wisconsin Public WI 225 $71,700 68%
University of Wyoming Public WY 70 $76,000 77%
Vanderbilt University Private TN 178 $141,854 64%
Vermont Law School Private VT 155 $120,585 83%
Villanova University Private PA 184 $107,335 63%
Wake Forest University Private NC 202 $82,416 62%
Washburn University Public KS 112 $77,981 77%
Washington and Lee University Private VA 118 $96,721 65%
Washington University in St Louis Private MO 227 $96,928 65%
Wayne State University Public MI 123 $60,850 58%
West Virginia University Public WV 106 $87,628 78%
Western New England University School of Law Private MA 79 $111,241 100%
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University For-Profit CA 43 $109,826 80%
Widener University - Delaware Private DE 188 $117,443 86%
Widener University - Pennsylvania Private PA 98 $144,585 93%
Willamette University Private OR 98 $148,177 85%
William and Mary Public VA 225 $98,473 70%
Yale University Private CT 213 $143,437 70%

Excluded schools: <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/appalachian' class='font-medium'>Appalachian School of Law</a> (Private, 40 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/barry' class='font-medium'>Barry University</a> (Private, 175 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/cleveland' class='font-medium'>Cleveland-Marshall College of Law</a> (Public, 132 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/interamerican' class='font-medium'>Inter American University</a> (Private, 189 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/johnmarshall-atl' class='font-medium'>John Marshall Law School - Atlanta</a> (For-Profit, 56 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/nccu' class='font-medium'>North Carolina Central University</a> (Public, 130 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/catholic-pr' class='font-medium'>Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico</a> (Private, 103 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/siu' class='font-medium'>Southern Illinois University</a> (Public, 78 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/southern' class='font-medium'>Southern University Law Center</a> (Public, 199 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/texassouthern' class='font-medium'>Texas Southern University</a> (Public, 164 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/touro' class='font-medium'>Touro College</a> (Private, 158 grads), <a href='https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/schools/puertorico' class='font-medium'>University of Puerto Rico</a> (Public, 148 grads)

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