Total Federal Investment by Law School for 2022 Graduates

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School	Type	2022 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing	Federal Government Investment
Albany Law School	Private	164	$88,649	78%	$11,347,072
American University	Private	321	$136,628	70%	$30,741,300
Arizona State University	Public	274	$96,603	65%	$17,195,334
Ave Maria School of Law	Private	73	$121,735	72%	$6,451,955
Baylor University	Private	145	$140,198	71%	$14,440,394
Belmont University	Private	120	$124,731	67%	$9,978,480
Boston College	Private	258	$135,705	69%	$24,155,490
Boston University	Private	232	$112,443	67%	$17,428,665
Brigham Young University	Private	121	$46,007	64%	$3,542,539
Brooklyn Law School	Private	343	$117,149	71%	$28,584,356
California Western School of Law	Private	238	$181,273	86%	$37,160,965
Campbell University	Private	157	$129,421	85%	$17,212,993
Capital University	Private	134	$99,765	88%	$11,772,270
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	287	$118,801	60%	$20,433,772
Case Western Reserve University	Private	115	$102,238	67%	$7,872,326
Catholic University of America	Private	110	$159,241	75%	$13,217,003
Chapman University	Private	150	$150,534	74%	$16,709,274
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	173	$131,869	81%	$18,461,660
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	229	$97,164	73%	$16,226,388
Columbia University	Private	410	$168,493	62%	$42,797,222
Cornell University	Private	202	$162,830	62%	$20,353,750
Creighton University	Private	114	$129,626	73%	$10,758,958
CUNY	Public	188	$86,933	56%	$9,127,965
DePaul University	Private	189	$127,320	76%	$18,334,080
Drake University	Private	109	$114,356	71%	$8,805,412
Drexel University	Private	158	$70,565	68%	$7,550,455
Duke University	Private	214	$138,376	63%	$18,680,760
Duquesne University	Private	129	$99,542	83%	$10,650,994
Elon Law School	Private	127	$120,866	82%	$12,570,064
Emory University	Private	245	$125,390	57%	$17,554,600
Faulkner University	Private	50	$116,901	76%	$4,442,238
Florida A&M University	Public	158	$61,500	83%	$8,056,500
Florida International University	Public	174	$93,241	69%	$11,188,920
Florida State University	Public	216	$69,049	69%	$10,288,301
Fordham University	Private	400	$143,976	62%	$35,706,048
George Mason University	Public	146	$93,480	60%	$8,226,240
George Washington University	Private	571	$154,504	66%	$58,248,008
Georgetown University	Private	665	$172,012	63%	$72,073,028
Georgia State University	Public	220	$85,644	64%	$12,075,804
Golden Gate University	Private	118	$133,066	80%	$12,508,204
Gonzaga University	Private	130	$111,448	78%	$11,256,248
Harvard University	Private	611	$169,187	71%	$73,427,158
Hofstra University	Private	259	$144,097	72%	$26,802,042
Howard University	Private	160	$174,122	96%	$26,814,788
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	175	$76,755	61%	$8,212,785
Indiana University - Indianapolis	Public	245	$94,650	72%	$16,658,400
Lewis and Clark College	Private	176	$147,549	80%	$20,804,409
Liberty University	Private	69	$86,369	81%	$4,836,664
Lincoln Memorial University	Private	84	$99,854	86%	$7,189,488
Louisiana State University	Public	199	$102,626	67%	$13,649,258
Loyola Marymount University	Private	334	$156,962	74%	$38,769,614
Loyola University Chicago	Private	262	$114,856	62%	$18,606,672
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	158	$138,710	81%	$17,754,880
Marquette University	Private	188	$125,625	82%	$19,346,250
Mercer University	Private	120	$127,306	84%	$12,857,906
Michigan State University	Public	227	$99,610	81%	$18,328,240
Mississippi College	Private	106	$123,700	82%	$10,761,900
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Private	333	$120,617	71%	$28,465,612
New England School of Law	Private	283	$131,595	74%	$27,503,355
New York Law School	Private	368	$131,332	70%	$33,883,656
New York University	Private	473	$172,122	58%	$47,161,428
Northeastern University	Private	186	$91,007	79%	$13,378,029
Northern Illinois University	Public	104	$91,924	81%	$7,721,616
Northern Kentucky University	Public	116	$94,098	72%	$7,904,232
Northwestern University	Private	265	$158,071	66%	$27,662,425
Nova Southeastern University	Private	166	$154,360	82%	$20,992,960
Ohio Northern University	Private	42	$78,236	86%	$2,816,496
Ohio State University	Public	188	$83,831	67%	$10,562,706
Oklahoma City University	Private	152	$137,870	78%	$16,406,530
Pace University	Private	203	$100,078	80%	$16,212,636
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	Public	82	$58,814	71%	$3,411,212
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law	Public	135	$74,262	68%	$6,832,104
Pepperdine University	Private	174	$133,549	67%	$15,625,233
Quinnipiac University	Private	127	$110,474	81%	$11,378,822
Regent University	Private	97	$99,788	77%	$7,484,100
Roger Williams University	Private	152	$116,856	83%	$14,723,856
Rutgers University	Public	385	$55,531	70%	$14,993,370
Samford University	Private	145	$114,534	79%	$13,171,410
Santa Clara University	Private	226	$181,198	69%	$28,266,888
Seattle University	Private	211	$130,581	80%	$22,068,189
Seton Hall University	Private	197	$123,479	62%	$15,064,438
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	296	$129,605	81%	$31,105,200
Southern Methodist University	Private	270	$153,503	69%	$28,551,558
Southwestern Law School	Private	299	$188,164	89%	$50,051,624
St. John's University	Private	236	$117,182	61%	$16,874,208
St. Louis University	Private	183	$99,116	80%	$14,470,936
St. Mary's University	Private	224	$153,082	68%	$23,268,464
St. Thomas University - Florida	Private	195	$163,394	84%	$26,796,616
Stanford University	Private	189	$150,486	66%	$18,810,750
Stetson University	Private	269	$132,905	77%	$27,511,335
Suffolk University	Private	323	$103,357	73%	$24,392,252
SUNY Buffalo	Public	133	$85,152	72%	$8,174,592
Syracuse University	Private	197	$125,838	74%	$18,372,348
Temple University	Public	238	$87,831	68%	$14,228,622
Texas A&M	Public	172	$91,535	66%	$10,434,990
Texas Tech University	Public	127	$60,088	76%	$5,828,536
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	Private	277	$170,485	89%	$42,109,795
Tulane University	Private	181	$137,258	70%	$17,431,766
University of Akron	Public	107	$70,879	77%	$5,812,078
University of Alabama	Public	132	$62,337	64%	$5,236,308
University of Arizona	Public	145	$68,211	58%	$5,729,724
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	110	$63,809	62%	$4,339,012
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	146	$65,328	91%	$8,688,624
University of Baltimore	Public	195	$119,303	78%	$18,134,056
University of California - Berkeley	Public	359	$143,021	62%	$31,893,683
University of California - Davis	Public	216	$112,101	74%	$17,936,160
University of California - Irvine	Public	142	$123,456	66%	$11,604,864
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	338	$141,062	61%	$29,058,772
University of California College of Law, San Francisco	Public	309	$137,058	73%	$30,975,108
University of Chicago	Private	217	$184,119	61%	$24,303,708
University of Cincinnati	Public	130	$64,300	75%	$6,301,400
University of Colorado	Public	166	$104,159	69%	$11,978,285
University of Connecticut	Public	151	$80,205	71%	$8,581,935
University of Dayton	Private	86	$80,262	91%	$6,260,436
University of Denver	Private	248	$155,182	75%	$28,863,852
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	181	$121,776	46%	$10,107,408
University of Florida	Public	217	$77,724	71%	$11,969,496
University of Georgia	Public	192	$77,169	64%	$9,491,787
University of Hawaii	Public	105	$85,768	59%	$5,317,616
University of Houston	Public	205	$102,823	68%	$14,292,397
University of Idaho	Public	168	$83,183	95%	$13,309,280
University of Illinois	Public	129	$72,952	68%	$6,419,776
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	279	$124,041	70%	$24,187,995
University of Iowa	Public	161	$85,552	63%	$8,640,752
University of Kansas	Public	99	$74,242	76%	$5,568,150
University of Kentucky	Public	86	$74,662	73%	$4,703,706
University of Louisville	Public	92	$93,486	70%	$5,983,104
University of Maine	Public	73	$75,639	79%	$4,387,062
University of Maryland	Public	207	$127,584	68%	$17,989,344
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	84	$114,268	86%	$8,227,296
University of Memphis	Public	121	$86,511	77%	$8,045,523
University of Miami	Private	388	$144,027	63%	$35,142,588
University of Michigan	Public	325	$131,683	69%	$29,496,992
University of Minnesota	Public	235	$90,393	66%	$14,010,915
University of Mississippi	Public	149	$76,720	73%	$8,362,480
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	91	$62,627	76%	$4,321,263
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	121	$87,950	70%	$7,475,750
University of Montana	Public	82	$84,832	75%	$5,259,584
University of Nebraska	Public	139	$72,008	75%	$7,488,832
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	136	$72,132	64%	$6,275,484
University of New Hampshire	Public	101	$90,936	79%	$7,274,880
University of New Mexico	Public	78	$82,583	79%	$5,120,146
University of North Carolina	Public	189	$87,026	67%	$11,052,302
University of North Dakota	Public	80	$74,644	72%	$4,329,352
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law	Public	109	$82,586	72%	$6,441,708
University of Notre Dame	Private	210	$121,755	67%	$17,167,455
University of Oklahoma	Public	167	$79,678	74%	$9,880,072
University of Oregon	Public	139	$100,104	83%	$11,511,960
University of Pennsylvania	Private	262	$163,262	61%	$26,121,920
University of Pittsburgh	Public	125	$90,925	78%	$8,910,650
University of Richmond	Private	126	$109,102	68%	$9,382,772
University of San Diego	Private	245	$137,203	67%	$22,501,292
University of San Francisco	Private	133	$170,633	77%	$17,404,566
University of South Carolina	Public	199	$110,543	76%	$16,691,993
University of South Dakota	Public	83	$53,920	77%	$3,450,880
University of Southern California	Private	212	$128,073	62%	$16,777,563
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis	Private	163	$85,743	74%	$10,374,903
University of Tennessee	Public	120	$76,840	73%	$6,761,920
University of Texas	Public	289	$119,589	67%	$23,200,266
University of The District of Columbia	Public	63	$108,236	83%	$5,628,272
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	153	$140,918	76%	$16,346,488
University of Toledo	Public	93	$68,988	91%	$5,863,980
University of Tulsa	Private	107	$98,829	69%	$7,313,346
University of Utah	Public	105	$89,762	81%	$7,629,770
University of Virginia	Public	327	$160,306	66%	$34,626,096
University of Washington	Public	153	$114,464	70%	$12,247,648
University of Wisconsin	Public	225	$71,700	68%	$10,970,100
University of Wyoming	Public	70	$76,000	77%	$4,104,000
Vanderbilt University	Private	178	$141,854	64%	$16,171,356
Vermont Law School	Private	155	$120,585	83%	$15,555,465
Villanova University	Private	184	$107,335	63%	$12,450,860
Wake Forest University	Private	202	$82,416	62%	$10,302,000
Washburn University	Public	112	$77,981	77%	$6,706,366
Washington and Lee University	Private	118	$96,721	65%	$7,447,517
Washington University in St Louis	Private	227	$96,928	65%	$14,345,344
Wayne State University	Public	123	$60,850	58%	$4,320,350
West Virginia University	Public	106	$87,628	78%	$7,273,124
Western New England University School of Law	Private	79	$111,241	100%	$8,788,039
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University	For-Profit	43	$109,826	80%	$3,734,084
Widener University - Delaware	Private	188	$117,443	86%	$19,025,766
Widener University - Pennsylvania	Private	98	$144,585	93%	$13,157,235
Willamette University	Private	98	$148,177	85%	$12,298,691
William and Mary	Public	225	$98,473	70%	$15,558,734
Yale University	Private	213	$143,437	70%	$21,372,113

Excluded schools: Appalachian School of Law (Private, 40 grads), Barry University (Private, 175 grads), Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Public, 132 grads), Inter American University (Private, 189 grads), John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (For-Profit, 56 grads), North Carolina Central University (Public, 130 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 103 grads), Southern Illinois University (Public, 78 grads), Southern University Law Center (Public, 199 grads), Texas Southern University (Public, 164 grads), Touro College (Private, 158 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 148 grads)

School-specific borrowing data come from U.S. News & World Report, which relies on data reported to U.S. News by law schools. In some cases, law schools do not report the percentage borrowing properly. When that occurs, the previous year's rate is used unless a school reports the correct rate to LST or a better estimate can be generated. Graduate data come from the American Bar Association.

To calculate the amount cumulatively borrowed by law school graduates from a law school, LST took the number of graduates and multiplied it times the percentage of those graduates borrowing loans processed by the school. LST rounded that number to the nearest whole graduate and multiplied it times the average amount borrowed for that school. The known federal government investment figures do not include students who never graduated and those enrolled in non-J.D. programs.

Note: The "amount borrowed" does not include interest that accumulates during law school, thus is different than the "amount owed" or "debt."