Total Federal Investment by Law School for 2011 Graduates

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School	Type	2011 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing	Federal Government Investment
Albany Law School	Private	236	$129,326	87%	$26,511,830
American University	Private	467	$151,318	80%	$56,592,932
Arizona State University	Public	201	$103,436	87%	$18,101,300
Arizona Summit Law School	For-Profit	131	$145,357	92%	$17,588,197
Ave Maria School of Law	Private	88	$108,275	86%	$8,228,900
Barry University	Private	209	$137,680	90%	$25,883,840
Baylor University	Private	157	$105,949	84%	$13,985,268
Boston College	Private	285	$100,730	82%	$23,570,820
Boston University	Private	273	$108,267	88%	$25,984,080
Brigham Young University	Private	148	$54,766	86%	$6,955,282
Brooklyn Law School	Private	455	$99,681	85%	$38,576,547
California Western School of Law	Private	285	$153,145	89%	$38,898,830
Campbell University	Private	133	$126,068	85%	$14,245,684
Capital University	Private	175	$115,304	90%	$18,218,032
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	380	$123,857	74%	$34,803,817
Case Western Reserve University	Private	201	$98,900	90%	$17,900,900
Catholic University of America	Private	261	$142,222	92%	$34,133,280
Chapman University	Private	177	$129,732	90%	$20,627,388
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	193	$129,125	86%	$21,434,750
Charlotte School of Law	For-Profit	97	$100,417	89%	$8,635,862
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	332	$109,769	82%	$29,857,168
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	Public	185	$71,477	99%	$13,080,291
Columbia University	Private	456	$132,743	77%	$46,592,793
Cornell University	Private	201	$129,918	80%	$20,916,798
Creighton University	Private	153	$116,589	88%	$15,739,515
CUNY	Public	111	$72,749	83%	$6,692,908
DePaul University	Private	319	$126,794	79%	$31,952,088
Drake University	Private	155	$98,284	91%	$13,858,044
Drexel University	Private	131	$100,686	89%	$11,780,262
Duke University	Private	207	$128,057	86%	$22,794,146
Duquesne University	Private	206	$97,264	84%	$16,826,672
Elon Law School	Private	99	$111,615	85%	$9,375,660
Emory University	Private	225	$95,797	81%	$17,435,054
Faulkner University	Private	101	$61,952	89%	$5,575,680
Florida A&M University	Public	152	$96,934	92%	$13,570,760
Florida Coastal School of Law	For-Profit	451	$134,355	92%	$55,757,325
Florida International University	Public	173	$71,879	85%	$10,566,213
Florida State University	Public	279	$77,804	88%	$19,139,784
Fordham University	Private	428	$131,648	76%	$42,785,600
George Mason University	Public	170	$101,170	78%	$13,455,610
George Washington University	Private	518	$127,360	79%	$52,090,240
Georgetown University	Private	644	$132,722	81%	$69,280,884
Georgia State University	Public	186	$59,913	78%	$8,687,385
Golden Gate University	Private	191	$135,645	82%	$21,296,265
Gonzaga University	Private	160	$104,629	96%	$16,112,866
Hamline University	Private	205	$101,760	85%	$17,706,240
Harvard University	Private	583	$118,500	82%	$56,643,000
Hofstra University	Private	297	$131,196	90%	$35,029,332
Howard University	Private	157	$113,283	99%	$17,558,865
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	195	$90,070	85%	$14,951,620
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta	For-Profit	132	$138,819	91%	$16,658,280
Lewis and Clark College	Private	233	$112,004	87%	$22,736,812
Liberty University	Private	90	$66,088	94%	$5,617,480
Louisiana State University	Public	176	$69,750	80%	$9,834,750
Loyola Marymount University	Private	403	$132,875	86%	$46,107,625
Loyola University Chicago	Private	251	$112,745	86%	$24,352,920
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	231	$115,393	88%	$23,424,779
Marquette University	Private	230	$117,094	100%	$26,931,620
Mercer University	Private	130	$112,460	92%	$13,495,200
Michigan State University	Public	283	$113,809	84%	$27,086,542
Mississippi College	Private	165	$110,169	76%	$13,771,125
New England School of Law	Private	308	$120,480	90%	$33,372,960
New York Law School	Private	515	$146,230	82%	$61,709,060
New York University	Private	466	$131,476	92%	$56,403,204
North Carolina Central University	Public	170	$70,120	71%	$8,484,520
Northeastern University	Private	182	$122,369	84%	$18,722,457
Northern Illinois University	Public	97	$61,530	97%	$5,783,820
Northern Kentucky University	Public	179	$79,238	71%	$10,063,226
Northwestern University	Private	287	$139,101	73%	$29,211,210
Nova Southeastern University	Private	302	$126,133	82%	$31,280,984
Ohio Northern University	Private	97	$94,824	94%	$8,628,984
Ohio State University	Public	231	$87,770	85%	$17,202,920
Oklahoma City University	Private	176	$95,687	89%	$15,022,859
Pace University	Private	222	$139,007	87%	$26,828,351
Penn State University	Public	179	$114,203	91%	$18,615,089
Pepperdine University	Private	229	$125,423	83%	$23,830,370
Quinnipiac University	Private	133	$112,951	87%	$13,102,316
Regent University	Private	118	$108,068	98%	$12,535,888
Roger Williams University	Private	158	$131,754	87%	$18,050,298
Rutgers State University - Camden	Public	242	$80,446	98%	$19,065,702
Rutgers State University - Newark	Public	248	$83,381	92%	$19,010,868
Samford University	Private	148	$115,335	78%	$13,263,525
Santa Clara University	Private	296	$117,075	84%	$29,151,675
Seattle University	Private	315	$109,079	87%	$29,887,646
Seton Hall University	Private	293	$113,100	83%	$27,483,300
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	402	$114,170	86%	$39,502,820
Southern Illinois University	Public	111	$66,160	86%	$6,285,200
Southern Methodist University	Private	272	$99,084	74%	$19,915,884
Southern University Law Center	Public	143	$66,414	100%	$9,497,202
Southwestern Law School	Private	298	$142,606	80%	$33,940,228
St. John's University	Private	276	$126,303	83%	$28,923,387
St. Louis University	Private	272	$120,000	84%	$27,360,000
St. Mary's University	Private	249	$109,335	80%	$21,757,665
St. Thomas University - Florida	Private	221	$137,721	81%	$24,652,059
Stanford University	Private	192	$108,777	84%	$17,513,097
Stetson University	Private	322	$133,082	88%	$37,662,206
Suffolk University	Private	502	$119,096	84%	$50,258,512
SUNY Buffalo	Public	245	$52,447	87%	$11,171,211
Syracuse University	Private	193	$132,993	80%	$20,480,922
Temple University	Public	319	$80,871	89%	$22,967,364
Texas A&M	Public	223	$96,387	80%	$17,156,886
Texas Southern University	Public	163	$97,347	100%	$15,867,561
Texas Tech University	Public	200	$62,561	75%	$9,384,150
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	Private	236	$153,006	94%	$33,967,332
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	Private	999	$115,364	88%	$101,404,956
Touro College	Private	221	$132,302	87%	$25,401,984
Tulane University	Private	241	$129,267	83%	$25,853,400
University of Akron	Public	116	$67,948	95%	$7,474,280
University of Alabama	Public	164	$63,277	78%	$8,099,456
University of Arizona	Public	158	$84,093	89%	$11,857,113
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	116	$58,639	71%	$4,808,398
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	150	$63,334	85%	$8,106,752
University of Baltimore	Public	298	$105,028	89%	$27,832,420
University of California - Berkeley	Public	310	$104,198	87%	$28,133,460
University of California - Davis	Public	195	$100,517	86%	$16,886,856
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	344	$105,474	88%	$31,958,622
University of California College of Law, San Francisco	Public	411	$102,030	88%	$36,934,860
University of Chicago	Private	203	$125,035	92%	$23,381,545
University of Cincinnati	Public	120	$70,168	90%	$7,578,144
University of Colorado	Public	176	$78,894	98%	$13,569,768
University of Connecticut	Public	179	$65,639	85%	$9,977,128
University of Dayton	Private	171	$107,458	91%	$16,763,448
University of Denver	Private	287	$119,056	88%	$30,121,168
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	209	$124,405	74%	$19,282,775
University of Florida	Public	409	$70,438	80%	$23,033,226
University of Georgia	Public	227	$74,794	79%	$13,388,126
University of Hawaii	Public	101	$60,985	83%	$5,122,740
University of Houston	Public	281	$75,387	78%	$16,509,753
University of Idaho	Public	102	$81,429	92%	$7,654,326
University of Illinois	Public	190	$90,432	85%	$14,649,984
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	401	$136,486	92%	$50,363,334
University of Iowa	Public	183	$94,595	82%	$14,189,250
University of Kansas	Public	168	$67,598	80%	$9,058,132
University of Kentucky	Public	135	$67,622	86%	$7,844,152
University of Louisville	Public	142	$78,725	100%	$11,178,950
University of Maine	Public	90	$93,887	89%	$7,510,960
University of Maryland	Public	297	$108,849	76%	$24,599,874
University of Memphis	Public	129	$70,025	78%	$7,072,525
University of Miami	Private	385	$128,350	76%	$37,606,550
University of Michigan	Public	379	$110,532	90%	$37,691,412
University of Minnesota	Public	261	$94,332	82%	$20,187,048
University of Mississippi	Public	151	$73,436	76%	$8,445,140
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	141	$72,089	84%	$8,506,502
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	154	$91,338	92%	$12,969,996
University of Montana	Public	85	$63,962	83%	$4,541,302
University of Nebraska	Public	130	$52,396	89%	$6,077,936
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	128	$55,910	80%	$5,702,820
University of New Hampshire	Public	147	$119,997	90%	$15,839,604
University of New Mexico	Public	103	$63,793	89%	$5,868,956
University of North Carolina	Public	247	$76,642	90%	$17,014,524
University of North Dakota	Public	81	$70,555	83%	$4,727,185
University of Notre Dame	Private	190	$94,443	90%	$16,149,753
University of Oklahoma	Public	163	$74,809	70%	$8,528,226
University of Oregon	Public	174	$94,624	90%	$14,855,968
University of Pennsylvania	Private	274	$119,719	81%	$26,577,618
University of Pittsburgh	Public	253	$91,498	84%	$19,489,074
University of Richmond	Private	166	$98,650	82%	$13,416,400
University of San Diego	Private	318	$110,625	84%	$29,536,875
University of San Francisco	Private	222	$137,234	79%	$24,015,950
University of South Carolina	Public	222	$82,242	86%	$15,708,222
University of South Dakota	Public	55	$58,427	93%	$2,979,777
University of Southern California	Private	207	$130,011	83%	$22,361,892
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis	Private	134	$105,382	90%	$12,751,222
University of Tennessee	Public	146	$71,919	82%	$8,630,280
University of Texas	Public	382	$84,681	81%	$26,166,429
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	303	$138,267	93%	$38,991,294
University of Toledo	Public	115	$89,261	84%	$8,658,317
University of Tulsa	Private	120	$97,346	99%	$11,584,174
University of Utah	Public	134	$70,227	92%	$8,637,921
University of Virginia	Public	377	$117,886	79%	$35,130,028
University of Washington	Public	182	$88,642	76%	$12,232,596
University of Wisconsin	Public	254	$66,987	82%	$13,933,296
University of Wyoming	Public	74	$65,628	86%	$4,200,192
Valparaiso University	Private	181	$118,487	89%	$19,076,407
Vanderbilt University	Private	198	$114,248	75%	$17,022,952
Vermont Law School	Private	174	$136,089	86%	$20,413,350
Villanova University	Private	252	$122,494	79%	$24,376,306
Wake Forest University	Private	158	$109,181	85%	$14,630,254
Washburn University	Public	142	$79,665	91%	$10,276,785
Washington and Lee University	Private	129	$101,340	73%	$9,525,960
Washington University in St Louis	Private	317	$111,957	82%	$29,108,820
Wayne State University	Public	203	$85,824	86%	$15,019,200
West Virginia University	Public	125	$70,078	86%	$7,568,424
Western New England University School of Law	Private	153	$109,778	93%	$15,588,476
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University	For-Profit	90	$101,667	86%	$7,828,359
Whittier Law School	Private	123	$138,961	89%	$15,146,749
Willamette University	Private	129	$97,566	92%	$11,610,354
William and Mary	Public	204	$91,797	87%	$16,248,069
William Mitchell College of Law	Private	282	$109,771	94%	$29,089,315
Yale University	Private	205	$107,761	71%	$15,733,106

Excluded schools: Appalachian School of Law (Private, 91 grads), Indiana University - Indianapolis (Public, 252 grads), Inter American University (Private, 248 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 196 grads), University of La Verne (Private, 116 grads), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Public, 51 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 244 grads), University of The District of Columbia (Public, 78 grads), Widener University - Delaware (Private, 252 grads), Widener University - Pennsylvania (Private, 124 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."