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Cost of attendance

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

Tuition by Law School, 2018 vs 2008 Comparison

2008-9 to 2018-19
Years Go
Annual Full-Time TuitionFall 2018 to Spring 2019 Annual Full-Time TuitionFall 2008 to Spring 2009
Tuition Change Δ Resident Change Δ Tuition Resident
Albany Law School $47,450 +21.5% - - $39,050 -
American University $56,724 +44% - - $39,402 -
Appalachian School of Law $35,500 +40.3% - - $25,300 -
Arizona State University $45,940 +59.2% $27,584 +69.3% $28,858 $16,294
Ave Maria School of Law $42,206 +24.4% - - $33,920 -
Barry University $37,430 +22.2% - - $30,620 -
Baylor University $59,388 +64.6% - - $36,080 -
Boston College $54,750 +42.4% - - $38,450 -
Boston University $55,076 +43.9% - - $38,266 -
Brigham Young University $26,120 +41.3% $13,060 +41.3% $18,480 $9,240
Brooklyn Law School $56,468 +33.3% - - $42,375 -
California Western School of Law $52,470 +44.4% - - $36,340 -
Campbell University $41,130 +42% - - $28,960 -
Capital University $38,290 +27.8% - - $29,957 -
Case Western Reserve University $52,070 +42% - - $36,674 -
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico $15,738 +13.3% - - $13,886 -
Catholic University of America $51,560 +41.1% - - $36,535 -
Chapman University $53,124 +46.6% - - $36,233 -
Charleston School of Law $42,134 +27.8% - - $32,970 -
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law $27,362 +21% $27,210 +65.1% $22,608 $16,478
William and Mary $43,000 +41.7% $34,000 +68.8% $30,346 $20,146
Columbia University $69,916 +53.1% - - $45,674 -
Cornell University $65,541 +43.1% - - $45,803 -
Creighton University $40,096 +41.5% - - $28,332 -
CUNY $25,464 +54.2% $15,564 +46.7% $16,510 $10,610
DePaul University $48,166 +35.7% - - $35,500 -
Drake University $41,512 +41.7% - - $29,286 -
Drexel University $44,230 +40.5% - - $31,490 -
Duke University $64,722 +50.7% - - $42,938 -
Duquesne University $44,944 +54.5% - - $29,090 -
Elon Law School $38,000 +31% - - $29,000 -
Emory University $57,348 +44.2% - - $39,776 -
Faulkner University $39,185 +39.3% - - $28,135 -
Florida A&M University $32,936 +22.6% $13,676 +74.7% $26,862 $7,827
Florida International University $36,049 +46.6% $21,806 +101.8% $24,589 $10,805
Florida State University $40,710 +25.8% $20,694 +67.5% $32,364 $12,352
Fordham University $60,406 +43.6% - - $42,076 -
University of New Hampshire $43,306 +30.1% $37,406 +12.4% $33,280 $33,280
George Mason University $40,740 +27.5% $25,354 +35.4% $31,948 $18,732
George Washington University $60,790 +51.6% - - $40,100 -
Georgetown University $62,244 +48% - - $42,065 -
Georgia State University $36,658 +20.9% $17,050 +59.7% $30,330 $10,674
Gonzaga University $40,665 +34.4% - - $30,263 -
Harvard University $64,978 +51.4% - - $42,926 -
Hofstra University $59,214 +49.4% - - $39,640 -
Howard University $35,814 +53.2% - - $23,370 -
Chicago-Kent College of Law $47,644 +33.3% - - $35,741 -
Indiana University - Bloomington $55,338 +48.1% $35,588 +78% $37,373 $19,988
Indiana University - Indianapolis $49,254 +26.6% $29,198 +49.9% $38,911 $19,473
Inter American University $16,645 +29.1% - - $12,891 -
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law $48,600 +43% $48,600 - $33,980 -
Lewis and Clark College $46,370 +52.2% - - $30,461 -
Liberty University $36,862 +39.1% - - $26,509 -
Louisiana State University $39,100 +68.3% $23,660 +80% $23,239 $13,143
Loyola Marymount University $57,230 +48.8% - - $38,450 -
Loyola University Chicago $48,962 +38.6% - - $35,334 -
Loyola University New Orleans $44,580 +38.3% - - $32,226 -
Marquette University $46,170 +48.8% - - $31,020 -
Mercer University $38,716 +16.6% - - $33,190 -
Michigan State University $44,200 +39.2% $44,200 - $31,752 -
Mississippi College $35,510 +41.9% - - $25,020 -
New England School of Law $49,488 +47.4% - - $33,580 -
New York Law School $51,732 +18.7% - - $43,600 -
New York University $66,422 +50.1% - - $44,247 -
North Carolina Central University $41,410 +118.5% $18,738 +173.3% $18,956 $6,856
Northeastern University $50,700 +31.6% - - $38,514 -
Northern Illinois University $22,179 -13.3% $22,179 +58.6% $25,576 $13,984
Northern Kentucky University $32,890 +13% $20,332 +52.4% $29,112 $13,344
Northwestern University $64,402 +42.1% - - $45,332 -
Nova Southeastern University $41,200 +35.2% - - $30,472 -
Ohio Northern University $29,160 +6% - - $27,500 -
Ohio State University $45,800 +27.7% $30,848 +47.5% $35,869 $20,919
Oklahoma City University $35,630 +15% - - $30,970 -
Pace University $48,614 +29.9% - - $37,430 -
Pepperdine University $55,830 +48.3% - - $37,650 -
Quinnipiac University $49,540 +27.6% - - $38,830 -
Regent University $36,620 +27.1% - - $28,815 -
Roger Williams University $36,812 +8.2% - - $34,020 -
Samford University $40,150 +34.8% - - $29,776 -
Santa Clara University $50,624 +37.8% - - $36,750 -
Seattle University $46,586 +37.9% - - $33,784 -
Seton Hall University $54,090 +31.4% - - $41,160 -
South Texas College of Law Houston $32,400 +29.7% - - $24,990 -
Southern Illinois University $31,316 -0.1% $22,564 +73.1% $31,332 $13,038
Southern Methodist University $54,094 +56.4% - - $34,576 -
Southern University Law Center $29,090 +141.2% $16,490 +121% $12,060 $7,460
Southwestern Law School $54,166 +53.6% - - $35,270 -
St. John's University $59,480 +46.5% - - $40,600 -
St. Louis University $42,154 +26.3% - - $33,382 -
St. Mary's University $37,410 +39.3% - - $26,850 -
St. Thomas University - Florida $42,190 +39.6% - - $30,220 -
Stanford University $62,373 +48.2% - - $42,080 -
Stetson University $43,880 +42.9% - - $30,700 -
Suffolk University $48,090 +25.9% - - $38,190 -
Syracuse University $51,422 +17.6% - - $43,722 -
Temple University $41,341 +44% $27,103 +61.7% $28,702 $16,758
Texas Southern University $27,618 +69.4% $20,418 +62.6% $16,306 $12,556
Texas Tech University $48,140 +132.5% $26,840 +96.3% $20,701 $13,673
Texas A&M $38,100 +54.5% $31,000 +25.7% $24,660 $24,660
Thomas M. Cooley Law School $52,540 +95.8% - - $26,836 -
Touro College $49,800 +36% - - $36,610 -
Tulane University $56,572 +46.1% - - $38,724 -
SUNY Buffalo $32,164 +24.9% $28,074 +69.6% $25,745 $16,555
University of Akron $22,746 -17.7% $22,646 +29% $27,625 $17,553
University of Alabama $42,180 +74.6% $23,920 +90.4% $24,158 $12,564
University of Arizona $30,326 -5.9% $25,826 +31.9% $32,221 $19,584
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville $36,248 +69.5% $16,188 +51.1% $21,379 $10,712
University of Arkansas - Little Rock $30,470 +37.7% $14,527 +34.4% $22,133 $10,807
University of Baltimore $46,622 +33.7% $31,954 +43.1% $34,876 $22,330
University of California College of Law, San Francisco $50,326 +25.5% $44,326 +53.6% $40,089 $28,864
University of California - Berkeley $53,276 +23.4% $49,325 +59.4% $43,188 $30,943
University of California - Davis $56,974 +39.8% $47,722 +67.4% $40,756 $28,511
University of California - Los Angeles $52,094 +25.2% $45,600 +46.6% $41,624 $31,103
University of Chicago $65,298 +56.1% - - $41,835 -
University of Cincinnati $29,010 -14.1% $24,010 +24% $33,764 $19,362
University of Colorado $38,684 +18.8% $31,898 +44.7% $32,560 $22,048
University of Connecticut $61,080 +53.8% $30,338 +57.8% $39,718 $19,222
University of Dayton $34,422 +9.3% - - $31,494 -
University of Denver $50,942 +49.9% - - $33,990 -
University of Detroit Mercy $44,220 +46% - - $30,290 -
University of Florida $38,039 +20% $21,803 +76.7% $31,704 $12,339
University of Georgia $38,146 +27.4% $19,708 +50.6% $29,940 $13,090
University of Hawaii $45,816 +72.1% $22,392 +51.9% $26,624 $14,741
University of Houston $47,128 +81.4% $32,093 +74% $25,977 $18,447
University of Idaho $38,622 +84.2% $20,986 +92.9% $20,962 $10,882
University of Illinois $48,118 +22.6% $38,118 +21.9% $39,262 $31,262
University of Iowa $46,822 +35% $27,342 +52.6% $34,684 $17,916
University of Kansas $38,726 +46.8% $22,562 +50.1% $26,376 $15,033
University of Kentucky $48,474 +83.4% $24,046 +57.6% $26,436 $15,258
University of Louisville $39,402 +39.3% $21,196 +54.2% $28,292 $13,744
University of Maine $34,710 +16.2% $23,640 +22% $29,880 $19,380
University of Maryland $48,741 +46.3% $33,651 +52.7% $33,323 $22,044
University of Memphis $26,402 -23.8% $19,198 +50.2% $34,656 $12,784
University of Miami $51,925 +41.9% - - $36,594 -
University of Michigan $62,762 +41% $59,762 +44% $44,500 $41,500
University of Minnesota $51,528 +46.8% $42,840 +73.5% $35,089 $24,686
University of Mississippi $36,612 +86.6% $16,550 +77% $19,620 $9,350
University of Missouri - Columbia $39,453 +29.4% $20,943 +31% $30,486 $15,984
University of Missouri - Kansas City $37,221 +36.5% $19,701 +38.3% $27,262 $14,242
University of Montana $32,436 +42.7% $13,177 +27.8% $22,733 $10,312
University of Nebraska $36,918 +47.1% $16,078 +43.5% $25,101 $11,208
University of Nevada - Las Vegas $38,922 +82.5% $27,022 +144.9% $21,332 $11,032
University of New Mexico $37,742 +46.9% $17,398 +50.1% $25,693 $11,593
University of North Carolina $40,802 +46.4% $24,172 +60.7% $27,863 $15,045
University of North Dakota $29,644 +49.3% $13,023 +41.4% $19,852 $9,210
University of Notre Dame $58,358 +55% - - $37,650 -
University of Oklahoma $32,288 +21% $20,903 +24.7% $26,695 $16,766
University of Oregon $44,022 +71.9% $35,418 +72.2% $25,610 $20,570
University of Pennsylvania $65,804 +48.4% - - $44,330 -
University of Pittsburgh $44,576 +38% $34,834 +44.2% $32,306 $24,162
University of Puerto Rico $18,144 +160.3% $7,852 +46.8% $6,971 $5,350
University of Richmond $44,700 +41.9% - - $31,510 -
University of San Diego $54,280 +38.5% - - $39,204 -
University of San Francisco $49,820 +38.9% - - $35,880 -
University of South Carolina $54,502 +53.6% $29,608 +67.1% $35,490 $17,718
University of South Dakota $34,872 +98.1% $16,944 +88.5% $17,606 $8,991
University of Southern California $64,908 +45.8% - - $44,510 -
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis $41,442 +26.4% - - $32,794 -
University of Tennessee $38,348 +30.9% $19,674 +62.8% $29,304 $12,084
University of Texas $53,034 +37% $35,714 +52.4% $38,697 $23,427
University of The District of Columbia $24,674 +61% $12,838 +60.9% $15,330 $7,980
University of the Pacific - McGeorge $51,312 +40.1% - - $36,617 -
University of Toledo $32,864 +18.5% $21,896 +21.7% $27,730 $17,986
University of Tulsa $25,254 -8.6% - - $27,634 -
University of Utah $37,011 +29.4% $28,354 +112.1% $28,593 $13,371
University of Virginia $63,700 +52.4% $60,700 +64.9% $41,800 $36,800
University of Washington $47,190 +63.8% $35,988 +83.8% $28,809 $19,585
University of Wisconsin $42,214 +21.8% $23,518 +59.7% $34,654 $14,730
University of Wyoming $33,125 +64.1% $16,350 +71.4% $20,191 $9,541
Vanderbilt University $57,558 +36.4% - - $42,206 -
Vermont Law School $48,254 +24.3% - - $38,833 -
Villanova University $46,536 +39% - - $33,490 -
Wake Forest University $45,360 +30.8% - - $34,666 -
Washburn University $34,916 +37% $22,359 +36.8% $25,490 $16,345
Washington and Lee University $49,356 +36% - - $36,297 -
Washington University in St Louis $57,445 +42.1% - - $40,436 -
Wayne State University $35,860 +46.4% $32,882 +46.7% $24,501 $22,407
West Virginia University $39,870 +66.1% $24,084 +126.3% $24,010 $10,644
Western New England University School of Law $42,218 +28.3% - - $32,904 -
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University $43,350 +38.6% - - $31,270 -
Willamette University $44,380 +56.7% - - $28,330 -
Yale University $64,267 +39.7% - - $46,000 -
Cardozo-Yeshiva University $59,940 +40.8% - - $42,570 -
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta $43,986 +49.5% - - $29,430 -
Belmont University $44,470 - - - - -
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $37,174 - $28,526 - - -
Widener University - Pennsylvania $45,930 +43.4% - - $32,040 -
Widener University - Delaware $47,520 +48.3% - - $32,040 -
Lincoln Memorial University $36,840 - - - - -
Rutgers University $41,294 +26% $28,358 +23.3% $32,777 $23,007
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law $50,592 +58.4% $50,592 +58.4% $31,942 $31,942
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law $50,984 +59.6% $50,984 +59.6% $31,942 $31,942
Mitchell Hamline School of Law $43,460 +41.6% - - $30,700 -
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law $31,475 - $18,213 - - -
University of California - Irvine $51,593 - $45,099 - - -

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