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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, 2019 vs 2015 Comparison

2015-16 to 2019-20
Years Go
Annual Full-Time TuitionFall 2019 to Spring 2020 Annual Full-Time TuitionFall 2015 to Spring 2016
Tuition Change Δ Resident Change Δ Tuition Resident
Albany Law School $49,814 +14.8% - - $43,398 -
American University $57,836 +13.4% - - $51,002 -
Appalachian School of Law $36,500 +16.5% - - $31,325 -
Arizona State University $47,302 +10.5% $28,058 +3.6% $42,794 $27,074
Ave Maria School of Law $43,206 +3.6% - - $41,706 -
Barry University $37,430 +4.4% - - $35,844 -
Baylor University $64,512 +16.1% - - $55,547 -
Boston College $57,150 +17.1% - - $48,820 -
Boston University $56,982 +15.5% - - $49,330 -
Brigham Young University $26,900 +12.4% $13,450 +12.4% $23,940 $11,970
Brooklyn Law School $61,996 +34.3% - - $46,176 -
California Western School of Law $54,310 +14.9% - - $47,260 -
Campbell University $43,370 +9.9% - - $39,475 -
Capital University $37,920 +4.9% - - $36,160 -
Case Western Reserve University $53,674 +10.1% - - $48,732 -
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico $16,696 -0.1% - - $16,718 -
Catholic University of America $52,400 +11.9% - - $46,815 -
Chapman University $54,718 +13.6% - - $48,150 -
Charleston School of Law $42,134 +5% - - $40,116 -
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law $29,464 -13.8% $29,364 +18% $34,174 $24,887
William and Mary $44,000 +10.6% $35,000 +13.6% $39,800 $30,800
Columbia University $72,360 +15.4% - - $62,700 -
Cornell University $67,833 +13.1% - - $59,981 -
Creighton University $41,554 +14.6% - - $36,258 -
CUNY $26,204 +9.3% $16,014 +9.2% $23,983 $14,663
DePaul University $49,166 +8.2% - - $45,450 -
Drake University $42,624 +9.7% - - $38,866 -
Drexel University $45,500 +7.6% - - $42,270 -
Duke University $67,398 +16.8% - - $57,717 -
Duquesne University $47,080 +18.4% - - $39,766 -
Elon Law School $38,000 +14% - - $33,334 -
Emory University $59,062 +14.7% - - $51,510 -
Faulkner University $39,370 +12.3% - - $35,050 -
Florida A&M University $33,146 -2.6% $13,886 -1.7% $34,035 $14,132
Florida International University $35,298 -1% $21,528 +0.6% $35,650 $21,406
Florida State University $40,706 - $20,694 +0.1% $40,695 $20,683
Fordham University $62,652 +15.8% - - $54,116 -
University of New Hampshire $44,306 +7.1% $38,306 +2.5% $41,383 $37,383
George Mason University $40,742 - $25,356 - $40,737 $25,351
George Washington University $63,204 +16.8% - - $54,114 -
Georgetown University $64,548 +16.8% - - $55,255 -
Georgia State University $37,618 +3.2% $18,010 +6.8% $36,466 $16,858
Gonzaga University $42,755 +17.1% - - $36,510 -
Harvard University $67,080 +15.2% - - $58,242 -
Hofstra University $60,970 +12.4% - - $54,250 -
Howard University $35,244 +4.2% - - $33,832 -
Chicago-Kent College of Law $48,650 +3.9% - - $46,822 -
Indiana University - Bloomington $56,872 +9.8% $36,648 +15.2% $51,801 $31,801
Indiana University - Indianapolis $49,857 +10.3% $29,793 +16.3% $45,210 $25,625
Inter American University $15,510 +0.6% - - $15,413 -
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law $51,616 +12.7% $42,616 -6.9% $45,780 $45,780
Lewis and Clark College $48,222 +16.7% - - $41,328 -
Liberty University $37,922 +20.2% - - $31,562 -
Louisiana State University $39,110 -5.3% $23,670 +7.9% $41,297 $21,947
Loyola Marymount University $59,340 +18.6% - - $50,050 -
Loyola University Chicago $50,348 +11.2% - - $45,288 -
Loyola University New Orleans $45,156 +4% - - $43,410 -
Marquette University $47,550 +12.5% - - $42,270 -
Mercer University $39,484 +6% - - $37,260 -
Michigan State University $45,676 +16.1% $45,676 +16.1% $39,353 $39,353
Mississippi College $35,520 +5.6% - - $33,630 -
New England School of Law $51,048 +11.9% - - $45,606 -
New York Law School $54,382 +10.4% - - $49,240 -
New York University $68,934 +16.2% - - $59,330 -
North Carolina Central University $38,868 +14.4% $16,196 +8% $33,978 $14,996
Northeastern University $53,040 +14% - - $46,520 -
Northern Illinois University $22,170 -42.2% $22,170 +0.2% $38,374 $22,118
Northern Kentucky University $36,186 +25.6% $23,004 +28.1% $28,802 $17,960
Northwestern University $67,106 +14.9% - - $58,398 -
Nova Southeastern University $42,892 +12.9% - - $37,985 -
Ohio Northern University $30,200 +16% - - $26,030 -
Ohio State University $46,835 +6.2% $31,883 +9.4% $44,081 $29,131
Oklahoma City University $35,630 +3.8% - - $34,330 -
Pace University $49,458 +9% - - $45,376 -
Pepperdine University $57,560 +12.5% - - $51,180 -
Quinnipiac University $50,440 +5% - - $48,049 -
Regent University $38,260 +9.7% - - $34,890 -
Roger Williams University $38,604 +11.6% - - $34,596 -
Samford University $41,338 +11.4% - - $37,096 -
Santa Clara University $52,528 +7.9% - - $48,690 -
Seattle University $48,518 +15.8% - - $41,900 -
Seton Hall University $55,788 +9.3% - - $51,018 -
South Texas College of Law Houston $34,050 +15.5% - - $29,490 -
Southern Illinois University $31,516 -23.4% $22,764 +16.9% $41,120 $19,474
Southern Methodist University $55,808 +11.7% - - $49,962 -
Southern University Law Center $31,610 +30.8% $19,010 +40.2% $24,160 $13,560
Southwestern Law School $55,716 +15.4% - - $48,280 -
St. John's University $61,550 +15.5% - - $53,290 -
St. Louis University $43,194 +10.2% - - $39,195 -
St. Mary's University $38,510 +11.2% - - $34,640 -
St. Thomas University - Florida $42,190 +7.7% - - $39,178 -
Stanford University $64,554 +14.7% - - $56,274 -
Stetson University $44,964 +11.7% - - $40,256 -
Suffolk University $51,438 +11.7% - - $46,042 -
Syracuse University $53,638 +13.7% - - $47,178 -
Temple University $42,488 +16.9% $28,114 +20.5% $36,336 $23,336
Texas Southern University $29,454 +11.5% $22,254 +11.4% $26,420 $19,970
Texas Tech University $38,664 +14.4% $26,904 +15.7% $33,792 $23,262
Texas A&M $39,250 +18.6% $31,256 -5.5% $33,092 $33,092
Thomas M. Cooley Law School $52,580 +9.8% - - $47,890 -
Touro College $51,280 +11.6% - - $45,950 -
Tulane University $58,610 +14.6% - - $51,130 -
SUNY Buffalo $32,370 -28.1% $28,280 +4.8% $45,007 $26,997
University of Akron $23,584 -3.9% $23,584 -3.5% $24,552 $24,452
University of Alabama $44,010 +16.8% $24,560 +10% $37,664 $22,324
University of Arizona $30,334 +4.6% $25,834 +5.4% $29,000 $24,500
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville $35,410 +12.6% $14,770 -3% $31,443 $15,224
University of Arkansas - Little Rock $32,711 +11.9% $16,767 +16.1% $29,223 $14,447
University of Baltimore $47,958 +11.5% $32,850 +12.6% $43,002 $29,184
University of California College of Law, San Francisco $51,474 -5.8% $45,474 -6.5% $54,638 $48,638
University of California - Berkeley $55,346 +5.3% $52,016 +7% $52,576 $48,625
University of California - Davis $58,560 +3.5% $49,456 +4.5% $56,590 $47,339
University of California - Los Angeles $54,052 +4.4% $47,988 +6% $51,778 $45,284
University of Chicago $67,899 +16.9% - - $58,065 -
University of Cincinnati $29,010 - $24,010 - $29,010 $24,010
University of Colorado $38,714 +0.2% $31,928 +0.2% $38,650 $31,864
University of Connecticut $62,330 +7.7% $31,288 +12% $57,852 $27,934
University of Dayton $35,421 -0.7% - - $35,665 -
University of Denver $53,254 +19.6% - - $44,530 -
University of Detroit Mercy $45,010 +11% - - $40,532 -
University of Florida $38,038 -2.2% $21,802 -2.2% $38,904 $22,299
University of Georgia $38,652 +3% $19,894 +2.1% $37,524 $19,476
University of Hawaii $47,360 +3.4% $23,936 +6.9% $45,816 $22,392
University of Houston $48,434 +10% $33,182 +11.4% $44,044 $29,784
University of Idaho $41,496 +32.9% $22,260 +29.2% $31,234 $17,230
University of Illinois $48,146 -1.9% $38,146 -7.7% $49,078 $41,328
University of Iowa $47,766 +13.7% $28,150 +16.4% $42,021 $24,177
University of Kansas $30,738 -13% $24,498 +18.2% $35,328 $20,718
University of Kentucky $50,352 +23.3% $24,722 +14.4% $40,836 $21,618
University of Louisville $41,944 +12.1% $22,534 +12.2% $37,432 $20,092
University of Maine $36,104 +4.1% $24,592 +4.2% $34,680 $23,610
University of Maryland $52,302 +19.8% $36,684 +21.6% $43,657 $30,177
University of Memphis $32,112 +22.3% $19,354 +5.3% $26,247 $18,387
University of Miami $54,134 +13.3% - - $47,774 -
University of Michigan $64,944 +15.7% $61,944 +16.6% $56,112 $53,112
University of Minnesota $54,868 +8.9% $46,012 +9% $50,373 $42,231
University of Mississippi $37,036 +14.4% $16,970 +12.9% $32,374 $15,036
University of Missouri - Columbia $40,720 +6% $22,468 +8.2% $38,400 $20,771
University of Missouri - Kansas City $36,526 +4% $18,586 +0.6% $35,110 $18,466
University of Montana $34,646 +15.2% $14,114 +23.9% $30,078 $11,393
University of Nebraska $38,396 +14.9% $18,626 +26.5% $33,415 $14,721
University of Nevada - Las Vegas $38,944 +4.8% $27,044 +5% $37,149 $25,749
University of New Mexico $38,242 +8.7% $17,714 +7.4% $35,183 $16,490
University of North Carolina $41,626 +4.9% $24,480 +6.2% $39,672 $23,041
University of North Dakota $44,812 +80.4% $17,594 +57.6% $24,836 $11,161
University of Notre Dame $61,220 +16.9% - - $52,372 -
University of Oklahoma $33,338 +9.7% $21,504 +7.7% $30,398 $19,973
University of Oregon $47,102 +20.1% $37,886 +20.3% $39,210 $31,506
University of Pennsylvania $67,998 +15.4% - - $58,918 -
University of Pittsburgh $45,886 +14% $35,852 +10.6% $40,250 $32,426
University of Puerto Rico $22,900 +151.1% $7,900 +10.8% $9,119 $7,131
University of Richmond $46,400 +16.1% - - $39,950 -
University of San Diego $57,192 +17.1% - - $48,831 -
University of San Francisco $50,770 +8.3% - - $46,860 -
University of South Carolina $55,480 +14.5% $21,889 -9.6% $48,472 $24,208
University of South Dakota $50,420 +58.8% $22,380 +52.4% $31,747 $14,688
University of Southern California $67,192 +15.8% - - $58,022 -
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis $42,738 +12.6% - - $37,941 -
University of Tennessee $38,842 +2.5% $20,168 +4.7% $37,903 $19,256
University of Texas $54,096 +9.9% $36,428 +9.8% $49,244 $33,162
University of The District of Columbia $26,266 +17.2% $14,134 +22.7% $22,402 $11,516
University of the Pacific - McGeorge $53,864 +11.6% - - $48,274 -
University of Toledo $33,916 +8.8% $22,948 +17% $31,161 $19,612
University of Tulsa $26,028 -26.7% - - $35,529 -
University of Utah $38,178 -21.9% $29,244 +13.6% $48,908 $25,752
University of Virginia $66,200 +16.1% $63,200 +17% $57,000 $54,000
University of Washington $48,588 +10.1% $37,050 +15.9% $44,124 $31,962
University of Wisconsin $44,384 +10.8% $25,688 +20.2% $40,074 $21,378
University of Wyoming $31,078 +2.8% $15,298 +2.6% $30,241 $14,911
Vanderbilt University $60,750 +18.3% - - $51,360 -
Vermont Law School $49,414 +3% - - $47,983 -
Villanova University $47,916 +12.6% - - $42,540 -
Wake Forest University $47,352 +10.8% - - $42,738 -
Washburn University $35,334 +13.5% $22,661 +13.5% $31,129 $19,964
Washington and Lee University $51,392 +10.5% - - $46,497 -
Washington University in St Louis $59,460 +15.2% - - $51,626 -
Wayne State University $37,008 +12.5% $33,934 +12.7% $32,894 $30,111
West Virginia University $40,248 +13.2% $24,228 +27.5% $35,568 $19,008
Western New England University School of Law $45,338 +10.7% - - $40,954 -
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University $43,350 - - - $43,350 -
Willamette University $45,920 +22% - - $37,625 -
Yale University $66,128 +13.9% - - $58,050 -
Cardozo-Yeshiva University $62,408 +13.7% - - $54,895 -
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta $44,830 +16.6% - - $38,450 -
Belmont University $46,220 +21.2% - - $38,140 -
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $38,368 +17.1% $29,060 +16.2% $32,768 $25,016
Widener University - Pennsylvania $47,310 +12.7% - - $41,994 -
Widener University - Delaware $48,930 +16.5% - - $41,994 -
Lincoln Memorial University $37,700 +16.8% - - $32,290 -
Rutgers University $45,900 +17.5% $32,590 +21.4% $39,048 $26,842
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law $53,212 +18% $53,212 +18% $45,078 $45,078
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law $50,980 +12.3% $50,980 +12.3% $45,392 $45,392
Mitchell Hamline School of Law $45,806 +15.8% - - $39,560 -
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law $31,685 +40.3% $18,213 +38.1% $22,590 $13,192
University of California - Irvine $53,550 +4.5% $47,486 +6.1% $51,259 $44,765

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