Cost of attendance
In-depth analysis on law school costs including tuition, grants, debt, cost of living, and more.
Law School Tuition by 2022 Bar Results
| Grouped by 2022 Bar Exam Outcomes1 |
Average Annual TuitionFall 2023 to Spring 2024 | Average Three-Year Tuition TotalFall to Spring 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Schools | Private Schools | Public Schools | Private Schools | |
| Bar Pass Rate ≥ 85% |
$38.5k
26 schools
$16,082
–
$71,200
|
$64.9k
34 schools
$15,076
–
$81,292
|
$105.1k
26 schools
$55,878
–
$189,600
|
$173.2k
34 schools
$40,350
–
$217,080
|
| Bar Pass Rate 75% - 84.9% |
$30.7k
29 schools
$17,202
–
$57,183
|
$54.9k
21 schools
$40,168
–
$70,646
|
$84.6k
29 schools
$42,342
–
$148,368
|
$145.4k
21 schools
$102,150
–
$187,224
|
| Bar Pass Rate 60% - 74.9% |
$24.5k
22 schools
$9,750
–
$48,273
|
$52.3k
34 schools
$29,864
–
$68,860
|
$69.6k
22 schools
$23,700
–
$136,422
|
$138.5k
34 schools
$78,084
–
$182,910
|
| Bar Pass Rate < 60% |
$22.8k
10 schools
$13,438
–
$40,572
|
$45.5k
16 schools
$15,635
–
$60,430
|
$67.9k
10 schools
$41,658
–
$127,848
|
$125.6k
16 schools
$46,530
–
$162,930
|
The following chart plots the previous chart's the Class of 2022 bar exam outcomes against the total tuition a graduate without a scholarship paid.
School-specific tuition and job outcome data come from the American Bar Association. The job outcome groups are based on the legal job rate. The rate's denominator is total graduates and its numerator includes only jobs that are long term (a job with an indefinite duration or fixed duration of 1 year or more), full time (at least 35 hours per week), and bar passage required (job requires a law license). LST chose the breakpoints for the job outcome groups and uses normal averages rather than weighted averages for the group averages.
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