Law School Tuition by 2022 Job Outcomes

We do not have school-specific tuition data for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.

While the average tuition at top performing schools is much higher than the rest, prices do not scale with job outcomes elsewhere. The average tuition at the lowest performing schools is similar to the average for mid-range schools. The following chart reflects the average nominal tuition prices in 2023-2024 for ABA-Approved law schools grouped by job outcomes in 2022. It also reflects the average three-year tuition paid by 2022 graduates.

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Grouped by 2022 Job Outcomes	Average Annual Tuition Fall 2023 to Spring 2024		Average Three-Year Tuition Total Fall to Spring 2022
Grouped by 2022 Job Outcomes	Public Schools	Private Schools	Public Schools	Private Schools
≥ 90% Legal Job Rate	$52.3k 6 schools $31,426 – $71,200	$68.9k 13 schools $44,225 – $81,292	$141.6k 6 schools $84,450 – $189,600	$187.3k 13 schools $142,056 – $217,080
75% - 89.9% Legal Job Rate	$30.6k 58 schools $16,082 – $62,603	$57.5k 54 schools $29,864 – $80,014	$84.3k 58 schools $42,342 – $159,636	$151.6k 54 schools $78,084 – $206,802
60% - 74.9% Legal Job Rate	$26.7k 17 schools $16,013 – $48,273	$51.6k 31 schools $36,445 – $63,430	$78.2k 17 schools $44,310 – $137,028	$138.2k 31 schools $106,890 – $167,148
50% - 59.9% Legal Job Rate	$23.5k 3 schools $13,855 – $40,320	$49.6k 5 schools $34,650 – $60,430	$68.4k 3 schools $41,658 – $114,918	$140.2k 5 schools $90,600 – $162,930
40% - 49.9% Legal Job Rate	$13.4k 1 schools $13,438 – $13,438	—	$42.4k 1 schools $42,402 – $42,402	—
30% - 39.9% Legal Job Rate	$15k 2 schools $9,750 – $20,182	—	$40.4k 2 schools $23,700 – $57,030	—
< 30% Legal Job Rate	—	$16.1k 2 schools $15,635 – $16,608	—	$48.3k 2 schools $46,530 – $50,088

The following chart plots the Class of 2022 job outcomes against the total tuition a graduate without a scholarship paid, except schools with a legal job rate below 30%.

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.