The law school tuition & fees is generally higher than at regular colleges, even in public schools. So, the current tuition and estimation for future years is one of important things when considering law school admission. For the academic year 2026-2027,
  • The average law school tuition & fees is $56,618, increased by 3.23% from 2026.
  • In public law schools, the tuition & fees is $34,089 for state residents and $48,406 for out-of-state (3.00% increased).
  • The private law schools' tuition & fees is $62,590, increased by 3.36% from 2026.
The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with current tuition, increase rate, and estimates for the next year. The 2026 tuition & fees is based on the data published by ABA and the 2027 tuition is based on the published data on each schools's bursar/financial office page. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
2026 Law School Tuition and 2027 Estimation
School20262027% Increased2028 estimates
University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH$26,749$28,825▲7.76%$31,062
The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL$48,999$49,710▲1.45%$50,431
Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY$64,234$67,174▲4.58%$70,249
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC$69,172$71,852▲3.87%$74,636
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, VA$41,000$42,880▲4.59%$44,846
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ$53,542$55,610▲3.86%$57,758
James E. Rogers College of LawPublicTucson, AZ$31,482$33,050▲4.98%$34,696
University of Arkansas School of LawPublicFayetteville, AR$41,651$45,190▲8.50%$49,030
William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR$37,816$37,816b-$37,816
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA$53,586$53,986▲0.75%$54,389
Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL$52,350$53,750▲2.67%$55,187
University of Baltimore School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD$53,172$54,158▲1.85%$55,162
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL$43,150$43,150-$43,150
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX$67,412$69,605▲3.25%$71,869
Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN$57,705$59,155▲2.51%$60,641
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA$72,755$75,680▲4.02%$78,723
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA$71,382$74,582▲4.48%$77,925
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT$31,984$32,944▲3.00%$33,933
Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY$76,946$80,146▲4.16%$83,479
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA$64,870$67,840▲4.58%$70,946
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA$79,991$84,476▲5.61%$89,212
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA$72,115$74,881▲3.84%$77,753
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA$63,015$65,477▲3.91%$68,035
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA$73,533$76,396▲3.89%$79,370
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA$74,107$76,992▲3.89%$79,989
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC$52,770$52,770-$52,770
Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH$45,456$46,800▲2.96%$48,184
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY$76,458$79,644▲4.17%$82,963
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH$65,552$66,960▲2.15%$68,398
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC$63,280$66,120▲4.49%$69,087
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA$63,201$66,972▲5.97%$70,968
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC$49,684$51,184▲3.02%$52,729
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL$84,906$88,500▲4.23%$92,246
Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL$55,890$59,485▲6.43%$63,311
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH$29,810$33,025▲10.78%$36,587
City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY$26,203$26,204▲0.00%$26,205
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH$31,666$32,616▲3.00%$33,595
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO$45,335$47,185▲4.08%$49,110
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY$88,390$92,194▲4.30%$96,162
University of Connecticut School of LawPublicHartford, CT$62,642$62,930▲0.46%$63,219
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY$85,412$88,609▲3.74%$91,926
Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE$52,020$55,692▲7.06%$59,623
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH$40,145$42,906▲6.88%$45,857
Sturm College of LawPrivateDenver, CO$63,812$64,616▲1.26%$65,430
DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL$55,628$56,736▲1.99%$57,866
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawPrivateDetroit, MI$47,976$50,321▲4.89%$52,781
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC$25,874$25,873▼0.00%$25,872
Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA$51,390$52,968▲3.07%$54,594
Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA$58,850$60,560▲2.91%$62,320
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC$81,829$85,074▲3.97%$88,448
Duquesne Kline School of LawPrivatePittsburgh, PA$60,118$62,674▲4.25%$65,339
Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC$45,333$66,080▲45.77%a$96,322
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA$70,472$73,042▲3.65%$75,706
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL$40,400$39,900▼-1.24%$39,406
Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL$33,111$33,076▼-0.11%$33,041
Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL$37,834$37,475▼-0.95%$37,119
Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL$49,572$46,009▼-7.19%$42,702
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL$39,662$42,396▲6.89%$45,318
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY$79,248$82,814▲4.50%$86,540
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA$43,946$44,044▲0.22%$44,142
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC$75,420$78,060▲3.50%$80,792
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC$83,576$87,588▲4.80%$91,793
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA$39,320$40,456▲2.89%$41,625
University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA$40,402$41,646▲3.08%$42,928
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA$42,000$42,000-$42,000
Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA$58,787$62,038▲5.53%$65,469
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA$82,560$86,344▲4.58%$90,301
William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI$47,500$47,978▲1.01%$48,461
Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY$74,860$76,730▲2.50%$78,647
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX$52,279$52,279b-$52,279
Howard University School of LawPrivateWashington, DC$41,412$41,412-$41,412
University of Idaho College of LawPublicMoscow, ID$46,752$47,656▲1.93%$48,577
University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL$49,904$52,293▲4.79%$54,796
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN$59,522$59,872▲0.59%$60,224
Robert H. McKinney School of LawPublicIndianapolis, IN$53,158$59,522▲11.97%$66,648
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR$17,760$17,760b-$17,760
University of Iowa College of LawPublicIowa City, IA$54,736$55,597▲1.57%$56,472
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL$45,875$48,573▲5.88%$51,430
University of Kansas School of LawPublicLawrence, KS$31,465$35,055▲11.41%$39,055
University of Kentucky College of LawPublicLexington, KY$51,452$51,480▲0.05%$51,508
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR$61,484$63,890▲3.91%$66,390
Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA$45,348$46,418▲2.36%$47,513
Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN$48,809$45,050▼-7.70%$41,580
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA$39,105$41,406▲5.88%$43,842
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA$33,396$32,900▼-1.49%$32,411
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA$71,386$74,026▲3.70%$76,764
Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL$59,666$62,280▲4.38%$65,009
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA$56,894$57,994▲1.93%$59,115
University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME$42,220$42,612▲0.93%$43,008
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI$51,970$54,610▲5.08%$57,384
University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD$58,023$64,362▲10.92%$71,394
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA$63,318$65,258▲3.06%$67,257
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN$26,948$28,642▲6.29%$30,442
Mercer Law SchoolPrivateMacon, GA$45,082$46,402▲2.93%$47,761
University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL$69,218$72,280▲4.42%$75,477
Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI$48,610$51,352▲5.64%$54,249
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI$79,680$83,422▲4.70%$87,340
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN$64,523$67,710▲4.94%$71,054
Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS$39,642$41,176▲3.87%$42,769
University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS$26,957$28,260▲4.83%$29,626
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO$32,134$32,928▲2.47%$33,742
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawPublicKansas City, MO$33,738$31,929▼-5.36%$30,217
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN$56,300$57,840▲2.74%$59,422
University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT$55,084$55,566▲0.88%$56,052
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE$43,205$42,370▼-1.93%$41,551
William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV$47,650$48,432▲1.64%$49,227
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA$63,216$66,360▲4.97%$69,660
University of New Hampshire School of LawPublicConcord, NH$50,348$51,000▲1.29%$51,660
University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM$44,738$44,738-$44,738
New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY$73,524$78,304▲6.50%$83,395
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY$87,214$90,638▲3.93%$94,196
North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC$41,862$40,050▼-4.33%$38,316
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC$54,800$57,854▲5.57%$61,078
University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND$37,843$41,974▲10.92%$46,556
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA$65,850$68,136▲3.47%$70,501
Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL$24,067$26,925▲11.88%$30,122
Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY$39,458$40,088▲1.60%$40,728
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL$80,633$83,938▲4.10%$87,378
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL$73,950$76,336▲3.23%$78,799
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL$50,710$52,871▲4.26%$55,124
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH$33,900$36,700▲8.26%$39,731
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH$52,515$52,648▲0.25%$52,781
Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK$44,886$39,951▼-10.99%$35,559
University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK$39,631$41,998▲5.97%$44,506
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR$60,867$62,330▲2.40%$63,828
Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY$57,756$59,918▲3.74%$62,161
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA$60,479$61,470▲1.64%$62,477
Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA$60,479$61,938▲2.41%$63,432
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA$84,492$88,184▲4.37%$92,037
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA$73,550$76,120▲3.49%$78,780
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA$55,131$57,200▲3.75%$59,347
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR$18,344$18,344b-$18,344
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR$9,280$9,280b-$9,280
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT$57,760$59,470▲2.96%$61,231
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA$45,536$46,316▲1.71%$47,109
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA$57,700$59,900▲3.81%$62,184
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI$49,090$50,304▲2.47%$51,548
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ$51,893$54,887▲5.77%$58,054
Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY$56,190$59,790▲6.41%$63,621
Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL$47,334$48,764▲3.02%$50,237
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA$67,751$70,091▲3.45%$72,512
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA$59,990$61,720▲2.88%$63,500
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA$62,551$66,790▲6.78%$71,316
Seattle University School of LawPrivateSeattle, WA$60,454$65,052▲7.61%$70,000
Seton Hall University School of LawPrivateNewark, NJ$71,550$73,970▲3.38%$76,472
University of South Carolina School of LawPublicColumbia, SC$41,800$42,100▲0.72%$42,402
University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD$37,221$38,928▲4.59%$40,713
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX$44,960$46,864▲4.23%$48,849
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA$85,948$88,436▲2.89%$90,996
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL$22,635$22,635b-$22,635
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX$68,686$70,750▲3.00%$72,876
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA$34,332$34,332b-$34,332
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA$63,160$65,686▲4.00%$68,313
St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY$76,742$76,742-$76,742
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX$46,310$47,298▲2.13%$48,307
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL$47,578$47,578-$47,578
University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN$51,632$53,568▲3.75%$55,577
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA$79,707$82,122▲3.03%$84,610
Stetson University College of LawPrivateGulfport, FL$57,017$58,763▲3.06%$60,562
Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA$64,046$66,224▲3.40%$68,476
Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY$66,940$69,488▲3.81%$72,133
Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA$50,545$51,878▲2.64%$53,246
University of Tennessee College of LawPublicKnoxville, TN$39,322$39,496▲0.44%$39,671
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX$48,522$50,145▲3.34%$51,822
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX$56,822$56,822-$56,822
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX$28,167$27,318▼-3.01%$26,495
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX$38,782$39,232▲1.16%$39,687
University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH$30,598$30,209▼-1.27%$29,825
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY$62,150$64,590▲3.93%$67,126
Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA$74,756$77,648▲3.87%$80,652
University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK$32,300$33,596▲4.01%$34,944
University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY$35,420$36,060▲1.81%$36,712
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA$43,255$44,610▲3.13%$46,007
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX$31,157$31,157b-$31,157
S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT$46,490$48,055▲3.37%$49,673
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN$78,799$81,492▲3.42%$84,277
Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT$56,457$58,395▲3.43%$60,400
Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA$60,750$63,185▲4.01%$65,718
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA$80,900$84,900▲4.94%$89,098
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC$59,144$62,124▲5.04%$65,254
Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS$42,725$45,632▲6.80%$48,737
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA$59,940$62,835▲4.83%$65,870
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO$73,684$76,589▲3.94%$79,609
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA$58,956$60,174▲2.07%$61,417
Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI$46,365$47,232▲1.87%$48,115
West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV$47,070$47,070-$47,070
Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI$46,880$52,900▲12.84%$59,693
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA$53,020$54,700▲3.17%$56,433
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA$55,648$58,738▲5.55%$62,000
Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA$59,806$60,688▲1.47%$61,583
Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR$56,680$59,600▲5.15%$62,670
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA$70,839$74,208▲4.76%$77,737
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI$55,300$56,681▲2.50%$58,096
University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY$39,783$40,366▲1.47%$40,958
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT$78,961$81,818▲3.62%$84,778
Jacksonville University College of LawPrivateJacksonville, FL$36,820$36,820-$36,820
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE$59,653$62,687▲5.09%$65,875
Wilmington University School of LawPrivateNew Castle, DE$56,457$25,200▼-55.36%a$11,248
a The rate of increase may not be accurate due to the error on ABA and/or IPEDS data. For current tuition rate, check the school's tuition information page in the table.
b The 2027 rate is not published yet by the school. The amount is an estimation based on prior increase rate.