41.67% of Law School Tuition Covered by Financial Aid
Law school tuition is expensive, even in public schools. Most students need financial help and most law school gives opportunities for grants and scholarships. For the academic year 2022-2023, the average amount of grants and/or scholarships is $15,574 in public law schools and $25,263 in private law schools. It is 35.96% and 45.12% of tuition costs, in public and private schools respectively.
Penn State Dickinson Law has the most students who received grants and/or scholarships of at least half of the tuition amount. 90.12% of full-time students received financial aid more than half amount of tuition.
Top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid
The following table lists the top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 40.93% and the yield is 31.46%. The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 158 and the average GPA is 3.58 at Law Schools with Best Financial Aid.
The average 2024 tuition & fees is $30,198 state residents and $43,313 for out-of-state students. In private law schools, the tuition & fees is $55,993. The average financial aid amount is $21,012 which is 41.67% of tuition & fees.
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Rank | School | Full-time Total | Grants / Scholarships Received | Less than Half of Tuition | Half to Full Tuition | Full or more than Tuition | Average Financial Aid Amount | 2024 Tuition |
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Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA | 243 | 241 | 22 | 67 | 152 | $51,840 | $57,902 |
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Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 640 | 618 | 182 | 400 | 36 | $25,000 | $66,043 |
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Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI | 632 | 610 | 160 | 375 | 75 | $28,000 | $47,984 |
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4 |
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH | 391 | 368 | 102 | 220 | 46 | $16,000 | $29,010 |
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University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI | 752 | 668 | 176 | 453 | 39 | $25,000 | $52,893 |
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6 |
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN | 534 | 525 | 147 | 234 | 143 | $31,500 | $62,526 |
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Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA | 361 | 352 | 125 | 227 | 0 | $33,500 | $55,550 |
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Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA | 336 | 276 | 77 | 160 | 39 | $29,000 | $48,410 |
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Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN | 298 | 296 | 94 | 176 | 26 | $25,280 | $41,310 |
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10 |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE | 398 | 305 | 50 | 140 | 115 | $13,524 | $37,442 |
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Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA | 378 | 377 | 22 | 149 | 206 | $49,896 | $56,436 |
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12 |
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH | 148 | 136 | 38 | 95 | 3 | $20,750 | $34,650 |
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University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN | 674 | 575 | 190 | 376 | 9 | $35,000 | $58,396 |
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Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL | 308 | 222 | 67 | 90 | 65 | $36,000 | $49,656 |
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 909 | 865 | 310 | 538 | 17 | $40,000 | $70,646 |
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William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV | 385 | 300 | 63 | 123 | 114 | $18,900 | $42,168 |
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Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC | 465 | 443 | 122 | 288 | 33 | $36,000 | $54,192 |
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Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS | 330 | 245 | 91 | 102 | 52 | $17,000 | $39,900 |
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Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI | 348 | 277 | 49 | 109 | 119 | $23,530 | $41,388 |
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Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA | 371 | 304 | 125 | 33 | 146 | $34,000 | $56,000 |
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Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA | 432 | 422 | 169 | 243 | 10 | $27,844 | $53,604 |
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Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA | 788 | 779 | 338 | 426 | 15 | $35,000 | $65,510 |
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Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL | 237 | 214 | 87 | 124 | 3 | $12,650 | $21,555 |
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24 |
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH | 551 | 524 | 243 | 60 | 221 | $20,000 | $49,292 |
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25 |
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA | 419 | 337 | 125 | 106 | 106 | $30,000 | $53,440 |
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