Law Schools with Generous Scholarships that Mostly Cover Tuition

45.47% 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 2023-2024, the average amount of grants and/or scholarships is $16,599 in public law schools and $27,821 in private law schools. It is 38.32% and 49.85% of tuition costs, in public and private schools respectively.
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has the most students who received grants and/or scholarships of at least half of the tuition amount. 99.46% of full-time students received financial aid more than half amount of tuition.
Baylor Law School and Penn State Dickinson Law also offer generous financial aid and most students received a substantial portion of the tuition amount.

Top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid

The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 12 public and 13 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 40.74% and the yield is 28.90%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with Best Financial Aid is average, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.70 at Law Schools with Best Financial Aid. Their LSAT scores are average, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Law Schools with Best Financial Aid, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $36,334 state residents and $49,976 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $51,770. The average financial aid amount of them is $29,104 which is 57.17% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Law Schools with Best Financial Aid
RankSchoolFull-time TotalGrants / Scholarships ReceivedLess than Half of TuitionHalf to Full TuitionFull or more than TuitionAverage Financial Aid Amount2024 Tuition
1 Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC552549029520$16,250$49,730
2 Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX46741419182213$33,000$61,877
3 Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA2722713618748$56,592$57,902
4 Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI635629154326149$35,000$47,984
5 University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA71063863967241$33,000$62,981
6 Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN545532105267160$35,000$62,526
7 University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE43736849169150$16,068$37,442
8 Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA60657019235226$25,067$66,043
9 University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI75872523639891$29,992$52,893
10 Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA3783661252410$32,500$55,550
11 Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH1961795511212$21,000$34,650
12 J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT38434210446192$14,636$30,152
13 University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH3883739822253$16,946$29,010
14 Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA5104971593256$29,500$53,604
15 University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL5245121073978$35,900$51,893
16 Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA161129463350$20,500$41,000
17 The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL425387113163111$22,000$44,470
18 Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA40240182111208$54,744$56,436
19 Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH521487162142183$24,290$49,292
20 Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL65061416741631$33,500$55,327
21 S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT2782486714140$19,173$43,598
22 University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC59251219328930$15,000$48,204
23 Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH446434743600$40,950$61,094
24 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY95787631853025$35,000$70,646
25 Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA3252686316144$32,000$48,410