Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition

Highest Tuition For Mater of Law Tuition (LL.M)

Columbia Law School has the most expensive LL.M tuition of $76,088. Cornell Law School and University of Chicago Law School also have higher LL.M. tuition of $74,184 and $73,185 respectively.

Top 25 Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition

The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 6 public and 19 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 25.48% and the yield is 29.35%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 36.09%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 166 and the average GPA is 3.79 at Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition. Their LSAT scores are high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 160.
For the Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition, the average 2027 tuition & fees is $56,967 state residents and $70,818 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $76,975. The average financial aid amount of them is $30,877 which is 40.90% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Law Schools with the Highest LL.M. Tuition with 2026-2027 Tuition
RankSchoolLL.M TuitionLaw School TuitionFounded (Law School)
1 Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY$76,088$92,1941858
2 Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY$74,184$88,6091887
3 University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL$73,185$88,5001902
4 Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC$72,630$85,0741904
5 Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA$70,430$86,3441817
6 Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA$69,857$84,4761894
7 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY$68,462$79,6441976
8 Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA$67,486$76,9921949
9 Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY$66,750$82,8141905
10 Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY$66,554$76,7301970
11 Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA$63,600$73,0421916
12 Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA$63,355$75,6801929
13 Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA$62,534$74,5821872
14 Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC$60,994$71,8521896
15 Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN$60,499$59,8721842
16 Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA$59,076$76,3962009
17 Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH$58,808$66,9601892
18 Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY$57,945$80,1461901
19 The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC$56,880$78,0601865
20 Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC$56,490$66,1201897
21 Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA$56,460$74,8811965
22 University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL$54,782$52,2931897
23 Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE$53,790$62,6871975
24 Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX$52,956$69,6051845
25 Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR$51,532$63,8901915
*The tuition & fees for the 2026-2027 academic year and Other admission date is for the 2025-2026.