Law Schools with the Highest Tuition & Fees

$43,313 Average Tuition & Fees

The tuition & fees at law schools is usually higher than the costs for regular undergraduate and graduate programs. Students may be supported by federal, state, and/or institutional scholarship program, but still the tuition and other costs are important consideration when choosing law schools to apply and enroll.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition fees at public law schools is $30,198 for state residents and $43,313 for out-of-state. In private law schools, the average tuition & fees is $55,993. The average living costs including room & boards, books, and other personal expenses is $21,765. With the living expenses, the law school cost of attendance (COA) is $77,758 based on private school rate.

Highest Law School Tuition & Fees

Among law schools in United States, Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $81,292. New York University School of Law and Gould School of Law follow it with $80,014 and $78,038 respectively. It is based on out-of-state rate and exclude law schools in Puerto Rico.

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Top 25 Expensive Law Schools

The following table lists the top 25 Expensive Law Schools.

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 Expensive Law Schools.

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Rank	School	Tuition & Fees (2024)	Living Costs	Acceptance Rate	LSAT Score	GPA	Enrollment	Bar Exam Pass Rate
1	Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY	$81,292	$32,419	11.93%	173	3.87	1,783	93.72%
2	New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	$80,014	$29,444	15.65%	172	3.88	2,136	94.90%
3	Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA	$78,038	$27,474	12.70%	168	3.87	1,521	89.00%
4	University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL	$77,877	$28,348	14.24%	173	3.91	703	94.26%
5	Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY	$77,593	$26,716	17.44%	172	3.87	964	90.31%
6	University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA	$76,934	$24,788	9.74%	172	3.90	1,088	93.77%
7	Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC	$75,950	$32,250	17.64%	171	3.86	3,042	91.63%
8	Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC	$75,618	$24,608	10.74%	170	3.85	898	93.52%
9	Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA	$75,008	$31,872	10.06%	174	3.92	2,029	98.46%
10	Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA	$74,995	$36,834	12.47%	170	3.83	1,349	93.35%
11	Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL	$74,552	$25,320	15.05%	171	3.89	1,354	92.89%
12	University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA	$74,200	$27,170	12.88%	171	3.94	950	95.36%
13	Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT	$73,865	$21,450	5.72%	175	3.94	736	95.77%
14	Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA	$73,713	$31,841	6.88%	173	3.92	690	94.41%
15	University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI	$72,584	$24,144	13.51%	171	3.83	1,019	95.48%
16	Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	$72,282	$33,210	18.79%	167	3.72	1,569	89.03%
17	Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN	$72,184	$31,618	14.53%	170	3.90	586	92.05%
18	St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY	$71,664	$29,744	37.45%	153	3.36	818	85.53%
19	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	$70,646	$31,130	33.80%	164	3.76	1,056	83.45%
20	Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY	$70,356	$28,750	46.22%	160	3.54	1,211	76.44%
21	The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC	$69,740	$30,260	25.00%	168	3.84	1,968	86.05%
22	Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY	$68,860	$33,118	44.74%	156	3.58	909	69.41%
23	Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA	$68,700	$30,079	15.50%	171	3.90	1,335	92.47%
24	Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL	$68,554	$24,190	24.58%	168	3.81	554	92.72%
25	Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA	$68,190	$24,291	19.45%	167	3.72	519	84.40%