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