Is it worth going to law school and piling up debt for years to earn a law degree? For some, the answer is yes. Becoming a lawyer is something many people dream about. However, the cost to go to law school, especially the most prestigious institutions, can be enormous. Take a look at the 1 year cost of tuition for law schools in the U.S. in the table below.
Law School Name | Full Time Resident Tuition Cost |
Columbia University | $69,916 |
New York University | $66,422 |
University of Pennsylvania | $65,804 |
Cornell University | $65,541 |
University of Chicago | $65,298 |
Harvard University | $64,978 |
University of Southern California | $64,908 |
Duke University | $64,722 |
Northwestern University | $64,402 |
Yale University | $64,267 |
Baylor University | $62,421 |
Stanford University | $62,373 |
Georgetown University | $62,244 |
George Washington University | $60,790 |
University of Virginia | $60,700 |
Fordham University | $60,406 |
Cardozo School of Law | $59,940 |
University of Michigan | $59,762 |
St. John’s University | $59,480 |
Hofstra University | $59,214 |
University of Notre Dame | $58,358 |
Vanderbilt University | $57,558 |
Washington University | $57,446 |
Emory University | $57,348 |
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles | $57,230 |
American University | $56,724 |
Tulane University | $56,572 |
Pepperdine University | $55,830 |
Brooklyn Law School | $55,236 |
Boston University | $55,076 |
Boston College | $54,750 |
University of San Diego | $54,640 |
Southwestern Law School | $54,166 |
University of California-Berkeley | $54,132 |
Southern Methodist University | $54,094 |
Seton Hall University | $54,090 |
Chapman University | $53,124 |
California Western School of Law | $52,470 |
University of Miami | $52,390 |
Case Western Reserve University | $52,070 |
New York Law School | $51,732 |
Catholic University of America | $51,560 |
Syracuse University | $51,422 |
McGeorge School of Law | $51,312 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Law | $50,984 |
University of Denver | $50,942 |
Western Michigan University | $50,790 |
Northeastern University | $50,700 |
Widener University-Delaware | $50,676 |
Santa Clara University | $50,624 |
Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law | $50,582 |
Golden Gate University | $50,000 |
University of San Francisco | $49,820 |
Touro College | $49,800 |
Quinnipiac University | $49,540 |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law | $49,500 |
New England Law | Boston | $49,488 |
Washington and Lee University | $49,356 |
Loyola University-Chicago | $48,962 |
Pace University | $48,614 |
Vermont Law School | $48,254 |
Depaul University | $48,166 |
Suffolk University | $48,090 |
University of California-Davis | $47,722 |
Chicago-Kent College of Law-IIT | $47,644 |
Albany Law School of Union University | $47,450 |
John Marshall Law School | $47,355 |
Seattle University | $46,586 |
Villanova University | $46,536 |
Lewis and Clark College | $46,370 |
Marquette University | $46,170 |
Florida Coastal School of Law | $46,068 |
Widener Commonwealth | $45,930 |
University of California-Los Angeles | $45,600 |
Wake Forest University | $45,360 |
University of California-Irvine | $45,098 |
Duquesne University | $44,944 |
University of Richmond | $44,700 |
Loyola University-New Orleans | $44,580 |
Belmont University | $44,470 |
Willamette University | $44,380 |
University of California-Hastings | $44,326 |
Michigan State University | $44,200 |
Drexel University | $44,195 |
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School | $43,986 |
Stetson University | $43,880 |
University of Detroit Mercy | $43,820 |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | $43,460 |
Western State College of Law | $43,350 |
University of Minnesota | $42,840 |
Western New England University | $42,218 |
Ave Maria School of Law | $42,206 |
St. Thomas University (Florida) | $42,190 |
Saint Louis University | $42,154 |
Charleston School of Law | $42,134 |
Drake University | $41,512 |
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) | $41,442 |
Campbell University | $41,130 |
Nova Southeastern University | $40,950 |
Gonzaga University | $40,665 |
Samford University | $40,150 |
Creighton University | $40,096 |
Faulkner University | $39,184 |
Mercer University | $38,716 |
Capital University | $38,290 |
University of Illinois | $38,118 |
Barry University | $37,430 |
St. Mary’s University | $37,410 |
University of New Hampshire | $37,406 |
Liberty University | $36,862 |
Lincoln Memorial University | $36,840 |
Roger Williams University | $36,814 |
Elon University | $36,667 |
Regent University | $36,620 |
University of Washington | $35,988 |
University of Texas at Austin | $35,714 |
Oklahoma City University | $35,630 |
Indiana University – Bloomington | $35,588 |
Mississippi College | $35,510 |
Appalachian School of Law | $35,500 |
University of Oregon | $35,418 |
University of Pittsburgh | $34,834 |
University of Dayton | $34,371 |
Howard University | $34,194 |
William and Mary Law School | $34,000 |
University of Maryland | $33,650 |
Wayne State University | $32,882 |
South Texas College of Law | $32,400 |
University of Houston | $32,093 |
University of Baltimore | $31,954 |
University of Colorado | $31,898 |
University of La Verne | $31,208 |
Texas A&M University | $31,000 |
Ohio State University | $30,848 |
Concordia Law School | $30,343 |
University of Connecticut | $30,338 |
University of South Carolina | $29,608 |
Indiana University – Indianapolis | $29,198 |
Ohio Northern University | $29,160 |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $28,526 |
Rutgers University | $28,358 |
University of Utah | $28,354 |
University of Buffalo-SUNY | $28,074 |
Arizona State University | $27,584 |
University of Iowa | $27,342 |
Cleveland State University | $27,210 |
Temple University | $27,104 |
University of Nevada – Las Vegas | $27,022 |
Texas Tech University | $26,840 |
University of Arizona | $25,828 |
George Mason University | $25,354 |
University of Tulsa | $25,254 |
University of North Carolina | $24,172 |
West Virginia University | $24,084 |
University of Kentucky | $24,046 |
University of Cincinnati | $24,010 |
University of Alabama | $23,920 |
Louisiana State University | $23,660 |
University of Maine | $23,640 |
University of Wisconsin | $23,518 |
University of Akron | $22,646 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | $22,564 |
University of Kansas | $22,562 |
University of Hawaii | $22,392 |
Washburn University | $22,359 |
Northern Illinois University | $22,180 |
University of Toledo | $21,896 |
Florida International University | $21,806 |
University of Florida | $21,804 |
University of Louisville | $21,196 |
University of Missouri | $21,192 |
University of Idaho | $20,986 |
University of Oklahoma | $20,904 |
Florida State University | $20,694 |
Texas Southern University | $20,418 |
Northern Kentucky University | $20,332 |
University of Georgia | $19,708 |
University of Missouri-Kansas City | $19,701 |
University of Tennessee | $19,674 |
University of Memphis | $19,198 |
North Carolina Central University | $18,738 |
UNT Dallas College Of Law | $18,214 |
University of New Mexico | $17,398 |
Georgia State University | $17,050 |
University of South Dakota | $16,944 |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico | $16,645 |
University of Mississippi | $16,550 |
Southern University | $16,530 |
University of Wyoming | $16,350 |
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville | $16,188 |
University of Nebraska | $16,083 |
Pontifical Catholic University of P.R. | $15,738 |
City University of New York | $15,564 |
University of Arkansas-Little Rock | $14,520 |
Florida A&M University | $13,676 |
University of Montana | $13,177 |
Brigham Young University | $13,060 |
University of North Dakota | $13,024 |
District of Columbia | $12,838 |
University of Puerto Rico | $6,144 |