law schools information
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 |
