The average law school tuition & fees for the academic year 2023-2024 is $29,448 for in-state and $42,825 for out-of-state students in public law schools. Private law schools' average tuition & fees is $49,076, which is 14.60% higher than public law schools' tuition.

The law school tuition is increased by 4.85% in public law schools and increased 11.51% in private law schools since last year.

The following table shows the 2024 Law School Tuition & Fees and changes from previous year.

Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $78,278, increased by 2.88% from last year. New York University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center also have high tuition & fees of $76,290 and $71,996 respectively.

Law School Tuition Increase by Institution
School NameStateInstitutional Control2023-20242022-2023
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
University of Akron School of LawOHPublic$25,113
5.77%		$25,213
6.19%		$23,744$23,744
The University of Alabama School of LawALPublic$24,080
0.71%		$44,470
2.56%		$23,910$43,360
Albany Law SchoolNYPrivate-$55,470
3.65%		-$53,519
Washington College of LawDCPrivate-$60,994
3.43%		-$58,970
Appalachian School of LawGAPrivate-$41,000
7.89%		-$38,000
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawAZPublic$28,364
1.09%		$48,570
2.68%		$28,058$47,302
James E. Rogers College of LawAZPublic$25,854$30,354$25,854$30,354
University of Arkansas School of LawARPublic$17,134$38,162$17,134$38,162
William H. Bowen School of LawARPublic$16,728
22.16%		$32,671
23.53%		$13,693$26,448
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolGAPrivate-$49,578
2.30%		-$48,461
Ave Maria School of LawFLPrivate-$48,156
1.90%		-$47,256
University of Baltimore School of LawMDPublic$34,220
1.87%		$49,940
1.91%		$33,592$49,004
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawFLPrivate-$41,050-$41,050
Baylor Law SchoolTXPrivate-$61,782
7.58%		-$57,430
Belmont University College of LawTNPrivate-$51,700
4.36%		-$49,540
Boston College Law SchoolMAPrivate-$63,355
4.01%		-$60,910
Boston University School of LawMAPrivate-$62,534
5.31%		-$59,380
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolUTPrivate-$14,636
3.01%		-$14,208
Brooklyn Law SchoolNYPrivate-$68,321
4.91%		-$65,124
California Western School of LawCAPrivate-$58,350
3.77%		-$56,230
Berkeley School of LawCAPublic$59,237
4.24%		$67,781
9.13%		$56,828$62,113
Davis School of Law CAPublic$53,093
2.73%		$65,094
3.95%		$51,680$62,623
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoCAPublic$46,034
-7.80%		$52,454
-6.21%		$49,930$55,930
Irvine School of LawCAPublic$54,103
4.27%		$64,218
6.80%		$51,888$60,131
Los Angeles School of LawCAPublic$53,920
4.56%		$64,426
7.67%		$51,568$59,839
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawNCPrivate-$48,280
4.43%		-$46,230
Capital University Law SchoolOHPrivate-$41,385
3.56%		-$39,963
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawNYPrivate-$68,462
2.97%		-$66,487
Case Western Reserve University School of LawOHPrivate-$58,688
3.17%		-$56,884
Columbus School of LawDCPrivate-$58,685
5.53%		-$55,610
Chapman University School of LawCAPrivate-$59,568
2.73%		-$57,985
Charleston School of LawSCPrivate-$44,734
3.14%		-$43,374
University of Chicago Law SchoolILPrivate-$73,185
1.64%		-$72,006
Chicago-Kent College of LawILPrivate-$53,460
3.99%		-$51,410
University of Cincinnati College of LawOHPublic$24,010$29,010$24,010$29,010
City University of New York School of LawNYPublic$16,014$26,204$16,014$26,204
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawOHPublic$29,453
9.87%		$29,553
9.87%		$26,806$26,899
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawCOPublic$33,426
2.07%		$40,608
2.36%		$32,749$39,673
Columbia Law SchoolNYPrivate-$78,278
2.88%		-$76,088
University of Connecticut School of LawCTPublic$31,296$62,338$31,296$62,338
Cornell Law SchoolNYPrivate-$74,184
2.95%		-$72,058
Creighton University School of LawNEPrivate-$48,960
9.56%		-$44,686
University of Dayton School of LawOHPrivate-$37,364
3.41%		-$36,133
Sturm College of LawCOPrivate-$56,942
2.98%		-$55,292
DePaul University College of LawILPrivate-$51,132
2.30%		-$49,980
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawMIPrivate-$46,339
2.03%		-$45,415
David A. Clarke School of LawDCPublic$15,438$27,361
-1.84%		$15,438$27,873
Drake University Law SchoolIAPrivate-$45,912
2.74%		-$44,687
Drexel University School of LawPAPrivate-$51,540
3.63%		-$49,733
Duke University School of LawNCPrivate-$72,632
4.13%		-$69,750
Duquesne Kline School of LawPAPrivate-$53,416
4.25%		-$51,238
Elon University School of LawNCPrivate-$49,068
3.61%		-$47,358
Emory University School of LawGAPrivate-$64,504
3.32%		-$62,434
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawALPrivate-$39,500-$39,500
Florida A&M University College of LawFLPublic$11,080$26,489$11,080$26,489
Florida International University College of LawFLPublic$21,806
5.50%		$36,049
4.63%		$20,669$34,453
Florida State University College of LawFLPublic$20,694$40,705$20,694$40,705
Levin College of LawFLPublic$21,804$38,040$21,804$38,040
Fordham University School of LawNYPrivate-$66,750-$66,750
George Mason University School of LawVAPublic$26,576
2.71%		$42,406
2.78%		$25,875$41,261
The George Washington University Law SchoolDCPrivate-$67,380
3.00%		-$65,420
Georgetown University Law CenterDCPrivate-$71,996
3.92%		-$69,279
Georgia State University College of LawGAPublic$17,202
23.28%		$36,810
28.44%		$13,954$28,660
University of Georgia School of LawGAPublic$18,994
-4.47%		$37,752
-2.30%		$19,882$38,640
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawCAPrivate-$52,880
-0.09%		-$52,925
Gonzaga University School of LawMAPrivate-$50,235
12.49%		-$44,657
Harvard Law SchoolMAPrivate-$71,734
4.02%		-$68,962
William S. Richardson School of LawHIPublic$23,164$46,588$23,164$46,588
Hofstra University School of LawNYPrivate-$65,838
2.82%		-$64,032
University of Houston Law CenterTXPublic$34,930
28.08%		$49,748
28.41%		$27,271$38,743
Howard University School of LawDCPrivate-$37,720
3.46%		-$36,460
University of Idaho College of LawIDPublic$23,296
0.00%		$42,532
0.00%		$23,297$42,533
University of Illinois College of LawILPublic$41,657
8.84%		$51,657
7.01%		$38,273$48,273
Maurer School of LawINPublic$38,185
1.17%		$59,435
1.74%		$37,745$58,420
Robert H. McKinney School of LawINPublic$31,559
34.13%		$51,623
33.82%		$23,529$38,577
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPRPrivate---$14,510
University of Iowa College of LawIAPublic$30,152
3.50%		$49,987
2.54%		$29,132$48,747
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawILPublic$32,090
-18.45%		$39,290
-18.74%		$39,350$48,350
University of Kansas School of LawKSPublic$22,769
-3.19%		$28,804
-3.22%		$23,520$29,763
University of Kentucky College of LawKYPublic$25,748
2.10%		$51,380
0.01%		$25,218$51,374
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolORPrivate-$53,666
3.40%		-$51,902
Liberty University School of LawVAPrivate-$41,252
2.79%		-$40,132
Duncan School of LawTNPrivate-$41,310
2.76%		-$40,200
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterLAPublic$23,665
-0.14%		$39,105
-0.16%		$23,699$39,169
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawLAPublic$25,550
110.37%		$30,550
42.07%		$12,145$21,504
Loyola Law SchoolCAPrivate-$63,412
4.19%		-$60,860
Loyola University Chicago School of LawILPrivate-$54,048
4.67%		-$51,636
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawLAPrivate-$48,638
0.03%		-$48,624
University of Maine School of LawMEPublic$25,190
0.40%		$38,000
3.88%		$25,090$36,580
Marquette University Law SchoolWIPrivate-$49,170
-1.09%		-$49,710
University of Maryland School of LawMDPublic$36,209
1.89%		$52,538
1.93%		$35,536$51,545
McGeorge School of LawCAPrivate-$57,788
2.48%		-$56,388
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawTNPublic$19,498
0.62%		$24,536
1.50%		$19,378$24,174
Mercer Law SchoolGAPrivate-$42,292
1.99%		-$41,468
University of Miami School of LawFLPrivate-$59,562
4.35%		-$57,078
Michigan State University College of LawMIPrivate-$47,824
0.05%		-$47,800
University of Michigan Law SchoolMIPublic$66,808
4.37%		$69,808
4.18%		$64,008$67,008
University of Minnesota Law SchoolMNPublic$47,754
2.72%		$56,946
2.67%		$46,488$55,464
Mississippi College School of LawMSPrivate-$38,202
29.51%		-$29,498
University of Mississippi School of LawMSPublic$17,770
1.83%		$37,836
3.61%		$17,450$36,516
University of Missouri School of LawMOPublic$24,243
4.83%		$30,243
-27.63%		$23,127$41,787
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawMOPublic$23,359
10.21%		$29,359
-26.95%		$21,195$40,188
Mitchell Hamline School of LawMNPrivate-$50,748
3.44%		-$49,060
University of Montana School of LawMTPublic$17,167
18.38%		$41,177
10.23%		$14,501$37,357
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawNEPublic$15,648
0.42%		$36,288
0.18%		$15,582$36,222
William S. Boyd School of LawNVPublic$28,788
1.94%		$41,688
2.58%		$28,240$40,640
New England School of LawMAPrivate-$54,624
4.01%		-$52,518
University of New Hampshire School of LawNHPublic$40,314
2.55%		$47,314
2.17%		$39,310$46,310
University of New Mexico School of LawNMPublic$19,724
106.36%		$42,868
62.24%		$9,558$26,422
New York Law SchoolNYPrivate-$60,866
5.50%		-$57,694
New York University School of LawNYPrivate-$76,290
4.24%		-$73,184
North Carolina Central University School of LawNCPublic$16,292
-0.32%		$38,964
-0.14%		$16,345$39,017
University of North Carolina School of LawNCPublic$24,492
-0.15%		$44,704
-0.08%		$24,530$44,742
University of North Dakota School of LawNDPublic$16,967
27.24%		$32,220
29.11%		$13,335$24,956
Northeastern University School of LawMAPrivate-$58,802
2.99%		-$57,094
Northern Illinois University College of LawILPublic$22,559
-8.45%		$22,559
-8.45%		$24,642$24,642
Salmon P. Chase College of LawKYPublic$23,534
8.30%		$36,352
4.12%		$21,730$34,912
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawILPrivate-$72,212
3.68%		-$69,650
Notre Dame Law SchoolILPrivate-$65,936
2.48%		-$64,340
Shepard Broad Law CenterFLPrivate-$46,197
1.71%		-$45,419
Claude W. Pettit College of LawOHPrivate-$32,950
3.16%		-$31,940
Michael E. Moritz College of LawOHPublic$33,320
1.94%		$48,572
1.32%		$32,685$47,937
Oklahoma City University School of LawOKPrivate-$37,500
2.46%		-$36,600
University of Oklahoma College of LawOKPublic$22,283
12.65%		$35,726
10.90%		$19,781$32,216
University of Oregon School of LawORPublic$44,082
4.90%		$54,864
4.93%		$42,024$52,284
Pace University School of LawNYPrivate-$52,348
1.47%		-$51,590
Penn State Dickinson LawPAPublic$54,614
1.97%		$54,614
1.97%		$53,558$53,558
Penn State LawPAPublic$53,580
2.59%		$53,580
2.59%		$52,228$52,228
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPAPrivate-$73,008
3.28%		-$70,690
Pepperdine University School of LawCAPrivate-$64,220
4.81%		-$61,270
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPAPublic$37,090
0.34%		$47,734
1.02%		$36,966$47,250
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPRPrivate---$16,803
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPRPublic--$8,680$8,680
Quinnipiac University School of LawCTPrivate-$53,800
2.01%		-$52,740
Regent University School of LawVAPrivate-$39,696
5.57%		-$37,600
University of Richmond School of LawVAPrivate-$51,510
2.00%		-$50,500
Roger Williams University School of LawRIPrivate-$44,715
103.25%		-$22,000
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusNJPublic$30,626
2.90%		$44,596
2.90%		$29,763$43,339
Saint Louis University School of LawNYPrivate-$46,574
2.74%		-$45,334
Cumberland School of LawALPrivate-$44,318
90.29%		-$23,290
University of San Diego School of LawCAPrivate-$60,861
3.47%		-$58,821
University of San Francisco School of LawCAPrivate-$52,660
0.90%		-$52,190
Santa Clara University School of LawCAPrivate-$56,448
-3.80%		-$58,680
Seattle University School of LawWAPrivate-$53,921
5.04%		-$51,333
Seton Hall University School of LawNJPrivate-$63,660
5.83%		-$60,152
University of South Carolina School of LawSCPublic$23,722
6.27%		$41,500
-23.26%		$22,322$54,080
University of South Dakota School of LawSDPublic$16,793
11.77%		$36,333
5.12%		$15,024$34,564
South Texas College of LawTXPrivate-$37,900
4.84%		-$36,150
Gould School of LawCAPrivate-$74,173
4.55%		-$70,948
Southern Illinois University School of LawILPublic$23,737
1.97%		$23,737
1.97%		$23,278$23,278
Dedman School of LawTXPrivate-$61,058
37.23%		-$44,494
Southern University Law CenterLAPublic$17,434$30,034$17,434$30,034
Southwestern Law SchoolCAPrivate-$56,146
1.50%		-$55,316
St. John's University School of LawNYPrivate-$68,992
3.48%		-$66,672
St. Mary's University School of LawTXPrivate-$42,682
3.96%		-$41,058
St. Thomas University School of LawFLPrivate-$44,830
2.75%		-$43,630
University of St. Thomas School of LawMNPrivate-$46,220
1.98%		-$45,324
Stanford Law SchoolCAPrivate-$68,997
6.07%		-$65,046
Stetson University College of LawFLPrivate-$49,038
3.86%		-$47,216
Suffolk University Law SchoolMAPrivate-$55,184
3.19%		-$53,480
Syracuse University College of LawNYPrivate-$59,482
3.00%		-$57,748
Beasley School of LawPAPublic$29,414
2.79%		$44,554
2.78%		$28,616$43,348
University of Tennessee College of LawTNPublic$20,168$38,842$20,168$38,842
Texas A&M University School of LawTXPublic$32,634
0.00%		$48,618
0.00%		$32,633$48,617
University of Texas School of LawTXPublic$36,429
4.48%		$54,096
4.48%		$34,868$51,774
Thurgood Marshall School of LawTXPublic$21,038
3.04%		$28,261
3.11%		$20,418$27,408
Texas Tech University School of LawTXPublic$27,532
26.32%		$38,902
25.93%		$21,796$30,892
University of Toledo College of LawOHPublic$25,284
0.97%		$25,284
0.17%		$25,042$25,242
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterNYPrivate-$54,700
1.64%		-$53,820
Tulane University School of LawLAPrivate-$64,868
3.40%		-$62,738
University of Tulsa College of LawOKPrivate-$28,970
4.28%		-$27,780
University at Buffalo Law SchoolNYPublic$28,710
0.78%		$33,550
0.67%		$28,488$33,328
University of Massachusetts School of LawMAPublic$30,450
4.15%		$39,550
3.69%		$29,236$38,144
UNT Dallas College of LawTXPublic$16,878
1.90%		$27,730
1.15%		$16,564$27,416
S.J. Quinney College of LawUTPublic$33,634
10.42%		$43,598
9.54%		$30,459$39,800
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolTNPrivate-$67,396
3.71%		-$64,984
Vermont Law SchoolVTPrivate-$50,735-$50,735
Villanova University School of LawPAPrivate-$53,535
8.51%		-$49,335
University of Virginia School of LawVAPublic$68,500
3.01%		$71,500
2.88%		$66,500$69,500
Wake Forest University School of LawNCPrivate-$52,028
3.71%		-$50,166
Washburn University School of LawKSPublic$24,476
7.80%		$37,439
6.05%		$22,704$35,304
Washington and Lee University School of LawVAPrivate-$54,460
3.93%		-$52,400
Washington University School of LawMOPrivate-$65,204
3.16%		-$63,204
University of Washington School of LawWAPublic$40,035$51,534$40,035$51,534
Wayne State University Law SchoolMIPublic$33,873
-3.93%		$36,942
-3.93%		$35,259$38,452
West Virginia University College of LawWVPublic$25,272
2.26%		$42,120
2.59%		$24,714$41,058
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolMIPrivate-$44,140
6.90%		-$41,290
Western New England University School of LawMAPrivate-$48,420
2.93%		-$47,040
Western State College of LawCAPrivate-$44,580
3.39%		-$43,120
Widener Law CommonwealthPAPrivate-$53,910
3.92%		-$51,878
Willamette University College of LawORPrivate-$49,080
3.28%		-$47,520
Marshall-Wythe School of LawVAPublic$38,136
4.96%		$55,285
16.26%		$36,335$47,553
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolMIPublic$33,158
9.50%		$51,855
5.87%		$30,282$48,979
University of Wyoming College of LawWYPublic$17,544
4.20%		$35,664
4.17%		$16,837$34,237
Yale Law SchoolCTPrivate-$71,425
2.87%		-$69,433
Jacksonville University College of LawFLPrivate----
Widener Law DelawareDEPrivate-$57,376--