Most Expensive Law Schools

The law school tuition is usually higher than institute's average tuition for non-law major programs. In the academic year 2025-2026, Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $92,194. New York University School of Law and Cornell Law School also have higher tuition & fees of $90,638 and $88,609 respectively.

Important Statistics of Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions With The Highest Annual Tuition & Fees For Law Programs

The 2026 average tuition & fees of Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions with the highest annual tuition & fees for law programs are $87,747 for state residents and $88,047 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2025-2026. The average GPA of the schools is 3.94 and the average LAST score is 172. The average acceptance rate is 12.04%.

Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $92,194 and University of Virginia School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $84,900.
University of Chicago Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Gould School of Law has the lowest score of 169.
University of Virginia School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.99 and Gould School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.91.
University of Pennsylvania Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.05% and Cornell Law School has the lowest rate of 18.19%.
Georgetown University Law Center has the most law school students of 3,028 and University of Chicago Law School has the least enrolled students of 710.

The following table compares Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions with the highest annual tuition & fees for law programs law schools with important law schools facts.

Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions with the highest annual tuition & fees for law programs Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
Rank	School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
1	Columbia Law School private, New York, NY	$92,194	11.84%	3.92	173	1,740	412	95.85%
2	New York University School of Law private, New York, NY	$90,638	13.39%	3.92	172	2,172	430	96.72%
3	Cornell Law School private, Ithaca, NY	$88,609	18.19%	3.92	173	933	210	96.41%
4	University of Chicago Law School private, Chicago, IL	$88,500	9.74%	3.97	174	710	191	97.42%
5	Gould School of Law private, Los Angeles, CA	$88,436	11.17%	3.91	169	1,543	227	94.01%
6	University of Pennsylvania Law School private, Philadelphia, PA	$88,184	8.05%	3.95	173	1,032	254	96.70%
7	Georgetown University Law Center private, Washington, DC	$87,588	15.75%	3.93	171	3,028	629	93.05%
8	Harvard Law School private, Cambridge, MA	$86,344	9.20%	3.96	174	2,025	483	97.86%
9	Duke University School of Law private, Durham, NC	$85,074	12.88%	3.91	171	830	222	97.48%
10	University of Virginia School of Law public, Charlottesville, VA	$84,900 ($81,900)	10.17%	3.99	173	982	302	94.98%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions with the highest annual tuition & fees for law programs

$88,047

172.3

3.94

12.04%

Important Statistics of Most Expensive Law Schools — Institutions With The Highest Annual Tuition & Fees For Law Programs