Debt by Law School for 2022 Graduates | Law School Transparency

Average debt continues to increase, despite more schools offering larger tuition discounts. The percentage borrowing, however, is steadily declining.

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School	Type	State	2022 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing
Albany Law School	Private	NY	164	$88,649	78%
American University	Private	DC	321	$136,628	70%
Arizona State University	Public	AZ	274	$96,603	65%
Ave Maria School of Law	Private	FL	73	$121,735	72%
Baylor University	Private	TX	145	$140,198	71%
Belmont University	Private	TN	120	$124,731	67%
Boston College	Private	MA	258	$135,705	69%
Boston University	Private	MA	232	$112,443	67%
Brigham Young University	Private	UT	121	$46,007	64%
Brooklyn Law School	Private	NY	343	$117,149	71%
California Western School of Law	Private	CA	238	$181,273	86%
Campbell University	Private	NC	157	$129,421	85%
Capital University	Private	OH	134	$99,765	88%
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	NY	287	$118,801	60%
Case Western Reserve University	Private	OH	115	$102,238	67%
Catholic University of America	Private	DC	110	$159,241	75%
Chapman University	Private	CA	150	$150,534	74%
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	SC	173	$131,869	81%
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	IL	229	$97,164	73%
Columbia University	Private	NY	410	$168,493	62%
Cornell University	Private	NY	202	$162,830	62%
Creighton University	Private	NE	114	$129,626	73%
CUNY	Public	NY	188	$86,933	56%
DePaul University	Private	IL	189	$127,320	76%
Drake University	Private	IA	109	$114,356	71%
Drexel University	Private	PA	158	$70,565	68%
Duke University	Private	NC	214	$138,376	63%
Duquesne University	Private	PA	129	$99,542	83%
Elon Law School	Private	NC	127	$120,866	82%
Emory University	Private	GA	245	$125,390	57%
Faulkner University	Private	AL	50	$116,901	76%
Florida A&M University	Public	FL	158	$61,500	83%
Florida International University	Public	FL	174	$93,241	69%
Florida State University	Public	FL	216	$69,049	69%
Fordham University	Private	NY	400	$143,976	62%
George Mason University	Public	VA	146	$93,480	60%
George Washington University	Private	DC	571	$154,504	66%
Georgetown University	Private	DC	665	$172,012	63%
Georgia State University	Public	GA	220	$85,644	64%
Golden Gate University	Private	CA	118	$133,066	80%
Gonzaga University	Private	WA	130	$111,448	78%
Harvard University	Private	MA	611	$169,187	71%
Hofstra University	Private	NY	259	$144,097	72%
Howard University	Private	DC	160	$174,122	96%
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	IN	175	$76,755	61%
Indiana University - Indianapolis	Public	IN	245	$94,650	72%
Lewis and Clark College	Private	OR	176	$147,549	80%
Liberty University	Private	VA	69	$86,369	81%
Lincoln Memorial University	Private	TN	84	$99,854	86%
Louisiana State University	Public	LA	199	$102,626	67%
Loyola Marymount University	Private	CA	334	$156,962	74%
Loyola University Chicago	Private	IL	262	$114,856	62%
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	LA	158	$138,710	81%
Marquette University	Private	WI	188	$125,625	82%
Mercer University	Private	GA	120	$127,306	84%
Michigan State University	Public	MI	227	$99,610	81%
Mississippi College	Private	MS	106	$123,700	82%
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Private	MN	333	$120,617	71%
New England School of Law	Private	MA	283	$131,595	74%
New York Law School	Private	NY	368	$131,332	70%
New York University	Private	NY	473	$172,122	58%
Northeastern University	Private	MA	186	$91,007	79%
Northern Illinois University	Public	IL	104	$91,924	81%
Northern Kentucky University	Public	KY	116	$94,098	72%
Northwestern University	Private	IL	265	$158,071	66%
Nova Southeastern University	Private	FL	166	$154,360	82%
Ohio Northern University	Private	OH	42	$78,236	86%
Ohio State University	Public	OH	188	$83,831	67%
Oklahoma City University	Private	OK	152	$137,870	78%
Pace University	Private	NY	203	$100,078	80%
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	Public	PA	82	$58,814	71%
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law	Public	PA	135	$74,262	68%
Pepperdine University	Private	CA	174	$133,549	67%
Quinnipiac University	Private	CT	127	$110,474	81%
Regent University	Private	VA	97	$99,788	77%
Roger Williams University	Private	RI	152	$116,856	83%
Rutgers University	Public	NJ	385	$55,531	70%
Samford University	Private	AL	145	$114,534	79%
Santa Clara University	Private	CA	226	$181,198	69%
Seattle University	Private	WA	211	$130,581	80%
Seton Hall University	Private	NJ	197	$123,479	62%
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	TX	296	$129,605	81%
Southern Methodist University	Private	TX	270	$153,503	69%
Southwestern Law School	Private	CA	299	$188,164	89%
St. John's University	Private	NY	236	$117,182	61%
St. Louis University	Private	MO	183	$99,116	80%
St. Mary's University	Private	TX	224	$153,082	68%
St. Thomas University - Florida	Private	FL	195	$163,394	84%
Stanford University	Private	CA	189	$150,486	66%
Stetson University	Private	FL	269	$132,905	77%
Suffolk University	Private	MA	323	$103,357	73%
SUNY Buffalo	Public	NY	133	$85,152	72%
Syracuse University	Private	NY	197	$125,838	74%
Temple University	Public	PA	238	$87,831	68%
Texas A&M	Public	TX	172	$91,535	66%
Texas Tech University	Public	TX	127	$60,088	76%
Tulane University	Private	LA	181	$137,258	70%
University of Akron	Public	OH	107	$70,879	77%
University of Alabama	Public	AL	132	$62,337	64%
University of Arizona	Public	AZ	145	$68,211	58%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	AR	110	$63,809	62%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	AR	146	$65,328	91%
University of Baltimore	Public	MD	195	$119,303	78%
University of California - Berkeley	Public	CA	359	$143,021	62%
University of California - Davis	Public	CA	216	$112,101	74%
University of California - Hastings	Public	CA	309	$137,058	73%
University of California - Irvine	Public	CA	142	$123,456	66%
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	CA	338	$141,062	61%
University of Chicago	Private	IL	217	$184,119	61%
University of Cincinnati	Public	OH	130	$64,300	75%
University of Colorado	Public	CO	166	$104,159	69%
University of Connecticut	Public	CT	151	$80,205	71%
University of Dayton	Private	OH	86	$80,262	91%
University of Denver	Private	CO	248	$155,182	75%
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	MI	181	$121,776	46%
University of Florida	Public	FL	217	$77,724	71%
University of Georgia	Public	GA	192	$77,169	64%
University of Hawaii	Public	HI	105	$85,768	59%
University of Houston	Public	TX	205	$102,823	68%
University of Idaho	Public	ID	168	$83,183	95%
University of Illinois	Public	IL	129	$72,952	68%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	IL	279	$124,041	70%
University of Iowa	Public	IA	161	$85,552	63%
University of Kansas	Public	KS	99	$74,242	76%
University of Kentucky	Public	KY	86	$74,662	73%
University of Louisville	Public	KY	92	$93,486	70%
University of Maine	Public	ME	73	$75,639	79%
University of Maryland	Public	MD	207	$127,584	68%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	MA	84	$114,268	86%
University of Memphis	Public	TN	121	$86,511	77%
University of Miami	Private	FL	388	$144,027	63%
University of Michigan	Public	MI	325	$131,683	69%
University of Minnesota	Public	MN	235	$90,393	66%
University of Mississippi	Public	MS	149	$76,720	73%
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	MO	91	$62,627	76%
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	MO	121	$87,950	70%
University of Montana	Public	MT	82	$84,832	75%
University of Nebraska	Public	NE	139	$72,008	75%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	NV	136	$72,132	64%
University of New Hampshire	Public	NH	101	$90,936	79%
University of New Mexico	Public	NM	78	$82,583	79%
University of North Carolina	Public	NC	189	$87,026	67%
University of North Dakota	Public	ND	80	$74,644	72%
University of North Texas Dallas College of Law	Public	TX	109	$82,586	72%
University of Notre Dame	Private	IN	210	$121,755	67%
University of Oklahoma	Public	OK	167	$79,678	74%
University of Oregon	Public	OR	139	$100,104	83%
University of Pennsylvania	Private	PA	262	$163,262	61%
University of Pittsburgh	Public	PA	125	$90,925	78%
University of Richmond	Private	VA	126	$109,102	68%
University of San Diego	Private	CA	245	$137,203	67%
University of San Francisco	Private	CA	133	$170,633	77%
University of South Carolina	Public	SC	199	$110,543	76%
University of South Dakota	Public	SD	83	$53,920	77%
University of Southern California	Private	CA	212	$128,073	62%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis	Private	MN	163	$85,743	74%
University of Tennessee	Public	TN	120	$76,840	73%
University of Texas	Public	TX	289	$119,589	67%
University of The District of Columbia	Public	DC	63	$108,236	83%
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	CA	153	$140,918	76%
University of Toledo	Public	OH	93	$68,988	91%
University of Tulsa	Private	OK	107	$98,829	69%
University of Utah	Public	UT	105	$89,762	81%
University of Virginia	Public	VA	327	$160,306	66%
University of Washington	Public	WA	153	$114,464	70%
University of Wisconsin	Public	WI	225	$71,700	68%
University of Wyoming	Public	WY	70	$76,000	77%
Vanderbilt University	Private	TN	178	$141,854	64%
Vermont Law School	Private	VT	155	$120,585	83%
Villanova University	Private	PA	184	$107,335	63%
Wake Forest University	Private	NC	202	$82,416	62%
Washburn University	Public	KS	112	$77,981	77%
Washington and Lee University	Private	VA	118	$96,721	65%
Washington University in St Louis	Private	MO	227	$96,928	65%
Wayne State University	Public	MI	123	$60,850	58%
West Virginia University	Public	WV	106	$87,628	78%
Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School	Private	MI	277	$170,485	89%
Western New England University School of Law	Private	MA	79	$111,241	100%
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University	For-Profit	CA	43	$109,826	80%
Widener University - Delaware	Private	DE	188	$117,443	86%
Widener University - Pennsylvania	Private	PA	98	$144,585	93%
Willamette University	Private	OR	98	$148,177	85%
William and Mary	Public	VA	225	$98,473	70%
Yale University	Private	CT	213	$143,437	70%

Excluded schools: Appalachian School of Law (Private, 40 grads), Barry University (Private, 175 grads), Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Public, 132 grads), Inter American University (Private, 189 grads), John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (For-Profit, 56 grads), North Carolina Central University (Public, 130 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 103 grads), Southern Illinois University (Public, 78 grads), Southern University Law Center (Public, 199 grads), Texas Southern University (Public, 164 grads), Touro College (Private, 158 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 148 grads)

School-specific borrowing data come from U.S. News & World Report, which relies on data reported to U.S. News by law schools. In some cases, law schools do not report the percentage borrowing properly. When that occurs, the previous year's rate is used unless a school reports the correct rate to LST or a better estimate can be generated. Graduate data come from the American Bar Association.

Note: The "amount borrowed" does not include interest that accumulates during law school, thus is different than the "amount owed" or "debt." The "average" only includes graduates who borrow.