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School Type State 2020 Grads Average Graduate
Loan Disbursement		 % Borrowing
Albany Law School Private NY 140 $87,768 91%
American University Private DC 385 $159,723 76%
Arizona State University Public AZ 254 $93,824 68%
Ave Maria School of Law Private FL 76 $133,393 92%
Baylor University Private TX 154 $152,209 73%
Belmont University Private TN 100 $125,198 68%
Boston College Private MA 246 $114,838 63%
Boston University Private MA 227 $104,584 63%
Brigham Young University Private UT 99 $51,048 66%
Brooklyn Law School Private NY 328 $110,832 68%
California Western School of Law Private CA 207 $164,918 88%
Campbell University Private NC 140 $129,273 83%
Capital University Private OH 109 $112,575 80%
Cardozo-Yeshiva University Private NY 351 $112,474 57%
Case Western Reserve University Private OH 119 $97,686 70%
Catholic University of America Private DC 97 $140,731 81%
Chapman University Private CA 155 $158,909 75%
Charleston School of Law For Profit SC 217 $139,888 87%
Chicago-Kent College of Law Private IL 227 $100,593 72%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Public OH 99 $69,727 90%
Columbia University Private NY 428 $190,141 66%
Cornell University Private NY 195 $150,089 60%
Creighton University Private NE 96 $112,432 79%
CUNY Public NY 147 $87,508 77%
DePaul University Private IL 232 $128,819 77%
Drake University Private IA 95 $107,480 77%
Drexel University Private PA 131 $72,407 70%
Duke University Private NC 214 $153,276 65%
Duquesne University Private PA 132 $98,786 83%
Elon Law School Private NC 108 $118,904 88%
Emory University Private GA 282 $128,635 62%
Faulkner University Private AL 52 $124,968 81%
Florida A&M University Public FL 165 $61,500 81%
Florida Coastal School of Law For Profit FL 64 $145,245 86%
Florida International University Public FL 127 $90,946 74%
Florida State University Public FL 192 $63,773 75%
Fordham University Private NY 397 $140,184 60%
George Mason University Public VA 173 $78,719 64%
George Washington University Private DC 428 $154,992 68%
Georgetown University Private DC 691 $163,977 62%
Georgia State University Public GA 195 $76,978 73%
Golden Gate University Private CA 124 $151,854 83%
Gonzaga University Private WA 104 $116,227 88%
Harvard University Private MA 570 $170,866 70%
Hofstra University Private NY 240 $142,963 68%
Howard University Private DC 126 $109,826 88%
Indiana University - Bloomington Public IN 153 $96,220 69%
Indiana University - Indianapolis Public IN 236 $97,756 77%
Lewis and Clark College Private OR 170 $141,497 76%
Liberty University Private VA 57 $79,702 75%
Lincoln Memorial University Private TN 81 $106,385 82%
Louisiana State University Public LA 172 $97,502 71%
Loyola Marymount University Private CA 331 $152,667 74%
Loyola University Chicago Private IL 237 $108,960 68%
Loyola University New Orleans Private LA 169 $128,495 87%
Marquette University Private WI 172 $142,143 83%
Mercer University Private GA 120 $121,930 84%
Michigan State University Public MI 240 $98,421 78%
Mississippi College Private MS 111 $124,600 79%
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Private MN 335 $124,608 77%
New York Law School Private NY 320 $136,137 73%
New York University Private NY 476 $174,780 58%
Northeastern University Private MA 200 $79,454 78%
Northern Illinois University Public IL 80 $81,325 80%
Northern Kentucky University Public KY 116 $100,849 78%
Northwestern University Private IL 256 $154,844 66%
Nova Southeastern University Private FL 190 $155,193 87%
Ohio Northern University Private OH 50 $71,134 88%
Ohio State University Public OH 208 $89,946 71%
Oklahoma City University Private OK 125 $132,847 86%
Pace University Private NY 181 $110,684 77%
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law Public PA 73 $54,503 60%
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law Public PA 122 $83,475 75%
Pepperdine University Private CA 138 $143,901 70%
Quinnipiac University Private CT 128 $95,288 84%
Regent University Private VA 77 $83,127 68%
Roger Williams University Private RI 142 $117,663 86%
Rutgers University Public NJ 366 $62,210 75%
Samford University Private AL 140 $113,868 78%
Santa Clara University Private CA 209 $174,020 68%
Seattle University Private WA 182 $132,446 84%
Seton Hall University Private NJ 167 $128,806 69%
South Texas College of Law Houston Private TX 287 $128,847 82%
Southern Illinois University Public IL 101 $72,397 76%
Southern Methodist University Private TX 209 $140,241 56%
Southwestern Law School Private CA 210 $190,184 82%
St. John's University Private NY 250 $123,646 66%
St. Louis University Private MO 158 $102,442 80%
St. Mary's University Private TX 224 $145,173 82%
St. Thomas University - Florida Private FL 161 $161,701 86%
Stanford University Private CA 182 $146,235 61%
Stetson University Private FL 255 $139,208 72%
Suffolk University Private MA 303 $110,403 81%
SUNY Buffalo Public NY 146 $89,628 78%
Syracuse University Private NY 174 $109,454 85%
Temple University Public PA 214 $86,344 73%
Texas A&M Public TX 130 $82,866 74%
Texas Tech University Public TX 127 $56,898 72%
Tulane University Private LA 212 $140,964 71%
University of Akron Public OH 152 $72,494 78%
University of Alabama Public AL 127 $64,271 61%
University of Arizona Public AZ 94 $67,014 59%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Public AR 112 $68,877 80%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock Public AR 113 $69,143 70%
University of Baltimore Public MD 164 $115,685 83%
University of California - Berkeley Public CA 331 $139,251 70%
University of California - Davis Public CA 151 $114,895 57%
University of California - Hastings Public CA 298 $127,868 74%
University of California - Irvine Public CA 143 $131,786 69%
University of California - Los Angeles Public CA 312 $125,167 68%
University of Chicago Private IL 203 $191,117 61%
University of Cincinnati Public OH 94 $66,163 71%
University of Colorado Public CO 177 $103,795 75%
University of Connecticut Public CT 140 $89,211 67%
University of Dayton Private OH 70 $84,958 72%
University of Denver Private CO 220 $160,006 74%
University of Detroit Mercy Private MI 190 $114,417 36%
University of Florida Public FL 303 $65,528 65%
University of Georgia Public GA 182 $75,568 66%
University of Hawaii Public HI 94 $89,242 67%
University of Houston Public TX 232 $91,014 67%
University of Idaho Public ID 98 $103,237 83%
University of Illinois Public IL 149 $138,783 83%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Public IL 236 $80,134 65%
University of Iowa Public IA 133 $94,846 74%
University of Kansas Public KS 102 $84,646 74%
University of Kentucky Public KY 111 $80,368 81%
University of Louisville Public KY 125 $96,920 78%
University of Maine Public ME 76 $75,456 68%
University of Maryland Public MD 187 $123,144 61%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Public MA 59 $115,295 90%
University of Memphis Public TN 88 $85,973 80%
University of Miami Private FL 357 $140,595 68%
University of Michigan Public MI 332 $129,791 74%
University of Minnesota Public MN 199 $95,274 65%
University of Mississippi Public MS 112 $71,333 69%
University of Missouri - Columbia Public MO 84 $71,073 70%
University of Missouri - Kansas City Public MO 122 $93,966 75%
University of Montana Public MT 69 $80,752 84%
University of Nebraska Public NE 122 $63,027 78%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas Public NV 124 $83,715 70%
University of New Hampshire Public NH 70 $74,092 81%
University of New Mexico Public NM 121 $87,487 77%
University of North Carolina Public NC 199 $92,731 64%
University of North Dakota Public ND 67 $67,281 78%
University of Notre Dame Private IN 200 $128,653 76%
University of Oklahoma Public OK 149 $79,755 64%
University of Oregon Public OR 130 $97,999 80%
University of Pennsylvania Private PA 258 $163,383 62%
University of Pittsburgh Public PA 142 $104,255 80%
University of Richmond Private VA 116 $114,514 71%
University of San Diego Private CA 240 $140,294 72%
University of San Francisco Private CA 124 $156,460 77%
University of South Carolina Public SC 201 $107,610 76%
University of South Dakota Public SD 51 $53,253 80%
University of Southern California Private CA 189 $140,773 65%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis Private MN 138 $72,264 73%
University of Tennessee Public TN 118 $73,092 70%
University of Texas Public TX 322 $113,386 59%
University of The District of Columbia Public DC 78 $110,611 86%
University of the Pacific - McGeorge Private CA 129 $144,006 87%
University of Toledo Public OH 93 $80,193 74%
University of Tulsa Private OK 92 $90,029 100%
University of Utah Public UT 92 $76,344 85%
University of Virginia Public VA 315 $165,911 61%
University of Washington Public WA 159 $108,725 67%
University of Wisconsin Public WI 143 $71,467 71%
University of Wyoming Public WY 67 $86,721 63%
Vanderbilt University Private TN 180 $143,293 62%
Vermont Law School Private VT 143 $129,540 82%
Villanova University Private PA 169 $92,477 64%
Wake Forest University Private NC 152 $99,277 70%
Washburn University Public KS 98 $86,908 79%
Washington and Lee University Private VA 154 $98,982 71%
Washington University in St Louis Private MO 237 $92,504 63%
Wayne State University Public MI 142 $67,832 68%
West Virginia University Public WV 105 $90,925 73%
Western New England University School of Law Private MA 88 $102,670 81%
Western State University For Profit CA 87 $111,453 80%
Widener University - Pennsylvania Private PA 99 $128,205 92%
Willamette University Private OR 108 $139,428 82%
William and Mary Public VA 182 $91,816 63%
Yale University Private CT 204 $135,680 66%

About the Data

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.