Total Federal Investment by Law School for 2015 Graduates

Law schools have far less financial support from the federal government in recent years because enrollment fell dramatically.

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School	Type	2015 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing	Federal Government Investment
Albany Law School	Private	183	$125,157	88%	$20,150,277
American University	Private	464	$160,274	80%	$59,461,654
Arizona State University	Public	229	$106,426	55%	$13,409,676
Ave Maria School of Law	Private	86	$134,071	77%	$8,848,686
Barry University	Private	232	$138,410	88%	$28,235,640
Baylor University	Private	108	$135,817	65%	$9,507,190
Belmont University	Private	88	$56,225	78%	$3,879,525
Boston College	Private	247	$112,439	72%	$20,014,142
Boston University	Private	208	$102,329	73%	$15,554,008
Brigham Young University	Private	133	$62,423	68%	$5,618,070
Brooklyn Law School	Private	336	$108,942	75%	$27,453,384
California Western School of Law	Private	224	$162,260	89%	$32,289,740
Campbell University	Private	145	$115,128	83%	$13,815,360
Capital University	Private	148	$116,283	84%	$14,419,092
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	362	$119,294	70%	$30,181,382
Case Western Reserve University	Private	144	$105,854	75%	$11,432,232
Catholic University of America	Private	142	$139,803	75%	$14,958,921
Chapman University	Private	132	$103,956	81%	$11,123,292
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	133	$146,230	65%	$12,575,780
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	277	$115,040	80%	$25,538,880
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	Public	109	$93,865	81%	$8,260,120
Columbia University	Private	413	$168,627	59%	$41,144,988
Cornell University	Private	183	$155,025	77%	$21,858,525
Creighton University	Private	121	$117,980	91%	$12,977,800
CUNY	Public	111	$77,751	86%	$7,386,345
DePaul University	Private	257	$131,148	84%	$28,327,968
Drake University	Private	117	$107,649	83%	$10,441,953
Drexel University	Private	128	$100,362	81%	$10,437,648
Duke University	Private	208	$131,073	68%	$18,481,293
Duquesne University	Private	145	$104,623	90%	$13,705,613
Elon Law School	Private	77	$128,407	86%	$8,474,862
Emory University	Private	308	$121,278	69%	$25,832,214
Florida Coastal School of Law	For-Profit	402	$160,942	94%	$60,836,076
Florida International University	Public	147	$95,331	85%	$11,916,375
Florida State University	Public	252	$82,102	84%	$17,405,624
Fordham University	Private	410	$149,058	60%	$36,668,268
George Mason University	Public	152	$121,910	76%	$14,141,560
George Washington University	Private	465	$136,662	70%	$44,551,812
Georgetown University	Private	678	$160,606	73%	$79,499,970
Georgia State University	Public	199	$66,637	78%	$10,328,735
Golden Gate University	Private	158	$143,740	88%	$19,979,860
Gonzaga University	Private	121	$125,347	79%	$12,033,312
Harvard University	Private	589	$149,754	72%	$63,495,696
Hofstra University	Private	301	$125,300	77%	$29,069,600
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	198	$91,020	77%	$13,835,040
Indiana University - Indianapolis	Public	257	$106,114	83%	$22,602,282
Lewis and Clark College	Private	201	$140,025	81%	$22,824,075
Liberty University	Private	61	$68,667	84%	$3,502,017
Lincoln Memorial University	Private	25	$95,495	60%	$1,432,425
Louisiana State University	Public	187	$90,609	74%	$12,504,042
Loyola Marymount University	Private	366	$148,035	80%	$43,374,255
Loyola University Chicago	Private	261	$133,052	85%	$29,537,544
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	200	$124,143	78%	$19,366,308
Marquette University	Private	229	$138,549	86%	$27,294,153
Mercer University	Private	115	$138,575	88%	$13,996,075
Michigan State University	Public	291	$93,245	77%	$20,886,880
Mississippi College	Private	130	$114,639	70%	$10,432,149
New York Law School	Private	352	$161,910	80%	$45,658,620
New York University	Private	485	$166,022	69%	$55,617,370
North Carolina Central University	Public	171	$83,916	96%	$13,762,224
Northeastern University	Private	167	$127,406	72%	$15,288,720
Northern Illinois University	Public	101	$77,975	85%	$6,705,850
Northern Kentucky University	Public	141	$84,714	39%	$4,659,270
Northwestern University	Private	288	$155,796	78%	$35,054,100
Nova Southeastern University	Private	286	$123,798	95%	$33,673,056
Ohio Northern University	Private	63	$102,414	84%	$5,427,942
Ohio State University	Public	176	$96,253	83%	$14,052,938
Oklahoma City University	Private	134	$121,607	71%	$11,552,665
Pace University	Private	147	$124,823	86%	$15,727,698
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	Public	57	$116,717	74%	$4,902,114
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law	Public	98	$129,772	81%	$10,251,988
Pepperdine University	Private	197	$148,959	74%	$21,748,014
Quinnipiac University	Private	113	$97,335	86%	$9,441,495
Regent University	Private	118	$93,142	92%	$10,152,478
Roger Williams University	Private	130	$123,332	84%	$13,443,188
Rutgers University	Public	399	$85,054	66%	$22,369,202
Samford University	Private	112	$124,106	96%	$13,403,448
Santa Clara University	Private	219	$144,130	65%	$20,466,460
Seattle University	Private	267	$136,889	82%	$29,978,691
Seton Hall University	Private	194	$133,000	69%	$17,822,000
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	349	$121,767	75%	$31,902,954
Southern Illinois University	Public	99	$90,727	92%	$8,256,157
Southern Methodist University	Private	239	$124,723	81%	$24,196,262
Southern University Law Center	Public	194	$86,708	94%	$15,780,856
St. John's University	Private	248	$115,666	78%	$22,323,538
St. Louis University	Private	202	$113,070	82%	$18,769,620
St. Mary's University	Private	216	$122,560	89%	$23,531,520
Stanford University	Private	195	$132,970	79%	$20,477,380
Stetson University	Private	276	$130,079	82%	$29,397,854
Suffolk University	Private	464	$138,724	81%	$52,160,224
SUNY Buffalo	Public	199	$86,970	75%	$12,958,530
Syracuse University	Private	189	$139,753	88%	$23,198,998
Temple University	Public	253	$86,999	83%	$18,269,790
Texas A&M	Public	227	$104,200	88%	$20,840,000
Texas Tech University	Public	211	$74,673	75%	$11,798,334
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	Private	241	$172,726	90%	$37,481,542
Tulane University	Private	241	$153,606	65%	$24,116,142
University of Akron	Public	142	$78,575	84%	$9,350,425
University of Alabama	Public	144	$74,921	69%	$7,417,179
University of Arizona	Public	144	$100,902	69%	$9,989,298
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	130	$64,901	74%	$6,230,496
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	126	$68,960	77%	$6,689,120
University of Baltimore	Public	267	$112,008	82%	$24,529,752
University of California - Berkeley	Public	278	$144,981	72%	$28,996,200
University of California - Davis	Public	185	$113,765	72%	$15,130,745
University of California - Hastings	Public	308	$135,886	90%	$37,640,422
University of California - Irvine	Public	110	$125,473	71%	$9,786,894
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	335	$118,874	73%	$29,124,130
University of Chicago	Private	196	$129,636	68%	$17,241,588
University of Cincinnati	Public	109	$82,988	78%	$7,053,980
University of Colorado	Public	159	$107,080	71%	$12,100,040
University of Connecticut	Public	152	$69,195	79%	$8,303,400
University of Dayton	Private	93	$115,740	89%	$9,606,420
University of Denver	Private	279	$132,158	77%	$28,413,970
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	144	$137,047	62%	$12,197,183
University of Florida	Public	303	$84,580	73%	$18,692,180
University of Georgia	Public	191	$86,515	82%	$13,582,855
University of Hawaii	Public	112	$54,988	75%	$4,618,992
University of Houston	Public	220	$87,602	69%	$13,315,504
University of Idaho	Public	93	$96,342	78%	$7,032,966
University of Illinois	Public	181	$118,731	71%	$15,316,299
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	381	$162,264	82%	$50,626,368
University of Iowa	Public	146	$86,373	77%	$9,673,776
University of Kansas	Public	135	$80,884	81%	$8,816,356
University of Kentucky	Public	127	$77,793	72%	$7,079,163
University of Louisville	Public	128	$86,880	79%	$8,774,880
University of Maine	Public	77	$99,617	73%	$5,578,552
University of Maryland	Public	271	$114,493	68%	$21,066,712
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	58	$102,603	88%	$5,232,753
University of Memphis	Public	108	$77,752	74%	$6,220,160
University of Miami	Private	417	$155,796	72%	$46,738,800
University of Michigan	Public	354	$142,572	76%	$38,351,868
University of Minnesota	Public	244	$92,179	72%	$16,223,504
University of Mississippi	Public	141	$71,330	78%	$7,846,300
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	130	$81,149	83%	$8,764,092
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	141	$96,639	83%	$11,306,763
University of Montana	Public	82	$79,304	80%	$5,234,064
University of Nebraska	Public	125	$58,744	70%	$5,169,472
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	131	$81,579	81%	$8,647,374
University of New Hampshire	Public	70	$108,896	80%	$6,098,176
University of New Mexico	Public	112	$69,366	87%	$6,728,502
University of North Carolina	Public	232	$102,828	72%	$17,172,276
University of North Dakota	Public	79	$69,058	77%	$4,212,538
University of Notre Dame	Private	179	$122,822	72%	$15,844,038
University of Oklahoma	Public	155	$82,818	78%	$10,020,978
University of Oregon	Public	124	$106,540	84%	$11,080,160
University of Pennsylvania	Private	246	$144,153	74%	$26,235,846
University of Pittsburgh	Public	196	$104,484	79%	$16,195,020
University of Richmond	Private	159	$110,665	63%	$11,066,500
University of San Diego	Private	247	$135,433	81%	$27,086,600
University of San Francisco	Private	166	$162,434	79%	$21,278,854
University of South Carolina	Public	203	$85,006	78%	$13,430,948
University of South Dakota	Public	61	$57,170	83%	$2,915,670
University of Southern California	Private	213	$134,673	70%	$20,066,277
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis	Private	138	$101,950	73%	$10,296,950
University of Tennessee	Public	128	$66,939	78%	$6,693,900
University of Texas	Public	354	$102,101	68%	$24,606,341
University of The District of Columbia	Public	68	$108,095	71%	$5,188,560
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	228	$149,470	83%	$28,249,830
University of Toledo	Public	105	$94,295	88%	$8,675,140
University of Tulsa	Private	94	$82,954	100%	$7,797,676
University of Utah	Public	126	$79,124	82%	$8,149,772
University of Virginia	Public	367	$146,907	71%	$38,342,727
University of Washington	Public	191	$111,003	73%	$15,429,417
University of Wisconsin	Public	219	$84,650	76%	$14,051,900
University of Wyoming	Public	73	$77,421	88%	$4,954,944
Valparaiso University	Private	131	$131,024	94%	$16,115,952
Vanderbilt University	Private	185	$114,447	70%	$14,878,110
Vermont Law School	Private	162	$156,710	87%	$22,096,110
Villanova University	Private	213	$110,792	72%	$16,951,176
Wake Forest University	Private	138	$97,550	88%	$11,803,550
Washburn University	Public	120	$86,621	84%	$8,748,721
Washington and Lee University	Private	174	$110,067	76%	$14,528,844
Washington University in St Louis	Private	228	$109,232	61%	$15,183,248
Wayne State University	Public	135	$82,397	77%	$8,569,288
West Virginia University	Public	125	$85,063	88%	$9,356,930
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University	For-Profit	110	$122,315	64%	$8,562,050
Whittier Law School	Private	141	$148,316	84%	$17,501,288
Widener University - Delaware	Private	170	$136,992	88%	$20,548,800
Widener University - Pennsylvania	Private	78	$148,496	91%	$10,543,216
Willamette University	Private	103	$133,318	80%	$10,932,076
William and Mary	Public	178	$110,140	80%	$15,639,880
Yale University	Private	213	$122,796	76%	$19,892,952

Excluded schools: Appalachian School of Law (Private, 60 grads), Arizona Summit Law School (For-Profit, 334 grads), Charlotte School of Law (For-Profit, 456 grads), Concordia University School of Law (Private, 12 grads), Faulkner University (Private, 95 grads), Florida A&M University (Public, 147 grads), Howard University (Private, 116 grads), Inter American University (Private, 198 grads), John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (For-Profit, 116 grads), Mitchell Hamline School of Law (Private, 340 grads), New England School of Law (Private, 334 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 199 grads), Southwestern Law School (Private, 311 grads), St. Thomas University - Florida (Private, 165 grads), Texas Southern University (Public, 147 grads), Touro College (Private, 187 grads), University of La Verne (Private, 39 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 164 grads), Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School (Private, 688 grads), Western New England University School of Law (Private, 90 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.

To calculate the amount cumulatively borrowed by law school graduates from a law school, LST took the number of graduates and multiplied it times the percentage of those graduates borrowing loans processed by the school. LST rounded that number to the nearest whole graduate and multiplied it times the average amount borrowed for that school. The known federal government investment figures do not include students who never graduated and those enrolled in non-J.D. programs.

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