Total Federal Investment by Law School for 2018 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	2018 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing	Federal Government Investment
Albany Law School	Private	119	$100,386	83%	$9,938,214
American University	Private	371	$167,039	82%	$50,779,856
Arizona State University	Public	276	$93,524	75%	$19,359,468
Ave Maria School of Law	Private	70	$128,079	86%	$7,684,740
Baylor University	Private	118	$133,148	72%	$11,317,580
Belmont University	Private	78	$125,489	73%	$7,152,873
Boston College	Private	226	$80,113	73%	$13,218,645
Boston University	Private	226	$111,946	68%	$17,239,684
Brigham Young University	Private	130	$56,903	78%	$5,747,203
Brooklyn Law School	Private	364	$116,352	81%	$34,323,840
California Western School of Law	Private	193	$139,211	89%	$23,944,292
Campbell University	Private	129	$123,757	77%	$12,251,943
Capital University	Private	101	$105,868	84%	$8,998,780
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	272	$116,066	62%	$19,615,154
Case Western Reserve University	Private	126	$96,529	74%	$8,977,197
Catholic University of America	Private	97	$147,377	81%	$11,642,783
Chapman University	Private	134	$144,718	74%	$14,327,082
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	110	$125,531	89%	$12,302,038
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	232	$105,042	75%	$18,277,308
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	Public	88	$76,448	93%	$6,268,736
Columbia University	Private	449	$163,736	67%	$49,284,536
Concordia University School of Law	Private	29	$99,351	97%	$2,781,828
Cornell University	Private	196	$128,757	66%	$16,609,653
Creighton University	Private	104	$115,643	78%	$9,367,083
CUNY	Public	96	$68,355	63%	$4,101,300
DePaul University	Private	226	$133,268	80%	$24,121,508
Drake University	Private	102	$111,961	87%	$9,964,529
Drexel University	Private	129	$81,575	79%	$8,320,650
Duke University	Private	220	$134,948	67%	$19,837,356
Duquesne University	Private	120	$103,925	87%	$10,808,200
Elon Law School	Private	111	$123,267	92%	$12,573,234
Emory University	Private	309	$119,614	69%	$25,477,782
Faulkner University	Private	80	$126,097	91%	$9,205,081
Florida A&M University	Public	131	$61,500	100%	$8,056,500
Florida Coastal School of Law	For-Profit	186	$138,204	88%	$22,665,456
Florida International University	Public	146	$96,767	82%	$11,612,040
Florida State University	Public	197	$72,534	80%	$11,460,372
Fordham University	Private	371	$146,217	59%	$32,021,523
George Mason University	Public	137	$98,996	71%	$9,602,612
George Washington University	Private	520	$166,650	71%	$61,493,850
Georgetown University	Private	650	$166,323	70%	$75,676,965
Georgia State University	Public	179	$50,902	72%	$6,566,358
Golden Gate University	Private	83	$150,855	78%	$9,805,575
Gonzaga University	Private	97	$110,602	84%	$8,958,762
Harvard University	Private	590	$164,331	76%	$73,620,288
Hofstra University	Private	239	$136,811	78%	$25,446,846
Howard University	Private	133	$76,703	79%	$8,053,815
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	155	$92,800	65%	$9,372,800
Indiana University - Indianapolis	Public	238	$97,062	83%	$19,218,276
Lewis and Clark College	Private	178	$128,497	81%	$18,503,568
Liberty University	Private	45	$61,295	67%	$1,838,850
Lincoln Memorial University	Private	52	$93,324	83%	$4,012,932
Louisiana State University	Public	164	$83,026	72%	$9,797,068
Loyola Marymount University	Private	280	$138,926	74%	$28,757,682
Loyola University Chicago	Private	193	$112,367	73%	$15,843,747
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	134	$103,669	83%	$11,507,259
Marquette University	Private	172	$143,672	81%	$19,970,408
Mercer University	Private	119	$116,718	82%	$11,438,364
Michigan State University	Public	255	$90,498	78%	$18,009,102
Mississippi College	Private	106	$119,500	82%	$10,396,500
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Private	276	$98,371	68%	$18,493,748
New York Law School	Private	273	$142,715	76%	$29,542,005
New York University	Private	458	$167,441	59%	$45,209,070
North Carolina Central University	Public	132	$64,800	99%	$8,488,800
Northeastern University	Private	136	$94,631	75%	$9,652,362
Northern Illinois University	Public	77	$95,247	89%	$6,572,043
Northwestern University	Private	229	$127,458	67%	$19,501,074
Nova Southeastern University	Private	219	$151,344	99%	$32,841,648
Ohio Northern University	Private	59	$87,066	86%	$4,440,366
Ohio State University	Public	168	$92,993	72%	$11,252,153
Oklahoma City University	Private	94	$120,603	73%	$8,321,607
Pace University	Private	166	$106,987	80%	$14,229,271
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	Public	63	$73,445	76%	$3,525,360
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law	Public	125	$85,056	74%	$7,910,208
Pepperdine University	Private	168	$148,165	75%	$18,668,790
Quinnipiac University	Private	89	$92,704	79%	$6,489,280
Regent University	Private	66	$116,965	80%	$6,199,145
Roger Williams University	Private	132	$122,636	86%	$13,980,504
Rutgers University	Public	349	$55,023	86%	$16,506,900
Samford University	Private	137	$121,239	77%	$12,730,095
Santa Clara University	Private	217	$155,981	75%	$25,424,903
Seattle University	Private	189	$136,396	84%	$21,686,964
Seton Hall University	Private	158	$117,034	73%	$13,458,910
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	273	$119,841	77%	$25,166,610
Southern Illinois University	Public	110	$73,064	90%	$7,233,336
Southern Methodist University	Private	240	$132,600	65%	$20,685,600
Southern University Law Center	Public	155	$94,447	100%	$14,639,285
Southwestern Law School	Private	266	$212,576	82%	$46,341,568
St. John's University	Private	226	$111,652	69%	$17,417,712
St. Louis University	Private	153	$91,149	78%	$10,846,731
St. Mary's University	Private	224	$123,377	89%	$24,552,023
St. Thomas University - Florida	Private	182	$155,836	90%	$25,557,104
Stanford University	Private	193	$131,997	64%	$16,367,628
Stetson University	Private	227	$135,698	80%	$24,697,036
Suffolk University	Private	310	$114,643	85%	$30,265,752
SUNY Buffalo	Public	146	$88,687	77%	$9,932,944
Syracuse University	Private	173	$114,523	79%	$15,689,651
Temple University	Public	209	$78,725	66%	$10,864,050
Texas A&M	Public	138	$94,447	66%	$8,594,677
Texas Tech University	Public	155	$78,800	74%	$9,062,000
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	Private	144	$196,607	92%	$25,952,124
Tulane University	Private	186	$145,315	66%	$17,873,745
University of Akron	Public	120	$78,465	75%	$7,061,850
University of Alabama	Public	138	$81,738	72%	$8,092,062
University of Arizona	Public	122	$75,558	71%	$6,573,546
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	113	$66,659	65%	$4,866,107
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	102	$71,014	76%	$5,539,092
University of Baltimore	Public	204	$103,106	86%	$18,043,550
University of California - Berkeley	Public	309	$137,771	70%	$29,758,536
University of California - Davis	Public	177	$84,241	64%	$9,519,233
University of California - Hastings	Public	277	$126,829	76%	$26,760,919
University of California - Irvine	Public	114	$112,766	64%	$8,231,918
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	320	$123,594	68%	$26,943,492
University of Chicago	Private	206	$160,099	63%	$20,812,870
University of Cincinnati	Public	90	$63,728	76%	$4,333,504
University of Colorado	Public	193	$98,290	76%	$14,448,630
University of Connecticut	Public	90	$84,379	72%	$5,484,635
University of Dayton	Private	78	$101,615	81%	$6,401,745
University of Denver	Private	241	$135,664	78%	$25,504,832
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	166	$126,454	40%	$8,345,964
University of Florida	Public	320	$94,390	81%	$24,447,010
University of Georgia	Public	195	$77,269	77%	$11,590,350
University of Hawaii	Public	95	$91,368	72%	$6,213,024
University of Houston	Public	226	$83,943	70%	$13,262,994
University of Idaho	Public	95	$92,924	89%	$7,898,540
University of Illinois	Public	149	$76,405	72%	$8,175,335
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	274	$165,131	83%	$37,484,737
University of Iowa	Public	141	$72,465	70%	$7,174,035
University of Kansas	Public	119	$81,290	72%	$6,990,940
University of Kentucky	Public	108	$78,275	87%	$7,357,850
University of Louisville	Public	104	$81,471	79%	$6,680,622
University of Maine	Public	75	$92,652	80%	$5,559,120
University of Maryland	Public	198	$109,984	65%	$14,187,936
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	50	$102,245	82%	$4,192,045
University of Memphis	Public	108	$87,984	80%	$7,566,624
University of Miami	Private	338	$141,046	64%	$30,465,936
University of Michigan	Public	291	$133,158	71%	$27,563,706
University of Minnesota	Public	192	$99,510	69%	$13,135,320
University of Mississippi	Public	138	$74,005	75%	$7,696,520
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	93	$69,462	65%	$4,167,720
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	135	$92,026	86%	$10,675,016
University of Montana	Public	69	$78,056	78%	$4,215,024
University of Nebraska	Public	94	$59,442	74%	$4,160,940
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	106	$83,837	63%	$5,617,079
University of New Hampshire	Public	73	$78,586	89%	$5,108,090
University of New Mexico	Public	112	$84,164	79%	$7,406,432
University of North Carolina	Public	219	$86,019	79%	$14,881,287
University of North Dakota	Public	85	$68,743	34%	$1,993,547
University of Notre Dame	Private	205	$122,814	76%	$19,158,984
University of Oklahoma	Public	167	$81,042	68%	$9,238,788
University of Oregon	Public	119	$89,682	81%	$8,609,472
University of Pennsylvania	Private	243	$159,059	63%	$24,336,027
University of Pittsburgh	Public	135	$103,741	84%	$11,722,733
University of Richmond	Private	181	$85,487	68%	$10,514,901
University of San Diego	Private	264	$119,264	81%	$25,522,496
University of San Francisco	Private	169	$174,825	81%	$23,951,025
University of South Carolina	Public	191	$99,118	80%	$15,165,054
University of South Dakota	Public	78	$59,789	82%	$3,826,496
University of Southern California	Private	205	$131,148	62%	$16,655,796
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis	Private	101	$81,440	73%	$6,026,560
University of Tennessee	Public	114	$70,934	73%	$5,887,522
University of Texas	Public	279	$91,978	63%	$16,188,128
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	133	$145,403	89%	$17,157,554
University of Toledo	Public	58	$82,511	76%	$3,630,484
University of Tulsa	Private	81	$75,861	74%	$4,551,660
University of Utah	Public	92	$90,488	70%	$5,791,232
University of Virginia	Public	299	$156,437	63%	$29,410,156
University of Washington	Public	171	$101,913	66%	$11,516,169
University of Wisconsin	Public	185	$79,455	65%	$9,534,600
University of Wyoming	Public	85	$107,891	78%	$7,120,806
Vanderbilt University	Private	179	$120,622	68%	$14,715,884
Vermont Law School	Private	143	$129,611	84%	$15,553,320
Villanova University	Private	161	$99,140	67%	$10,707,120
Wake Forest University	Private	152	$96,244	67%	$9,816,888
Washburn University	Public	100	$72,602	77%	$5,590,354
Washington and Lee University	Private	113	$99,559	72%	$8,064,279
Washington University in St Louis	Private	209	$98,058	67%	$13,728,120
Wayne State University	Public	141	$66,521	73%	$6,851,663
West Virginia University	Public	98	$82,326	80%	$6,421,428
Western New England University School of Law	Private	80	$102,770	84%	$6,885,590
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University	For-Profit	100	$92,863	85%	$7,893,355
Widener University - Delaware	Private	106	$123,575	83%	$10,874,600
Widener University - Pennsylvania	Private	53	$141,044	87%	$6,488,024
Willamette University	Private	77	$136,261	92%	$9,674,531
William and Mary	Public	187	$98,850	73%	$13,542,450
Yale University	Private	215	$121,476	83%	$21,622,728

Excluded schools: Appalachian School of Law (Private, 29 grads), Arizona Summit Law School (For-Profit, 118 grads), Barry University (Private, 190 grads), Inter American University (Private, 207 grads), John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (For-Profit, 125 grads), New England School of Law (Private, 183 grads), Northern Kentucky University (Public, 135 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 137 grads), Texas Southern University (Public, 181 grads), Touro College (Private, 141 grads), University of La Verne (Private, 58 grads), University of North Texas Dallas College of Law (Public, 145 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 188 grads), University of The District of Columbia (Public, 67 grads), Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School (Private, 377 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."