Total Federal Investment by Law School for 2021 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	2021 Grads	Average Graduate Loan Disbursement	% Borrowing	Federal Government Investment
American University	Private	411	$136,628	70%	$39,348,864
Arizona State University	Public	280	$96,603	65%	$17,581,746
Baylor University	Private	176	$140,198	71%	$17,524,750
Belmont University	Private	93	$124,731	67%	$7,733,322
Boston College	Private	228	$135,705	69%	$21,305,685
Boston University	Private	282	$112,443	67%	$21,251,727
Brigham Young University	Private	105	$46,007	64%	$3,082,469
Brooklyn Law School	Private	357	$117,149	71%	$29,638,697
California Western School of Law	Private	207	$181,273	86%	$32,266,594
Campbell University	Private	163	$129,421	85%	$17,989,519
Capital University	Private	126	$99,765	88%	$11,073,915
Cardozo-Yeshiva University	Private	323	$118,801	60%	$23,047,394
Case Western Reserve University	Private	153	$102,238	67%	$10,530,514
Catholic University of America	Private	115	$159,241	75%	$13,694,726
Chapman University	Private	145	$150,534	74%	$16,107,138
Charleston School of Law	For-Profit	186	$131,869	81%	$19,912,219
Chicago-Kent College of Law	Private	222	$97,164	73%	$15,740,568
Columbia University	Private	460	$168,493	62%	$48,020,505
Cornell University	Private	193	$162,830	62%	$19,539,600
Creighton University	Private	108	$129,626	73%	$10,240,454
CUNY	Public	188	$86,933	56%	$9,127,965
DePaul University	Private	191	$127,320	76%	$18,461,400
Drake University	Private	100	$114,356	71%	$8,119,276
Drexel University	Private	167	$70,565	68%	$8,044,410
Duke University	Private	251	$138,376	63%	$21,863,408
Duquesne University	Private	157	$99,542	83%	$12,940,460
Elon Law School	Private	122	$120,866	82%	$12,086,600
Emory University	Private	280	$125,390	57%	$20,062,400
Faulkner University	Private	58	$116,901	76%	$5,143,644
Florida A&M University	Public	153	$61,500	83%	$7,810,500
Florida International University	Public	147	$93,241	69%	$9,417,341
Florida State University	Public	218	$69,049	69%	$10,357,350
Fordham University	Private	406	$143,976	62%	$36,281,952
George Mason University	Public	161	$93,480	60%	$9,067,560
George Washington University	Private	565	$154,504	66%	$57,629,992
Georgetown University	Private	672	$172,012	63%	$72,761,076
Georgia State University	Public	192	$85,644	64%	$10,534,212
Golden Gate University	Private	172	$133,066	80%	$18,363,108
Gonzaga University	Private	143	$111,448	78%	$12,482,176
Harvard University	Private	594	$169,187	71%	$71,396,914
Hofstra University	Private	267	$144,097	72%	$27,666,624
Howard University	Private	135	$174,122	96%	$22,635,860
Indiana University - Bloomington	Public	161	$76,755	61%	$7,521,990
Indiana University - Indianapolis	Public	236	$94,650	72%	$16,090,500
Lewis and Clark College	Private	175	$147,549	80%	$20,656,860
Liberty University	Private	63	$86,369	81%	$4,404,819
Lincoln Memorial University	Private	80	$99,854	86%	$6,889,926
Louisiana State University	Public	183	$102,626	67%	$12,622,998
Loyola Marymount University	Private	305	$156,962	74%	$35,473,412
Loyola University Chicago	Private	236	$114,856	62%	$16,768,976
Loyola University New Orleans	Private	152	$138,710	81%	$17,061,330
Marquette University	Private	192	$125,625	82%	$19,723,125
Mercer University	Private	124	$127,306	84%	$13,239,824
Michigan State University	Public	203	$99,610	81%	$16,336,040
Mississippi College	Private	92	$123,700	82%	$9,277,500
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	Private	331	$120,617	71%	$28,344,995
New England School of Law	Private	154	$131,595	74%	$15,001,830
New York Law School	Private	308	$131,332	70%	$28,367,712
New York University	Private	466	$172,122	58%	$46,472,940
Northeastern University	Private	193	$91,007	79%	$13,833,064
Northern Illinois University	Public	72	$91,924	81%	$5,331,592
Northern Kentucky University	Public	101	$94,098	72%	$6,869,154
Northwestern University	Private	273	$158,071	66%	$28,452,780
Nova Southeastern University	Private	190	$154,360	82%	$24,080,160
Ohio Northern University	Private	43	$78,236	86%	$2,894,732
Ohio State University	Public	178	$83,831	67%	$9,975,889
Pace University	Private	209	$100,078	80%	$16,713,026
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law	Public	72	$58,814	71%	$2,999,514
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Law	Public	117	$74,262	68%	$5,940,960
Pepperdine University	Private	150	$133,549	67%	$13,488,449
Regent University	Private	82	$99,788	77%	$6,286,644
Roger Williams University	Private	150	$116,856	83%	$14,607,000
Rutgers University	Public	388	$55,531	70%	$15,104,432
Samford University	Private	131	$114,534	79%	$11,797,002
Santa Clara University	Private	216	$181,198	69%	$26,998,502
Seton Hall University	Private	221	$123,479	62%	$16,916,623
South Texas College of Law Houston	Private	273	$129,605	81%	$28,642,705
Southern Methodist University	Private	220	$153,503	69%	$23,332,456
Southwestern Law School	Private	227	$188,164	89%	$38,009,128
St. John's University	Private	235	$117,182	61%	$16,757,026
St. Louis University	Private	173	$99,116	80%	$13,678,008
St. Mary's University	Private	200	$153,082	68%	$20,819,152
St. Thomas University - Florida	Private	161	$163,394	84%	$22,058,190
Stanford University	Private	184	$150,486	66%	$18,208,806
Suffolk University	Private	338	$103,357	73%	$25,529,179
SUNY Buffalo	Public	137	$85,152	72%	$8,430,048
Syracuse University	Private	165	$125,838	74%	$15,352,236
Temple University	Public	239	$87,831	68%	$14,316,453
Texas A&M	Public	169	$91,535	66%	$10,251,920
Texas Tech University	Public	131	$60,088	76%	$6,008,800
Tulane University	Private	202	$137,258	70%	$19,353,378
University of Akron	Public	131	$70,879	77%	$7,158,779
University of Alabama	Public	119	$62,337	64%	$4,737,612
University of Arizona	Public	126	$68,211	58%	$4,979,403
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	Public	112	$63,809	62%	$4,402,821
University of Arkansas - Little Rock	Public	127	$65,328	91%	$7,578,048
University of Baltimore	Public	217	$119,303	78%	$20,162,207
University of California - Berkeley	Public	327	$143,021	62%	$29,033,263
University of California - Davis	Public	201	$112,101	74%	$16,703,049
University of California - Hastings	Public	285	$137,058	73%	$28,508,064
University of California - Irvine	Public	211	$123,456	66%	$17,160,384
University of California - Los Angeles	Public	343	$141,062	61%	$29,481,958
University of Chicago	Private	213	$184,119	61%	$23,935,470
University of Cincinnati	Public	126	$64,300	75%	$6,108,500
University of Colorado	Public	171	$104,159	69%	$12,290,762
University of Connecticut	Public	136	$80,205	71%	$7,779,885
University of Dayton	Private	62	$80,262	91%	$4,494,672
University of Denver	Private	233	$155,182	75%	$27,156,850
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	177	$121,776	46%	$9,863,856
University of Florida	Public	269	$77,724	71%	$14,845,284
University of Georgia	Public	202	$77,169	64%	$9,954,801
University of Hawaii	Public	109	$85,768	59%	$5,489,152
University of Houston	Public	214	$102,823	68%	$15,012,158
University of Idaho	Public	140	$83,183	95%	$11,063,339
University of Illinois	Public	122	$72,952	68%	$6,055,016
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Public	287	$124,041	70%	$24,932,241
University of Iowa	Public	137	$85,552	63%	$7,357,472
University of Kansas	Public	98	$74,242	76%	$5,493,908
University of Kentucky	Public	133	$74,662	73%	$7,242,214
University of Louisville	Public	115	$93,486	70%	$7,572,366
University of Maine	Public	81	$75,639	79%	$4,840,896
University of Maryland	Public	206	$127,584	68%	$17,861,760
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	86	$114,268	86%	$8,455,832
University of Memphis	Public	110	$86,511	77%	$7,353,435
University of Miami	Private	347	$144,027	63%	$31,541,913
University of Michigan	Public	363	$131,683	69%	$32,920,750
University of Minnesota	Public	226	$90,393	66%	$13,468,557
University of Mississippi	Public	143	$76,720	73%	$7,978,880
University of Missouri - Columbia	Public	84	$62,627	76%	$4,008,128
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Public	125	$87,950	70%	$7,739,600
University of Montana	Public	71	$84,832	75%	$4,496,096
University of Nebraska	Public	110	$72,008	75%	$5,976,664
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	Public	167	$72,132	64%	$7,718,124
University of New Hampshire	Public	88	$90,936	79%	$6,365,520
University of New Mexico	Public	105	$82,583	79%	$6,854,389
University of North Carolina	Public	208	$87,026	67%	$12,096,614
University of North Dakota	Public	54	$74,644	72%	$2,911,116
University of Notre Dame	Private	184	$121,755	67%	$14,975,865
University of Oklahoma	Public	171	$79,678	74%	$10,119,106
University of Pennsylvania	Private	257	$163,262	61%	$25,632,134
University of Pittsburgh	Public	133	$90,925	78%	$9,456,200
University of Richmond	Private	134	$109,102	68%	$9,928,282
University of San Diego	Private	228	$137,203	67%	$20,992,059
University of San Francisco	Private	113	$170,633	77%	$14,845,071
University of South Carolina	Public	201	$110,543	76%	$16,913,079
University of South Dakota	Public	65	$53,920	77%	$2,696,000
University of Southern California	Private	193	$128,073	62%	$15,368,760
University of Tennessee	Public	123	$76,840	73%	$6,915,600
University of Texas	Public	376	$119,589	67%	$30,136,428
University of The District of Columbia	Public	48	$108,236	83%	$4,329,440
University of the Pacific - McGeorge	Private	180	$140,918	76%	$19,305,766
University of Toledo	Public	67	$68,988	91%	$4,208,268
University of Tulsa	Private	96	$98,829	69%	$6,522,714
University of Utah	Public	88	$89,762	81%	$6,373,102
University of Virginia	Public	318	$160,306	66%	$33,664,260
University of Washington	Public	171	$114,464	70%	$13,735,680
University of Wisconsin	Public	271	$71,700	68%	$13,192,800
University of Wyoming	Public	78	$76,000	77%	$4,560,000
Vanderbilt University	Private	192	$141,854	64%	$17,448,042
Vermont Law School	Private	165	$120,585	83%	$16,520,145
Villanova University	Private	175	$107,335	63%	$11,806,850
Wake Forest University	Private	173	$82,416	62%	$8,818,512
Washburn University	Public	100	$77,981	77%	$6,004,537
Washington and Lee University	Private	118	$96,721	65%	$7,447,517
Washington University in St Louis	Private	241	$96,928	65%	$15,217,696
Wayne State University	Public	126	$60,850	58%	$4,442,050
West Virginia University	Public	104	$87,628	78%	$7,097,868
Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School	Private	411	$170,485	89%	$62,397,510
Western New England University School of Law	Private	73	$111,241	100%	$8,120,593
Widener University - Delaware	Private	184	$117,443	86%	$18,555,994
Widener University - Pennsylvania	Private	86	$144,585	93%	$11,566,800
Willamette University	Private	101	$148,177	85%	$12,743,222
William and Mary	Public	179	$98,473	70%	$12,309,125
Yale University	Private	218	$143,437	70%	$21,945,861

Excluded schools: Albany Law School (Private, 164 grads), Appalachian School of Law (Private, 55 grads), Ave Maria School of Law (Private, 68 grads), Barry University (Private, 183 grads), Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Public, 128 grads), Inter American University (Private, 172 grads), John Marshall Law School - Atlanta (For-Profit, 78 grads), North Carolina Central University (Public, 88 grads), Oklahoma City University (Private, 130 grads), Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Private, 84 grads), Quinnipiac University (Private, 101 grads), Seattle University (Private, 198 grads), Southern Illinois University (Public, 63 grads), Southern University Law Center (Public, 193 grads), Stetson University (Private, 262 grads), Texas Southern University (Public, 171 grads), Touro College (Private, 133 grads), University of North Texas Dallas College of Law (Public, 109 grads), University of Oregon (Public, 128 grads), University of Puerto Rico (Public, 146 grads), University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis (Private, 142 grads), Western State College of Law at Westcliff University (For-Profit, 85 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."