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Law School Net Tuition by 2022 Job Outcomes
While the estimated net tuition for full-time students at top performing schools is much higher than the rest, prices do not scale with job outcomes elsewhere. The estimated net tuition at the lowest performing schools is similar to the average for mid-range schools. The following chart reflects the estimated net tuition prices for full-time students in 2022-2023 for ABA-Approved law schools grouped by job outcomes in 2022. Hover over the sparkline charts embedded in the table to see previous years' net tuition estimate averages and ranges.
Grouped by 2022 Job Outcomes | Estimated Net Tuition (Average) | |
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Public Schools | Private Schools | |
≥ 90% Legal Job Rate |
$20K
9 schools$6,679 - $48,622
$9,763 - $38,046
$9,640 - $38,784
$6,958 - $40,781
$7,426 - $41,487
$5,662 - $42,372
$6,529 - $42,660
$7,142 - $43,256
$8,018 - $45,377
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$6,679 - $48,622
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$46K
10 schools$22,968 - $61,092
$25,419 - $49,121
$27,965 - $51,036
$24,380 - $51,330
$21,135 - $52,261
$19,448 - $53,681
$19,661 - $56,433
$20,382 - $56,661
$16,370 - $57,650
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$22,968 - $61,092
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75% - 89.9% Legal Job Rate |
$16K
46 schools$3,660 - $42,840
$7,167 - $39,026
$6,690 - $36,838
$6,223 - $37,710
$6,679 - $36,750
$6,047 - $37,044
$2,754 - $35,689
$522 - $32,744
$2,489 - $34,408
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$3,660 - $42,840
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$31K
50 schools$5,857 - $58,625
$17,388 - $44,784
$16,756 - $46,272
$13,309 - $47,445
$12,768 - $49,196
$12,405 - $50,056
$12,879 - $51,548
$12,086 - $52,823
$11,510 - $53,852
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$5,857 - $58,625
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60% - 74.9% Legal Job Rate |
$17K
24 schools$7,441 - $29,784
$8,877 - $34,716
$8,449 - $35,499
$7,403 - $37,840
$9,332 - $36,451
$6,191 - $33,474
$8,678 - $35,332
$8,380 - $29,856
$8,513 - $27,971
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$7,441 - $29,784
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$29K
31 schools$17,894 - $37,316
$16,787 - $44,842
$13,816 - $43,385
$12,442 - $43,367
$12,380 - $42,814
$13,265 - $40,477
$15,664 - $39,200
$15,912 - $40,499
$14,462 - $39,843
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$17,894 - $37,316
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50% - 59.9% Legal Job Rate |
$13K
5 schools$7,296 - $19,127
$9,016 - $13,083
$8,743 - $15,704
$8,297 - $14,298
$6,293 - $15,340
$9,209 - $15,980
$6,164 - $20,418
$6,358 - $17,063
$8,666 - $21,006
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$7,296 - $19,127
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$28K
14 schools$18,038 - $43,026
$23,090 - $37,917
$20,141 - $37,750
$17,467 - $38,696
$21,768 - $35,202
$14,617 - $39,327
$16,715 - $38,745
$18,177 - $38,277
$20,376 - $42,240
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$18,038 - $43,026
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40% - 49.9% Legal Job Rate |
$12K
3 schools$10,055 - $13,353
$7,931 - $10,498
$7,131 - $11,287
$7,131 - $11,778
$7,131 - $12,989
$7,131 - $14,628
$7,383 - $14,936
$7,614 - $15,212
$7,854 - $17,679
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$10,055 - $13,353
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$36K
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30% - 39.9% Legal Job Rate |
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< 30% Legal Job Rate |
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$16K
2 schools$15,480 - $16,633
$14,323 - $15,216
$14,704 - $15,213
$15,170 - $16,058
$15,304 - $15,945
$16,450 - $16,544
$15,872 - $16,537
$15,165 - $16,552
$15,463 - $16,317
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$15,480 - $16,633
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The following chart plots the previous chart's underlying data, except schools with a legal job rate below 20%.
School-specific tuition, scholarship, and job outcome data come from the American Bar Association. Net tuition is an estimate based on nominal full-time tuition and full-time scholarship data. The estimates at public law schools are higher than reality because net tuition was calculated using resident tuition at public schools. In order to more accurately estimate net tuition, scholarship data, as well as enrollment data, would need to distinguish between residents and non-residents. The job outcome groups are based on the legal job rate. The rate's denominator is total graduates and its numerator includes only jobs that are long term (a job with an indefinite duration or fixed duration of 1 year or more), full time (at least 35 hours per week), and bar passage required (job requires a law license). LST chose the breakpoints for the job outcome groups and uses normal averages rather than weighted averages for the group averages.
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