Resident tuition: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report resident tuition, the median is $45,200. Values span from $85,368 at Columbia Law School to $8,845 at University of Puerto Rico School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle (trend data 2011–2026).

Schools reporting 196
Median $45,200
25th–75th $26,872 – $61,470
Range $8,845 – $85,368

Distribution across 196 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: Annual full-time JD tuition charged to in-state / resident students.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: U.S. dollars per year

How to read it

Sticker tuition is rarely the price paid — read it against the median grant and the share of students on scholarship.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Resident tuition
1	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	$8,845
2	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	$11,338
3	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	$12,076
4	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	$12,438
5	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	$13,224
6	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	$13,444
7	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	$13,770
8	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	$14,348
9	City University of New York School of Law	New York	$15,450
10	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	$15,660
11	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	$15,689
12	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	$15,863
13	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	$15,992
14	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	$16,162
15	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	$16,298
16	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	$16,585
17	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	$16,696
18	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	$16,704
19	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	$17,139
20	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	$18,044
21	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	$18,379
22	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	$18,634
23	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	$19,139
24	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	$19,202
25	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	$19,474
26	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	$19,750
27	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	$19,797
28	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	$19,952
29	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	$20,039
30	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	$20,322
31	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	$22,359
32	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	$22,590
33	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	$22,794
34	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	$23,304
35	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	$23,548
36	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	$23,667
37	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	$24,010
38	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	$24,388
39	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	$24,582
40	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	$24,853
41	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	$24,864
42	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	$24,980
43	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	$25,140
44	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	$25,685
45	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	$26,100
46	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	$26,370
47	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	$26,430
48	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	$26,446
49	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	$26,490
50	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	$27,000
51	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	$27,028
52	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	$27,516
53	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	$28,082
54	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	$28,390
55	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	$29,766
56	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	$29,812
57	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	$30,354
58	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	$30,840
59	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	$30,944
60	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	$31,326
61	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	$31,518
62	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	$31,577
63	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	$31,766
64	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	$32,103
65	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	$32,588
66	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	$32,634
67	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	$33,900
68	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	$33,944
69	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	$34,721
70	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	$34,800
71	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	$35,650
72	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	$35,992
73	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	$36,192
74	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	$36,500
75	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	$36,526
76	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	$36,950
77	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	$37,830
78	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	$37,980
79	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	$38,236
80	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	$38,734
81	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	$38,861
82	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	$39,780
83	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	$39,900
84	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	$39,936
85	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	$40,020
86	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	$40,600
87	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	$41,000
88	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	$42,000
89	Barry University School of Law	Florida	$42,000
90	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	$42,960
91	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	$43,150
92	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	$43,210
93	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	$43,480
94	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	$44,718
95	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	$44,730
96	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	$44,782
97	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	$44,910
98	Capital University Law School	Ohio	$45,066
99	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	$45,333
100	Cooley Law School	Michigan	$45,820
101	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	$45,927
102	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	$46,334
103	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	$47,240
104	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	$47,400
105	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	$48,480
106	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	$48,600
107	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	$49,350
108	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	$49,500
109	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	$50,320
110	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	$50,920
111	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	$50,998
112	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	$51,440
113	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	$51,840
114	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	$51,970
115	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	$52,536
116	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	$53,070
117	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	$53,087
118	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	$54,375
119	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	$54,840
120	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	$55,024
121	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	$55,260
122	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	$55,300
123	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	$55,328
124	Vermont Law School	Vermont	$55,382
125	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	$55,500
126	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	$56,521
127	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	$56,550
128	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	$56,600
129	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	$56,610
130	Pace University School of Law	New York	$56,648
131	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	$57,000
132	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	$57,450
133	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	$57,460
134	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	$57,700
135	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	$57,920
136	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	$57,962
137	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	$58,670
138	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	$58,898
139	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	$59,080
140	UCLA School of Law	California	$59,084
141	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	$59,769
142	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	$59,800
143	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	$59,800
144	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	$60,048
145	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	$60,844
146	Touro University School of Law	New York	$61,000
147	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	$61,434
148	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	$61,580
149	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	$62,532
150	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	$62,610
151	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	$62,678
152	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	$62,896
153	Chapman University School of Law	California	$63,126
154	Southwestern Law School	California	$63,160
155	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	$63,390
156	Albany Law School	New York	$63,994
157	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	$64,600
158	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	$64,650
159	California Western School of Law	California	$64,720
160	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	$65,540
161	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	$65,652
162	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	$66,720
163	University of San Diego School of Law	California	$66,950
164	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	$66,990
165	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	$69,510
166	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	$69,510
167	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	$69,578
168	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	$69,660
169	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	$69,870
170	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	$70,360
171	New York Law School	New York	$71,052
172	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	$72,380
173	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	$72,792
174	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	$72,920
175	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	$73,344
176	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	$73,430
177	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	$74,078
178	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	$74,438
179	St. John's University School of Law	New York	$75,170
180	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	$75,420
181	Brooklyn Law School	New York	$75,496
182	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	$76,108
183	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	$76,440
184	Yale Law School	Connecticut	$76,636
185	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	$77,100
186	Stanford Law School	California	$77,454
187	Fordham University School of Law	New York	$78,078
188	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	$78,348
189	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	$79,772
190	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	$80,100
191	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	$83,316
192	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	$83,576
193	New York University School of Law	New York	$83,952
194	University of Southern California School of Law	California	$84,034
195	Cornell Law School	New York	$84,722
196	Columbia Law School	New York	$85,368

At the extremes

Top: University of Puerto Rico School of Law ($8,845) · Southern University School of Law ($11,338) · University of South Dakota School of Law ($12,076) · University of District of Columbia School of Law ($12,438) · Florida A&M University School of Law ($13,224)

Bottom: Georgetown University Law Center ($83,576) · New York University School of Law ($83,952) · University of Southern California School of Law ($84,034) · Cornell Law School ($84,722) · Columbia Law School ($85,368)

FAQ

What is resident tuition?

Annual full-time JD tuition charged to in-state / resident students.

What is the median resident tuition across U.S. law schools?

$45,200, across the 196 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the lowest resident tuition?

University of Puerto Rico School of Law, at $8,845.

What counts as a strong resident tuition?

Lower is better — the most favorable tenth sits at or below $18,212, against a median of $45,200.

How should I read resident tuition?