Law school cost estimator

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Rank	School	Medians LSAT · GPA	Scholarship likelihood*	Est. yearly cost*
1	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	175 · 3.96	–	–
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	174 · 3.96	–	–
2	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	174 · 3.97	–	–
2	Yale University New Haven, CT	174 · 3.96	–	–
5	Columbia University New York, NY	173 · 3.92	–	–
5	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	173 · 3.92	–	–
5	Northwestern University Chicago, IL	173 · 3.96	–	–
5	Stanford University Stanford, CA	173 · 3.96	–	–
5	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	173 · 3.95	–	–
5	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	173 · 3.99	–	–
11	New York University New York, NY	172 · 3.92	–	–
11	University of Texas, Austin Austin, TX	172 · 3.89	–	–
13	Duke University Durham, NC	171 · 3.91	–	–
13	Georgetown University Washington, DC	171 · 3.93	–	–
13	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	171 · 3.95	–	–
13	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	171 · 3.88	–	–
13	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	171 · 3.88	–	–
18	Boston University Boston, MA	170 · 3.88	–	–
18	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	170 · 3.95	–	–
18	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	170 · 3.92	–	–
18	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	170 · 3.89	–	–
18	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	170 · 3.91	–	–
23	George Mason University (Scalia) Arlington, VA	169 · 3.93	–	–
23	Texas A&M University Fort Worth, TX	169 · 4.00	–	–
23	University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA	169 · 3.80	–	–
23	University of Florida (Levin) Gainesville, FL	169 · 3.91	–	–
23	University of Georgia Athens, GA	169 · 3.92	–	–
23	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	169 · 3.91	–	–
29	Boston College Newton, MA	168 · 3.83	–	–
29	Fordham University New York, NY	168 · 3.79	–	–
29	George Washington U. Washington, DC	168 · 3.86	–	–
29	Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH	168 · 3.91	–	–
29	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	168 · 3.89	–	–
34	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	167 · 3.81	–	–
34	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	167 · 3.97	–	–
34	University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI	167 · 3.81	–	–
34	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	167 · 3.75	–	–
38	College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA	166 · 3.82	–	–
38	Emory University Atlanta, GA	166 · 3.82	–	–
38	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	166 · 3.93	–	–
38	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	166 · 3.81	–	–
38	University of Utah (SJ Quinney) Salt Lake City, UT	166 · 3.87	–	–
38	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	166 · 3.79	–	–
44	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	165 · 3.91	–	–
44	Cardozo-Yeshiva University New York, NY	165 · 3.78	–	–
44	Temple University (Beasley) Philadelphia, PA	165 · 3.76	–	–
44	University of California, Davis Davis, CA	165 · 3.70	–	–
44	University of Washington Seattle, WA	165 · 3.76	–	–
49	Baylor University Waco, TX	164 · 3.77	–	–
49	Indiana University, Bloomington Bloomington, IN	164 · 3.91	–	–
49	Northeastern University Boston, MA	164 · 3.77	–	–
49	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	164 · 3.85	–	–
49	St. John's University Jamaica, NY	164 · 3.81	–	–
49	University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, CO	164 · 3.81	–	–
49	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	164 · 3.78	–	–
49	University of Maryland Baltimore, MD	164 · 3.72	–	–
49	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	164 · 3.79	–	–
49	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	164 · 3.81	–	–
49	University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN	164 · 3.89	–	–
49	Villanova University Villanova, PA	164 · 3.80	–	–
49	Wayne State U. Detroit, MI	164 · 3.89	–	–
62	Chapman University Orange, CA	163 · 3.70	–	–
62	Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA	163 · 3.74	–	–
62	University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ	163 · 3.78	–	–
62	University of Houston Houston, TX	163 · 3.79	–	–
62	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	163 · 3.84	–	–
67	American University Washington, DC	162 · 3.63	–	–
67	Case Western Reserve U. Cleveland, OH	162 · 3.76	–	–
67	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	162 · 3.73	–	–
67	University of Connecticut Hartford, CT	162 · 3.78	–	–
67	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	162 · 3.85	–	–
67	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK	162 · 3.73	–	–
67	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	162 · 3.67	–	–
74	Belmont University Nashville, TN	161 · 3.84	–	–
74	Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	161 · 3.59	–	–
74	Catholic University of America Washington, DC	161 · 3.68	–	–
74	Florida International U. Miami, FL	161 · 3.80	–	–
74	IIT Chicago-Kent Chicago, IL	161 · 3.72	–	–
74	Lewis & Clark (Northwestern) Portland, OR	161 · 3.59	–	–
74	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	161 · 3.70	–	–
74	Seton Hall University Newark, NJ	161 · 3.71	–	–
74	Tulane University New Orleans, LA	161 · 3.67	–	–
74	University of California, Hastings San Francisco, CA	161 · 3.71	–	–
74	University of Missouri, Columbia Columbia, MO	161 · 3.72	–	–
85	Drexel University (Kline) Philadelphia, PA	160 · 3.76	–	–
85	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	160 · 3.64	–	–
85	University of Denver Denver, CO	160 · 3.66	–	–
85	University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, NE	160 · 3.81	–	–
85	University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	160 · 3.76	–	–
85	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	160 · 3.62	–	–
85	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	160 · 3.54	–	–
92	Penn State University (Dickinson) Carlisle, PA	159 · 3.71	–	–
92	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	159 · 3.50	–	–
92	Seattle University Seattle, WA	159 · 3.60	–	–
92	Stetson University Gulfport, FL	159 · 3.63	–	–
92	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	159 · 3.69	–	–
92	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	159 · 3.80	–	–
92	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	159 · 3.72	–	–
92	University of St. Thomas Minneapolis, MN	159 · 3.72	–	–
100	Albany Law School Union U. Albany, NY	158 · 3.54	–	–
100	DePaul University Chicago, IL	158 · 3.61	–	–
100	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	158 · 3.70	–	–
100	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	158 · 3.68	–	–
100	Rutgers Law School (SUNJ) Camden, NJ	158 · 3.66	–	–
100	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	158 · 3.60	–	–
100	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	158 · 3.71	–	–
100	University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI	158 · 3.62	–	–
100	University of Maine Portland, ME	158 · 3.70	–	–
109	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	157 · 3.62	–	–
109	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	157 · 3.65	–	–
109	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	157 · 3.74	–	–
109	Mercer University (GA) Macon, GA	157 · 3.62	–	–
109	New York Law School New York, NY	157 · 3.63	–	–
109	Southwestern University Los Angeles, CA	157 · 3.51	–	–
109	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	157 · 3.61	–	–
109	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	157 · 3.71	–	–
109	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	157 · 3.60	–	–
109	University of Louisville (Brandeis) Louisville, KY	157 · 3.67	–	–
109	University of Mississippi University, MS	157 · 3.68	–	–
109	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	157 · 3.56	–	–
109	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	157 · 3.45	–	–
122	Campbell University Raleigh, NC	156 · 3.51	–	–
122	Drake University Des Moines, IA	156 · 3.67	–	–
122	Howard University Washington, DC	156 · 3.63	–	–
122	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	156 · 3.48	–	–
122	Samford University (Cumberland) Birmingham, AL	156 · 3.63	–	–
122	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	156 · 3.52	–	–
122	University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, MO	156 · 3.65	–	–
122	University of Montana Missoula, MT	156 · 3.64	–	–
122	University of the Pacific (McGeorge) Sacramento, CA	156 · 3.52	–	–
122	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	156 · 3.55	–	–
132	Ave Maria School of Law Naples, FL	155 · 3.36	–	–
132	California Western San Diego, CA	155 · 3.50	–	–
132	Cleveland State University (Marshall) Cleveland, OH	155 · 3.50	–	–
132	CUNY-Queens College Long Island City, NY	155 · 3.54	–	–
132	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	155 · 3.55	–	–
132	Indiana University, Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	155 · 3.58	–	–
132	Nova Southeastern U. Fort Lauderdale, FL	155 · 3.52	–	–
132	Quinnipiac University North Haven, CT	155 · 3.65	–	–
132	South Texas College of Law Houston, TX	155 · 3.41	–	–
132	Suffolk University Boston, MA	155 · 3.58	–	–
132	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	155 · 3.45	–	–
132	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	155 · 3.53	–	–
132	University of New Hampshire Concord, NH	155 · 3.50	–	–
132	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	155 · 3.47	–	–
132	Washburn University Topeka, KS	155 · 3.68	–	–
132	West Virginia U. Morgantown, WV	155 · 3.65	–	–
148	Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	154 · 3.51	–	–
148	Elon University Greensboro, NC	154 · 3.40	–	–
148	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	154 · 3.54	–	–
148	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	154 · 3.47	–	–
148	Mitchell Hamline St. Paul, MN	154 · 3.29	–	–
148	Northern Kentucky U. Highland Heights, KY	154 · 3.41	–	–
148	Pace University White Plains, NY	154 · 3.54	–	–
148	University of Akron Akron, OH	154 · 3.51	–	–
148	Willamette University Salem, OR	154 · 3.48	–	–
157	Creighton University Omaha, NE	153 · 3.51	–	–
157	John Marshall Chicago, IL	153 · 3.40	–	–
157	Lincoln Memorial U. Knoxville, TN	153 · 3.44	–	–
157	New England Sch. of Law Boston, MA	153 · 3.37	–	–
157	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	153 · 3.49	–	–
157	Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	153 · 3.35	–	–
157	University of Arkansas, Little Rock Little Rock, AR	153 · 3.41	–	–
157	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	153 · 3.54	–	–
157	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	153 · 3.53	–	–
157	UNT Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX	153 · 3.41	–	–
157	Western New England Springfield, MA	153 · 3.27	–	–
168	Atlanta's John Marshall Law Atlanta, GA	152 · 3.13	–	–
168	Florida A&M University Orlando, FL	152 · 3.48	–	–
168	Mississippi College Jackson, MS	152 · 3.37	–	–
168	St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL	152 · 3.42	–	–
168	University of Massachusetts North Dartmouth, MA	152 · 3.36	–	–
168	University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	152 · 3.77	–	–
168	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	152 · 3.47	–	–
168	Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT	152 · 3.25	–	–
168	Western State University Irvine, CA	152 · 3.36	–	–
168	Widener (Delaware) Wilmington, DE	152 · 3.33	–	–
178	Capital University Columbus, OH	151 · 3.44	–	–
178	North Carolina Central U. Durham, NC	151 · 3.31	–	–
178	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	151 · 3.56	–	–
178	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	151 · 3.48	–	–
178	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	151 · 3.28	–	–
183	Barry University Orlando, FL	150 · 3.23	–	–
183	Faulkner University (Jones) Montgomery, AL	150 · 3.33	–	–
183	Northern Illinois University De Kalb, IL	150 · 3.41	–	–
183	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	150 · 3.43	–	–
183	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	150 · 3.33	–	–
183	Widener (Commonwealth) Harrisburg, PA	150 · 3.33	–	–
189	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	149 · 3.34	–	–
189	Southern Illinois U. Carbondale, IL	149 · 3.38	–	–
189	Wilmington University Wilmington, DE	149 · 3.13	–	–
192	Southern University Baton Rouge, LA	147 · 3.15	–	–
192	Western Michigan (Cooley) Lansing, MI	147 · 3.09	–	–
194	Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA	146 · 3.20	–	–
195	Inter American University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	144 · 3.39	–	–
196	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce, PR	139 · 3.33	–	–

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* Estimates only, not guarantees. Scholarship likelihood compares your LSAT and GPA to each school’s Fall 2025 entering-class medians: above both medians reads Strong, near the medians reads Possible, below both reads Unlikely. Cost ranges start from annual sticker tuition and assume a merit discount of 50–75% (Strong), 20–40% (Possible), or 0–10% (Unlikely). Actual awards depend on the full application, timing, and each school’s budget. Medians and tuition: ILRG 2026 rankings compiled from ABA Standard 509 disclosures; tuition is the 2025–2026 academic year. Rank is selectivity rank by median LSAT.