Is Law School Worth It? Cost Guides by School

Worth is a math problem: total cost after aid, weighed against realistic employment outcomes. Our data covers the cost side (ABA 509 tuition and medians). We do not publish employment outcomes, so every guide below tells you exactly where to find them. Pick a school for its full breakdown.

All 61 school guides

• Is Washington University in St. Louis worth it?
• Is Harvard University worth it?
• Is University of Chicago worth it?
• Is Yale University worth it?
• Is Columbia University worth it?
• Is Cornell University worth it?
• Is Northwestern University worth it?
• Is Stanford University worth it?
• Is University of Pennsylvania worth it?
• Is University of Virginia worth it?
• Is New York University worth it?
• Is University of Texas, Austin worth it?
• Is Duke University worth it?
• Is Georgetown University worth it?
• Is University of California, Los Angeles worth it?
• Is University of Michigan, Ann Arbor worth it?
• Is University of Minnesota, Twin Cities worth it?
• Is Boston University worth it?
• Is Brigham Young University worth it?
• Is University of California, Berkeley worth it?
• Is University of Notre Dame worth it?
• Is Vanderbilt University worth it?
• Is George Mason University (Scalia) worth it?
• Is Texas A&M University worth it?
• Is University of California, Irvine worth it?
• Is University of Florida (Levin) worth it?
• Is University of Georgia worth it?
• Is University of Southern California worth it?
• Is Boston College worth it?
• Is Fordham University worth it?
• Is George Washington U. worth it?
• Is Ohio State University (Moritz) worth it?
• Is University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill worth it?
• Is Southern Methodist University worth it?
• Is University of Alabama worth it?
• Is University of Wisconsin, Madison worth it?
• Is Washington and Lee University worth it?
• Is College of William and Mary worth it?
• Is Emory University worth it?
• Is Florida State University worth it?
• Is University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign worth it?
• Is University of Utah (SJ Quinney) worth it?
• Is Wake Forest University worth it?
• Is Arizona State University worth it?
• Is Cardozo-Yeshiva University worth it?
• Is Temple University (Beasley) worth it?
• Is University of California, Davis worth it?
• Is University of Washington worth it?
• Is Baylor University worth it?
• Is Indiana University, Bloomington worth it?
• Is Northeastern University worth it?
• Is Pepperdine University worth it?
• Is St. John's University worth it?
• Is University of Colorado, Boulder worth it?
• Is University of Iowa worth it?
• Is University of Maryland worth it?
• Is University of Miami worth it?
• Is University of Richmond worth it?
• Is University of Tennessee, Knoxville worth it?
• Is Villanova University worth it?
• Is Wayne State U. worth it?

Medians from ABA Standard 509 disclosures via ILRG, Fall 2025 entering class. Tuition is the 2025-2026 sticker price. All cost figures are estimates, not guarantees.

Last updated October 12, 2026