Which private law schools award the most financial aid?

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School name Median grant amount Full-time students receiving grants 25th percentile grant amount of aid per full-time recipient Students receiving grants of full tuition Students receiving grants of more than full tuition
Chapman University

Orange, CA

$37,314 43.1% $20,730 7.3% 10.0%
St. John's University

Jamaica, NY

$30,000 54.2% $20,000 19.5% 0.1%
Baylor University

Waco, TX

$28,714 80.5% $15,000 2.2% 7.0%
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$27,621 50.6% $16,632 23.3% 0.0%
Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

$26,010 74.6% $12,138 13.2% 2.9%
Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

$25,400 99.5% $12,000 0.1% 10.5%
Hofstra University (Deane)

Hempstead, NY

$25,000 53.9% $12,500 4.7% 0.0%
Mercer University (George)

Macon, GA

$25,000 12.5% $12,000 2.3% 1.6%
Seton Hall University

Newark, NJ

$25,000 65.6% $15,000 6.5% 0.0%
University of St. Thomas

Minneapolis, MN

$25,000 73.0% $10,000 31.2% 0.0%
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

New York, NY

$25,000 58.9% $16,000 14.0% 0.8%
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$23,369 60.5% $14,121 1.0% 1.4%
Yale University

New Haven, CT

$23,011 58.2% $15,075 N/A N/A
Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

$23,000 36.0% $14,500 0.0% 1.3%
Southern Methodist University (Dedman)

Dallas, TX

$22,000 75.9% $15,300 2.8% 2.7%
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$22,000 53.8% $15,000 2.1% 0.8%
Albany Law School

Albany, NY

$20,000 41.8% $15,000 1.2% 0.2%
Boston College

Newton, MA

$20,000 54.9% $15,000 1.1% 0.0%
Drexel University (Mack)

Philadelphia, PA

$20,000 95.4% $8,000 0.2% 0.5%
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$20,000 76.6% $15,000 0.0% 1.6%
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-​Kent)

Chicago, IL

$20,000 65.3% $10,000 7.5% 2.3%
Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

$20,000 46.3% $10,190 1.6% 0.2%
Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

$20,000 34.4% $12,000 0.5% 0.1%
Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

$20,000 77.7% $7,250 6.1% 0.0%
Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

$20,000 38.6% $11,138 4.6% 3.6%

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