Which public 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
University of Nebraska–​Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

$10,000 39.8% $5,980 0.3% 12.1%
Ohio State University (Moritz)

Columbus, OH

$9,975 86.4% $7,500 0.2% 3.0%
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-​Marshall)

Cleveland, OH

$9,957 48.5% $4,978 8.5% 0.3%
University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

$9,000 47.1% $6,000 1.9% 2.2%
College of William and Mary (Marshall-​Wythe)

Williamsburg, VA

$8,000 63.4% $5,000 N/A N/A
George Mason University

Arlington, VA

$8,000 18.3% $5,000 0.0% 0.2%
University of Colorado–​Boulder

Boulder, CO

$8,000 64.2% $4,000 4.1% 0.4%
University of Washington

Seattle, WA

$8,000 41.3% $5,334 0.2% 3.2%
University of Memphis (Humphreys)

Memphis, TN

$7,770 35.1% $2,600 1.4% 2.2%
University of Texas–​Austin

Austin, TX

$7,644 87.6% $4,500 0.8% 1.5%
University of Missouri–​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

$7,521 47.2% $2,000 0.0% 5.5%
Northern Illinois University

De Kalb, IL

$7,500 30.1% $1,000 0.0% 1.6%
Temple University (Beasley)

Philadelphia, PA

$7,500 53.8% $2,740 6.1% 0.0%
Texas Southern University (Marshall)

Houston, TX

$7,495 48.9% $5,634 7.0% 0.0%
University of Arkansas–​Little Rock (Bowen)

Little Rock, AR

$7,050 70.3% $3,000 0.0% 5.1%
Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

Highland Heights, KY

$6,500 22.3% $5,000 5.8% 0.0%
University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

$6,500 69.2% $5,000 0.8% 0.0%
University of Utah (Quinney)

Salt Lake City, UT

$6,416 53.0% $1,675 0.0% 0.0%
North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

$6,400 54.9% $4,100 13.5% 1.5%
University of Arkansas–​Fayetteville

Fayetteville, AR

$6,125 40.9% $3,000 0.3% 1.8%
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–​Newark

Newark, NJ

$6,000 40.6% $2,500 1.9% 0.3%
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

$6,000 68.9% $2,500 0.2% 2.0%
University of Louisville (Brandeis)

Louisville, KY

$6,000 48.2% $3,000 0.0% 0.3%
University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

$6,000 60.7% $4,000 0.0% 2.2%
University of Massachusetts–​Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

$5,764 40.7% $2,500 0.0% 0.0%

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