| School name | Average indebtedness of 2012 graduates who incurred law school debt | Percent of grads with debt |
|---|---|---|
|
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego, CA |
$168,800 | 98% |
|
California Western School of Law
San Diego, CA |
$167,867 | 89% |
|
Phoenix School of Law
Phoenix, AZ |
$162,627 | 97% |
|
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL |
$156,791 | 82% |
|
New York Law School
New York, NY |
$154,647 | 83% |
|
American University (Washington)
Washington, DC |
$152,659 | 77% |
|
New York University
New York, NY |
$149,336 | 81% |
|
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, CA |
$147,976 | 79% |
|
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
$146,169 | 78% |
|
Whittier College
Costa Mesa, CA |
$143,536 | 92% |
|
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jacksonville, FL |
$143,111 | 92% |
|
John Marshall Law School
Chicago, IL |
$142,587 | 87% |
|
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Atlanta, GA |
$142,515 | 92% |
|
Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC |
$142,115 | 85% |
|
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
$141,936 | 78% |
|
Columbia University
New York, NY |
$141,607 | 80% |
|
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC |
$141,457 | 88% |
|
University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
Sacramento, CA |
$140,566 | 92% |
|
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL |
$140,032 | 80% |
|
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
$140,000 | 85% |
|
University of Southern California (Gould)
Los Angeles, CA |
$138,858 | 81% |
|
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
$138,073 | 86% |
|
Touro College (Fuchsberg)
Central Islip, NY |
$137,781 | 85% |
|
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA |
$137,484 | 85% |
|
Nova Southeastern University (Broad)
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
$135,548 | 81% |
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