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Rank School name Tuition & Fees Enrollment (full-time) Additional data
Rank Not Published Northern Illinois University

De Kalb, IL

$19,811 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,129 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 322

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Rank Not Published Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

Highland Heights, KY

$16,562 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,204 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 364
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$34,330 per year (full-time) 829
Rank Not Published Ohio Northern University (Pettit)

Ada, OH

$33,684 per year (full-time) 274
Rank Not Published Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

$1,065 per credit (full-time) 474
Rank Not Published Phoenix School of Law

Phoenix, AZ

$39,533 per year (full-time) 745
Rank Not Published Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

$1,095 per credit (full-time) 395
Rank Not Published Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI

$40,930 per year (full-time) 506
Rank Not Published Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, LA

$10,990 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,590 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 565
Rank Not Published Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

$43,850 per year (full-time) 691
Rank Not Published St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

$36,226 per year (full-time) 678
Rank Not Published Texas Southern University (Marshall)

Houston, TX

$16,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,212 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 540
Rank Not Published Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

$30,580 per year (full-time) 471
Rank Not Published Thomas Jefferson School of Law

San Diego, CA

$42,000 per year (full-time) 722
Rank Not Published Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Lansing, MI

$37,140 per year (full-time) 604
Rank Not Published Touro College (Fuchsberg)

Central Islip, NY

$42,930 per year (full-time) 531
Rank Not Published University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$33,630 per year (full-time) 407
Rank Not Published University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, MI

$38,180 per year (full-time) 502
Rank Not Published University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

$13,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,880 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 217
Rank Not Published University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)

Washington, DC

$11,265 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,285 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 216
Rank Not Published University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

$21,507 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,056 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 309
Rank Not Published Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

$38,852 per year (full-time) 488
Rank Not Published Western New England University

Springfield, MA

$39,574 per year (full-time) 259
Rank Not Published Western State College of Law at Argosy University

Fullerton, CA

$39,600 per year (full-time) 321
Rank Not Published Whittier College

Costa Mesa, CA

$40,310 per year (full-time) 490

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