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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #98 |
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY |
$48,070 per year (full-time) | 742 |
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| #98 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
$21,688 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,398 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 632 | |
| #98 |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
$38,910 per year (full-time) | 684 | |
| #96 |
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA |
$1,456 per credit (full-time) | 693 | |
| #96 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
$45,690 per year (full-time) | 661 | |
| #94 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI |
$38,690 per year (full-time) | 599 | |
| #94 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
$28,354 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 480 | |
| #91 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey‒Camden
Camden, NJ |
$25,475 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,207 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 562 | |
| #91 |
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA |
$29,468 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,444 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 677 | |
| #91 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$17,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,924 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 394 | |
| #86 |
Northeastern University
Boston, MA |
$43,048 per year (full-time) | 604 | |
| #86 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey‒Newark
Newark, NJ |
$25,424 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,156 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 579 | |
| #86 |
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY |
$22,624 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 598 | |
| #86 |
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS |
$18,664 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,474 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 441 | |
| #86 |
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK |
$31,836 per year (full-time) | 300 | |
| #80 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY |
$49,976 per year (full-time) | 998 | |
| #80 |
Catholic University of America (Columbus)
Washington, DC |
$43,080 per year (full-time) | 401 | |
| #80 |
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR |
$38,180 per year (full-time) | 483 | |
| #80 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
$35,377 per year (full-time) | 765 | |
| #80 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
$23,536 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 386 | |
| #80 |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa (Richardson)
Honolulu, HI |
$18,094 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,486 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 261 | |
| #76 |
Louisiana State University‒Baton Rouge (Hebert)
Baton Rouge, LA |
$18,618 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,006 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 634 | |
| #76 |
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL |
$40,582 per year (full-time) | 747 | |
| #76 |
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL |
$42,938 per year (full-time) | 1,282 | |
| #76 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
$18,649 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,677 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 402 |
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