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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Not Published |
Widener University
Wilmington, DE |
$1,272 per credit (full-time) | 813 |
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| Rank Not Published |
Willamette University (Collins)
Salem, OR |
$34,690 per year (full-time) | 378 | |
| #144 |
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA |
$35,354 per year (full-time) | 392 | |
| #144 |
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX |
$27,600 per year (full-time) | 964 | |
| #144 |
Suffolk University
Boston, MA |
$44,064 per year (full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #144 |
University of Memphis (Humphreys)
Memphis, TN |
$16,834 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,706 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 359 | |
| #144 |
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$42,364 per year (full-time) | 538 | |
| #140 |
Southern Illinois University‒Carbondale
Carbondale, IL |
$16,995 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,567 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 345 | |
| #140 |
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX |
$30,566 per year (full-time) | 642 | |
| #140 |
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND |
$10,417 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,394 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 241 | |
| #140 |
Washburn University
Topeka, KS |
$597 per credit (in-state, full-time); $932 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 385 | |
| #134 |
Pace University
White Plains, NY |
$42,198 per year (full-time) | 565 | |
| #134 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
$47,076 per year (full-time) | 328 | |
| #134 |
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$26,156 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,440 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 726 | |
| #134 |
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID |
$15,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,824 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 340 | |
| #134 |
University of Maine
Portland, ME |
$23,610 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 266 | |
| #134 |
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN |
$36,020 per year (full-time) | 624 | |
| #132 |
Albany Law School
Albany, NY |
$42,675 per year (full-time) | 567 | |
| #132 |
CUNY
Long Island City, NY |
$13,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 424 | |
| #126 |
Campbell University
Raleigh, NC |
$35,340 per year (full-time) | 453 | |
| #126 |
Chapman University
Orange, CA |
$43,536 per year (full-time) | 480 | |
| #126 |
Drexel University (Mack)
Philadelphia, PA |
$38,078 per year (full-time) | 411 | |
| #126 |
Hamline University
St. Paul, MN |
$36,396 per year (full-time) | 378 | |
| #126 |
Howard University
Washington, DC |
$31,640 per year (full-time) | 393 | |
| #126 |
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA |
$41,448 per year (full-time) | 635 |
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