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Rank	School name	Tuition & Fees	Enrollment (full-time)	Additional data
#119	Creighton University Omaha, NE	$33,490 per year (full-time)	385	U.S. News Law School Compass Get the U.S. News Law School Compass to unlock more law school data columns. Access the complete rankings data and more to find the right law school for you. Expanded profiles for all schools All entering class stats, including average LSAT scores Graduate employment & salary data All college data included (access good for one year) Get Access Already a member? Login here
#132	CUNY Long Island City, NY	$13,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	424
#109	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$43,220 per year (full-time)	743
#109	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$35,282 per year (full-time)	403
#126	Drexel University (Mack) Philadelphia, PA	$38,078 per year (full-time)	411
#11	Duke University Durham, NC	$50,750 per year (full-time)	660
#144	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$35,354 per year (full-time)	392
Rank Not Published	Elon University Greensboro, NC	$36,100 per year (full-time)	327
#23	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$46,414 per year (full-time)	813
Rank Not Published	Faulkner University (Jones) Montgomery, AL	$33,370 per year (full-time)	314
Rank Not Published	Florida A&M University Orlando, FL	N/A	N/A
Rank Not Published	Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	$39,370 per year (full-time)	1,371
#105	Florida International University Miami, FL	$18,841 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,086 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	346
#48	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$19,731 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,744 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	658
#38	Fordham University New York, NY	$49,526 per year (full-time)	1,206
#41	George Mason University Arlington, VA	$24,623 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,561 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	442
#21	George Washington University Washington, DC	$47,535 per year (full-time)	1,351
#14	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$48,835 per year (full-time)	1,683
#54	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$15,154 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,834 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	461
Rank Not Published	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	$42,010 per year (full-time)	543
#113	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$35,460 per year (full-time)	460
#126	Hamline University St. Paul, MN	$36,396 per year (full-time)	378
#2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$50,880 per year (full-time)	1,727
#113	Hofstra University (Deane) Hempstead, NY	$47,660 per year (full-time)	945
#126	Howard University Washington, DC	$31,640 per year (full-time)	393

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