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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| #86 |
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK |
$31,836 per year (full-time) | 300 | |
| #41 |
University of Utah (Quinney)
Salt Lake City, UT |
$21,113 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,142 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 381 | |
| #7 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
$46,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,400 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,078 | |
| #28 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$29,948 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,918 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 557 | |
| #33 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
$21,347 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,043 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 690 | |
| #113 |
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
$13,428 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,628 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 229 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN |
$38,852 per year (full-time) | 488 | |
| #15 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN |
$46,804 per year (full-time) | 580 | |
| #119 |
Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT |
$45,207 per year (full-time) | 512 | |
| #98 |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
$38,910 per year (full-time) | 684 | |
| #36 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC |
$39,920 per year (full-time) | 465 | |
| #140 |
Washburn University
Topeka, KS |
$597 per credit (in-state, full-time); $932 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 385 | |
| #26 |
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
$43,462 per year (full-time) | 457 | |
| #19 |
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO |
$47,490 per year (full-time) | 768 | |
| #105 |
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
$27,135 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,660 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 382 | |
| #91 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$17,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,924 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 394 | |
| 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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Widener University
Wilmington, DE |
$1,272 per credit (full-time) | 813 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Willamette University (Collins)
Salem, OR |
$34,690 per year (full-time) | 378 | |
| #134 |
William Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul, MN |
$36,020 per year (full-time) | 624 | |
| #1 |
Yale University
New Haven, CT |
$53,600 per year (full-time) | 615 | |
| #58 |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY |
$50,046 per year (full-time) | 1,032 |
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