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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
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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 | |
| #113 |
University of Montana
Missoula, MT |
$11,250 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,917 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 247 | |
| 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 | |
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North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC |
$11,375 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,303 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 481 | |
| #102 |
University of Mississippi
University, MS |
$12,388 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,087 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 520 | |
| #68 |
University of Arkansas‒Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR |
$417 per credit (in-state, full-time); $855 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 391 | |
| #113 |
University of Arkansas‒Little Rock (Bowen)
Little Rock, AR |
$12,701 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,838 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 296 | |
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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD |
$13,288 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,880 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 217 | |
| #113 |
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
$13,428 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,628 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 229 | |
| #132 |
CUNY
Long Island City, NY |
$13,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 424 | |
| #61 |
University of Nebraska‒Lincoln
Lincoln, NE |
$14,363 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 387 | |
| #134 |
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID |
$15,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,824 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 340 | |
| #64 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
$15,098 per year (in-state, full-time); $33,908 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 342 | |
| #54 |
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA |
$15,154 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,834 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 461 | |
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Texas Southern University (Marshall)
Houston, TX |
$16,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,212 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 540 | |
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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 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #109 |
University of Missouri‒Kansas City
Kansas City, MO |
$17,058 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,853 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 434 | |
| #91 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
$17,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,924 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 394 | |
| #61 |
University of Tennessee‒Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
$17,678 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,422 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 443 | |
| #68 |
University of Louisville (Brandeis)
Louisville, KY |
$17,854 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,026 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 363 | |
| #140 |
Washburn University
Topeka, KS |
$597 per credit (in-state, full-time); $932 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 385 | |
| #33 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA |
$18,058 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,480 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 663 |
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