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Rank	School name	Tuition & Fees	Enrollment (full-time)	Additional data
#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	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
#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
Rank Not Published	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
Rank Not Published	Texas Southern University (Marshall) Houston, TX	$16,262 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,212 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	540
#54	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$15,154 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,834 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	461
#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
#134	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$15,036 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,824 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	340
#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
#132	CUNY Long Island City, NY	$13,802 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,802 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	424
#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	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 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
#68	University of Arkansas‒Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR	$417 per credit (in-state, full-time); $855 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)	391
#102	University of Mississippi University, MS	$12,388 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,087 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	520
Rank Not Published	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	$11,375 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,303 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	481
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
#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	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
#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
Rank Not Published	Barry University Orlando, FL	N/A	N/A
Unranked	Catholic University Ponce, PR	N/A	N/A
Rank Not Published	Florida A&M University Orlando, FL	N/A	N/A
#98	Indiana University‒Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	N/A	N/A
Unranked	Inter-American University San Juan, PR	N/A	N/A
Unranked	University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras, PR	N/A	N/A

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