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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unranked |
University of La Verne
Ontario, CA |
$40,732 per year (full-time) | 122 |
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| Unranked |
University of Massachusetts‒Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA |
$24,178 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,870 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 189 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
$13,428 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,628 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 229 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 |
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA |
$32,002 per year (full-time) | 258 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Western New England University
Springfield, MA |
$39,574 per year (full-time) | 259 | |
| #80 |
University of Hawaii‒Manoa (Richardson)
Honolulu, HI |
$18,094 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,486 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 261 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy, VA |
$31,525 per year (full-time) | 263 | |
| #134 |
University of Maine
Portland, ME |
$23,610 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 266 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Ohio Northern University (Pettit)
Ada, OH |
$33,684 per year (full-time) | 274 | |
| #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 | |
| Unranked |
University of California‒Irvine
Irvine, CA |
$44,717 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,211 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 297 | |
| #119 |
University of Akron
Akron, OH |
$23,085 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,268 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 299 | |
| #86 |
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK |
$31,836 per year (full-time) | 300 | |
| #119 |
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Concord, NH |
$41,190 per year (full-time) | 304 | |
| 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 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Faulkner University (Jones)
Montgomery, AL |
$33,370 per year (full-time) | 314 | |
| #68 |
University of Nevada‒Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV |
$24,749 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,749 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 315 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Fullerton, CA |
$39,600 per year (full-time) | 321 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Northern Illinois University
De Kalb, IL |
$19,811 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,129 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 322 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Elon University
Greensboro, NC |
$36,100 per year (full-time) | 327 | |
| #134 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
$47,076 per year (full-time) | 328 |
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