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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Not Published |
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Atlanta, GA |
$1,200 per credit (full-time) | 480 |
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| #126 |
Chapman University
Orange, CA |
$43,536 per year (full-time) | 480 | |
| #94 |
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR |
$28,354 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 480 | |
| 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 | |
| #80 |
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern)
Portland, OR |
$38,180 per year (full-time) | 483 | |
| #21 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$19,660 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,920 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 487 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN |
$38,852 per year (full-time) | 488 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Whittier College
Costa Mesa, CA |
$40,310 per year (full-time) | 490 | |
| Rank Not Published |
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI |
$38,180 per year (full-time) | 502 | |
| #68 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
$19,763 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,188 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 505 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI |
$40,930 per year (full-time) | 506 | |
| #44 |
University of Colorado‒Boulder
Boulder, CO |
$31,495 per year (in-state, full-time); $38,281 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 509 | |
| #119 |
Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT |
$45,207 per year (full-time) | 512 | |
| #26 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
$27,344 per year (in-state, full-time); $47,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 517 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Mississippi College
Jackson, MS |
$29,450 per year (full-time) | 520 | |
| #102 |
University of Mississippi
University, MS |
$12,388 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,087 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 520 | |
| #48 |
Southern Methodist University (Dedman)
Dallas, TX |
$44,017 per year (full-time) | 527 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Touro College (Fuchsberg)
Central Islip, NY |
$42,930 per year (full-time) | 531 | |
| #144 |
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
$42,364 per year (full-time) | 538 | |
| 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 | |
| #64 |
Pennsylvania State University (Dickinson)
University Park, PA |
$40,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,532 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 541 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA |
$42,010 per year (full-time) | 543 | |
| #23 |
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
$45,980 per year (full-time) | 545 | |
| #28 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
$29,948 per year (in-state, full-time); $42,918 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 557 | |
| #91 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey‒Camden
Camden, NJ |
$25,475 per year (in-state, full-time); $37,207 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 562 |
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