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| Rank | School name | Tuition & Fees | Enrollment (full-time) | Additional data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 |
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA |
$50,880 per year (full-time) | 1,727 |
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| #14 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC |
$48,835 per year (full-time) | 1,683 | |
| #6 |
New York University
New York, NY |
$51,150 per year (full-time) | 1,471 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jacksonville, FL |
$39,370 per year (full-time) | 1,371 | |
| #21 |
George Washington University
Washington, DC |
$47,535 per year (full-time) | 1,351 | |
| #4 |
Columbia University
New York, NY |
$55,488 per year (full-time) | 1,290 | |
| #76 |
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL |
$42,938 per year (full-time) | 1,282 | |
| #56 |
American University (Washington)
Washington, DC |
$46,794 per year (full-time) | 1,215 | |
| #38 |
Fordham University
New York, NY |
$49,526 per year (full-time) | 1,206 | |
| Rank Not Published |
Charlotte School of Law
Charlotte, NC |
$38,600 per year (full-time) | 1,168 | |
| Rank Not Published |
John Marshall Law School
Chicago, IL |
$41,304 per year (full-time) | 1,138 | |
| #9 |
University of Michigan‒Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
$48,250 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,250 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,124 | |
| #48 |
University of California (Hastings)
San Francisco, CA |
$46,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,806 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,097 | |
| Rank Not Published |
New York Law School
New York, NY |
$49,225 per year (full-time) | 1,092 | |
| #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 | |
| #144 |
Suffolk University
Boston, MA |
$44,064 per year (full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #15 |
University of Texas‒Austin
Austin, TX |
$32,376 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,075 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,065 | |
| #58 |
Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
New York, NY |
$50,046 per year (full-time) | 1,032 | |
| #68 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
$44,230 per year (full-time) | 1,011 | |
| #80 |
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY |
$49,976 per year (full-time) | 998 | |
| #17 |
University of California‒Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
$45,221 per year (in-state, full-time); $51,715 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 994 | |
| #144 |
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX |
$27,600 per year (full-time) | 964 | |
| #46 |
University of Florida (Levin)
Gainesville, FL |
$21,421 per year (in-state, full-time); $40,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 960 | |
| #113 |
Hofstra University (Deane)
Hempstead, NY |
$47,660 per year (full-time) | 945 | |
| #9 |
University of California‒Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
$48,068 per year (in-state, full-time); $52,019 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 856 |
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