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Rank School name Tuition & Fees Enrollment (full-time) Additional data
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

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#119 University of New Hampshire School of Law

Concord, NH

$41,190 per year (full-time) 304
#86 University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$31,836 per year (full-time) 300
#119 University of Akron

Akron, OH

$23,085 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,268 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 299
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
#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
Rank Not Published Ohio Northern University (Pettit)

Ada, OH

$33,684 per year (full-time) 274
#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 Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, VA

$31,525 per year (full-time) 263
#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 Western New England University

Springfield, MA

$39,574 per year (full-time) 259
Rank Not Published Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

$32,002 per year (full-time) 258
#113 University of Montana

Missoula, MT

$11,250 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,917 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 247
#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 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
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
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
Unranked University of La Verne

Ontario, CA

$40,732 per year (full-time) 122
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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