Best Law Schools: What are the priciest and cheapest private law schools?

	Tuition and fees (in-state)	Room and board	Books	Miscellaneous expenses
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$46,670	$11,000	$850	$6,400
Yale University New Haven, CT	$46,000	$15,500	$1,100	$1,800
Columbia University New York, NY	$45,674	$15,820	$1,358	$3,555
Northwestern University Chicago, IL	$45,332	$12,376	$1,418	$6,555
University of Southern California (Gould) Los Angeles, CA	$44,510	$15,842	$1,664	$4,148
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$44,330	$12,090	$1,150	$5,080
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$43,722	$11,270	$1,270	$4,558
New York Law School New York, NY	$43,600	$16,308	$1,100	$4,164
Duke University Durham, NC	$42,938	$9,810	$1,200	$4,910
New York University New York, NY	$42,890	$20,593	$1,100	$3,155
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) New York, NY	$42,570	$19,350	$1,500	$5,580
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	$42,375	$16,151	$1,177	$4,678
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$42,206	$12,404	$1,668	$6,792
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$42,080	$17,100	$1,770	$3,168
Fordham University New York, NY	$42,076	$16,880	$995	$4,965
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$42,065	$15,315	$1,000	$4,920
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$41,835	$13,455	$1,650	$6,225
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$41,500	$18,085	$1,100	$3,089
Seton Hall University Newark, NJ	$41,160	$12,150	$1,000	$4,340
St. John's University Jamaica, NY	$40,600	$14,270	$1,400	$4,140
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	$40,436	$11,000	$2,000	$6,600
George Washington University Washington, DC	$40,100	$13,600	$1,185	$7,200
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$39,776	$16,810	$3,984	$3,428
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$39,640	$13,948	$1,400	$3,223
American University (Washington) Washington, DC	$39,402	$13,948	$1,038	$5,531
University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$39,204	$11,560	$982	$6,694
Albany Law School Albany, NY	$39,050	$9,900	$1,100	$6,800
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$38,830	$8,739	$1,200	$8,397
Tulane University New Orleans, LA	$38,724	$11,000	$1,500	$5,400
Pace University White Plains, NY	$38,642	$17,320	$1,120	$5,916
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$38,514	$15,414	$1,500	$2,875
Boston College Newton, MA	$38,450	$11,300	$1,000	$6,090
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$38,450	$15,526	$1,050	$8,782
Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT	$38,408	$9,880	$1,100	$7,888
Boston University Boston, MA	$38,266	$11,576	$1,284	$4,594
Suffolk University Boston, MA	$38,190	$8,739	$900	$5,141
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$37,650	$8,300	$1,350	$6,600
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$37,590	$15,770	$950	$4,890
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$36,674	$15,016	$1,300	$1,320
University of the Pacific (McGeorge) Sacramento, CA	$36,617	$9,738	$1,300	$10,406
Touro College (Fuchsberg) Central Islip, NY	$36,610	$17,151	$1,874	$3,981
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$36,594	$11,127	$1,178	$7,873
Southern Methodist University (Dedman) Dallas, TX	$36,546	$14,400	$1,900	$2,700
Catholic University of America (Columbus) Washington, DC	$36,400	$15,300	$1,600	$8,234
California Western School of Law San Diego, CA	$36,340	$11,600	$1,100	$8,778
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$36,297	$9,250	$1,500	$6,728
Chapman University Orange, CA	$36,233	$13,968	$1,500	$5,980
Baylor University (Umphrey) Waco, TX	$36,080	$10,593	$1,914	$5,214
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$35,880	$13,500	$950	$5,660
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) Chicago, IL	$35,741	$14,247	$1,000	$3,780
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$35,500	$22,255	$1,400	N/A
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$35,334	$13,200	$1,200	$5,500
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA	$35,270	$14,220	$1,250	$5,580
Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	$34,760	$13,500	$1,200	$6,615
University of La Verne Ontario, CA	$34,286	$16,833	$1,386	$3,618
John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL	$33,980	$14,970	$2,162	$6,926
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$33,950	$8,810	$1,000	$6,440
Ave Maria School of Law Ann Arbor, MI	$33,920	$13,131	$900	$6,368
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA	$33,900	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$33,784	$10,989	$1,258	$5,023
University of Denver (Sturm) Denver, CO	$33,780	$9,765	$1,698	$4,659
Whittier College Costa Mesa, CA	$33,640	$12,150	$1,250	$6,056
New England School of Law Boston, MA	$33,580	$11,800	$1,250	$4,850
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$33,490	$14,400	$1,200	$3,740
St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	$33,382	$11,988	$1,500	$5,764
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$33,240	$8,800	$1,200	$2,760
Franklin Pierce Law Center Concord, NH	$33,200	$10,740	$1,300	$6,400
Mercer University (George) Macon, GA	$33,190	$8,685	$1,100	$5,215
University of St. Thomas Minneapolis, MN	$32,794	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western New England College Springfield, MA	$32,756	$12,763	$1,455	$6,161
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$32,226	$13,200	$1,550	$5,550
Widener University Wilmington, DE	$32,040	$9,450	$1,200	$5,274
Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	$32,020	$7,700	$1,020	$4,300
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$31,594	$13,000	$1,500	N/A
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$31,552	$10,344	$1,344	$1,706
University of Richmond (Williams) Richmond, VA	$31,510	$9,900	$1,300	$3,830
Drexel University (Mack) Philadelphia, PA	$31,490	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$31,020	$11,053	$1,268	$5,799
Western State University Fullerton, CA	$31,000	$15,000	$1,500	$8,000
Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville, FL	$30,816	$9,810	$1,300	$8,460
William Mitchell College of Law St. Paul, MN	$30,650	$14,500	$1,550	$800
Barry University Orlando, FL	$30,620	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stetson University Gulfport, FL	$30,500	$11,828	$1,200	$6,904
Nova Southeastern University (Broad) Fort Lauderdale, FL	$30,472	$14,940	$2,800	$4,833
Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) Portland, OR	$30,436	$10,908	$1,050	$5,184
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$30,290	$12,543	$1,848	$6,205
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$30,263	$8,775	$1,000	$4,632
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL	$30,220	$13,284	$1,250	$7,542
Phoenix School of Law Phoenix, AZ	$30,184	N/A	N/A	$1,378
Hamline University St. Paul, MN	$30,096	$14,621	$1,200	N/A
Charlotte School of Law Charlotte, NC	$29,968	$11,415	$1,590	$5,273
Samford University (Cumberland) Birmingham, AL	$29,776	$13,699	$1,597	$5,000
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$29,286	$8,910	$1,300	$6,490
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$29,090	$9,524	$1,000	$1,150
Elon University Greensboro, NC	$29,000	$13,050	$1,300	$5,877
Campbell University (Wiggins) Buies Creek, NC	$28,960	$15,370	$1,400	$2,500
Willamette University (Collins) Salem, OR	$28,330	$14,220	$1,430	$0
Faulkner University (Jones) Montgomery, AL	$28,000	$12,000	$2,400	$4,500
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$27,634	$6,100	$1,575	$6,163
Ohio Northern University (Pettit) Ada, OH	$27,500	$9,880	$1,200	$2,500
St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	$27,275	$7,730	$1,300	$5,482
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$27,042	$13,500	$3,055	$4,196
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, MI	$26,836	$7,800	$900	$4,350
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$25,369	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mississippi College Jackson, MS	$25,020	$9,900	$900	$7,650
Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA	$25,000	$14,290	$900	$1,400
South Texas College of Law Houston, TX	$24,900	$9,500	$2,000	$7,200
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	$24,660	$10,521	$1,740	$2,034
Howard University Washington, DC	$23,370	$13,372	$1,561	$5,898
Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT	$9,240	$6,550	$1,760	$4,200