44.45% of Law School Tuition Covered by Financial Aid
Law school tuition is expensive, even in public schools. Most students need financial help and most law school gives opportunities for grants and scholarships. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average amount of grants and/or scholarships is $18,006 in public law schools and $28,194 in private law schools. It is 39.25% and 47.86% of tuition costs, in public and private schools respectively.
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has the most students who received grants and/or scholarships of at least half of the tuition amount. 99.46% of full-time students received financial aid more than half amount of tuition.
Baylor Law School and Michigan State University College of Law also offer generous financial aid and most students received a substantial portion of the tuition amount.
Top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid
The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with Best Financial Aid with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 12 public and 13 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 38.10% and the yield is 29.33%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with Best Financial Aid is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 41.58%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 162 and the average GPA is 3.76 at Law Schools with Best Financial Aid. Their LSAT scores are high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Law Schools with Best Financial Aid, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $37,641 state residents and $51,447 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $56,273. The average financial aid amount of them is $31,325 which is 57.94% of tuition & fees.
| Rank | School | Full-time Total | Grants / Scholarships Received | Less than Half of Tuition | Half to Full Tuition | Full or more than Tuition | Average Financial Aid Amount | 2024 Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC | 552 | 549 | - | 29 | 520 | $16,250 | $51,230 |
| 2 | Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX | 467 | 414 | 19 | 182 | 213 | $33,000 | $64,639 |
| 3 | Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI | 635 | 629 | 154 | 326 | 149 | $35,000 | $47,812 |
| 4 | Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN | 545 | 532 | 105 | 267 | 160 | $35,000 | $59,522 |
| 5 | University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA | 710 | 638 | 639 | 672 | 41 | $33,000 | $65,191 |
| 6 | Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA | 272 | 271 | 36 | 187 | 48 | $56,592 | $59,054 |
| 7 | Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 606 | 570 | 192 | 352 | 26 | $25,067 | $68,576 |
| 8 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE | 437 | 368 | 49 | 169 | 150 | $16,068 | - |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI | 758 | 725 | 236 | 398 | 91 | $29,992 | $53,929 |
| 10 | Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA | 378 | 366 | 125 | 241 | - | $32,500 | $57,180 |
| 11 | University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL | 524 | 512 | 107 | 397 | 8 | $35,900 | $49,877 |
| 12 | J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT | 384 | 342 | 104 | 46 | 192 | $14,636 | $31,056 |
| 13 | The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL | 425 | 387 | 113 | 163 | 111 | $22,000 | $47,537 |
| 14 | Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA | 510 | 497 | 159 | 325 | 6 | $29,500 | $55,727 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC | 592 | 512 | 193 | 289 | 30 | $15,000 | $51,486 |
| 16 | University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH | 388 | 373 | 98 | 222 | 53 | $16,946 | $29,810 |
| 17 | Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA | 402 | 401 | 82 | 111 | 208 | $54,744 | $57,556 |
| 18 | Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH | 521 | 487 | 162 | 142 | 183 | $24,290 | $50,531 |
| 19 | Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA | 792 | 762 | 302 | 446 | 14 | $37,000 | $68,384 |
| 20 | Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL | 692 | 603 | 207 | 133 | 261 | $21,804 | $38,039 |
| 21 | DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 449 | 447 | 137 | 303 | 7 | $30,000 | $54,218 |
| 22 | Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO | 780 | 753 | 108 | 495 | 150 | $42,000 | $70,844 |
| 23 | Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI | 551 | 402 | 140 | 238 | 24 | $25,869 | $48,064 |
| 24 | Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH | 446 | 434 | 74 | 360 | - | $40,950 | $63,038 |
| 25 | Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 650 | 614 | 167 | 416 | 31 | $33,500 | $54,170 |