$53,320 Average Tuition & Fees
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition fees at public law schools is $32,329 for state residents and $45,874 for out-of-state in public law schools. In private law schools, the average tuition & fees is $58,690. The average living costs including room & boards, books, and other personal expenses is $22,672. With the living expenses, the law school cost of attendance (COA) is $81,362 based on private school rate.
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Top 25 Cheapest Law Schools
The following table compares the top 25 Cheapest Law Schools with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 13 public and 12 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 37.88% and the yield is 32.72%. The acceptance rate of Cheapest Law Schools is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 41.58%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 159 and the average GPA is 3.59 at Cheapest Law Schools. Their LSAT scores are average, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Cheapest Law Schools, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $30,980 state residents and $44,853 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $56,169. The average financial aid amount of them is $20,900 which is 41.56% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Cheapest Law Schools
| Rank | School | Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | Acceptance Rate | LSAT Score | GPA | Enrollment | Bar Exam Pass Rate |
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| 1 |
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | $76,608 | - | 8.85% | 173 | 3.92 | 666 | 96.70% |
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| 2 |
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL | $71,126 | - | 23.26% | 169 | 3.85 | 573 | 91.46% |
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Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC | $78,774 | - | 13.88% | 170 | 3.89 | 846 | 94.44% |
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| 4 |
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA | $39,105 | - | 49.46% | 156 | 3.71 | 638 | 92.00% |
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Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA | $68,136 | - | 20.61% | 170 | 3.88 | 1,033 | 87.70% |
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University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA | $56,691 | - | 40.50% | 163 | 3.67 | 761 | 93.21% |
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South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX | $42,520 | - | 38.77% | 154 | 3.35 | 1,093 | 80.34% |
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North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC | $41,797 | - | 31.95% | 150 | 3.41 | 390 | 56.59% |
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA | $53,236 | - | 45.49% | 150 | 3.09 | 374 | 64.94% |
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Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL | $46,326 | - | 58.84% | 155 | 3.63 | 463 | 78.36% |
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University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX | $52,774 | - | 28.44% | 161 | 3.75 | 880 | 86.01% |
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University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH | $29,810 | - | 42.64% | 158 | 3.81 | 471 | 87.93% |
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The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL | $47,537 | - | 26.58% | 165 | 3.95 | 427 | 91.30% |
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Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY | $59,800 | - | 48.27% | 151 | 3.22 | 557 | 55.35% |
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University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA | $52,677 | - | 51.66% | 159 | 3.56 | 578 | 84.55% |
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Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA | $38,578 | - | 36.04% | 159 | 3.56 | 590 | 78.53% |
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Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI | $47,812 | - | 31.86% | 160 | 3.63 | 553 | 72.78% |
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Jacksonville University College of LawPrivateJacksonville, FL | $36,000 | - | 34.41% | 154 | 3.53 | 93 | -1.00% |
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Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA | $49,077 | - | 35.77% | 163 | 3.67 | 887 | 85.15% |
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University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK | $37,819 | - | 39.41% | 160 | 3.74 | 863 | 87.88% |
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Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL | $40,400 | - | 55.97% | 150 | 3.30 | 344 | 66.67% |
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Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | $78,881 | - | 17.30% | 170 | 3.87 | 1,306 | 88.24% |
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Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA | $53,288 | - | 48.48% | 151 | 3.26 | 353 | 58.49% |
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Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA | $34,282 | - | 62.90% | 146 | 3.15 | 800 | 52.94% |
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Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL | $24,067 | - | 55.60% | 150 | 3.26 | 338 | 59.55% |
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