Highest Law School Tuition & Fees
Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) ranked first and New York University School of Law ranked second in 2024 Highest Law School Tuition & Fees rankings.
Below statements summarize the average statistics including law schools tuition and admission data for the top 10 Highest Law School Tuition & Fees. You can compare all law schools in one table with GAP, LSAT, admission, and tuition information at law school comparison page.
- The average law school tuition & fees is $50,356 and, among Highest Law School Tuition & Fees, Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) has the highest tuition & fees of $81,292 and Berkeley School of Law (University of California-Berkeley) has the lowest tuition & fees of $74,995.
- The average LSAT score is 159 and, among Highest Law School Tuition & Fees, Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Gould School of Law (University of Southern California) has the lowest score of 169.
- The average acceptance rate is 42.35% and, among Highest Law School Tuition & Fees, Harvard Law School has the tightest (lowest) rate of 10% and Georgetown University Law Center has the loosest (highest) rate of 20%.
- The average law school population is 139,883 and, among Highest Law School Tuition & Fees, Georgetown University Law Center has the most students of 3,030 and University of Chicago Law School has the fewest students of 686.
- The average bar exam pass rate (for first-time exam takers) is 75.49% and, among Highest Law School Tuition & Fees, Harvard Law School has the highest rate of 98% and Gould School of Law (University of Southern California) has the lowest rate of 89%.
Highest Law School Tuition & Fees
Rank | College Name | Founded | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Student Population | Bar Pass Rate |
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5 | Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) New York, NY | 1858 | $81,292 | 173 | 3.90 | 12.2% | 1,748 | 93.7% |
9 | New York University School of Law New York, NY | 1835 | $80,014 | 172 | 3.90 | 16.8% | 2,094 | 94.9% |
20 | Gould School of Law (University of Southern California) Los Angeles, CA | 1896 | $78,038 | 169 | 3.88 | 12.5% | 1,436 | 89.0% |
7 | University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL | 1902 | $77,877 | 173 | 3.94 | 12.8% | 686 | 94.3% |
15 | Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY | 1887 | $77,593 | 172 | 3.90 | 18.4% | 875 | 90.3% |
6 | University of Pennsylvania Law School Philadelphia, PA | 1850 | $76,934 | 172 | 3.92 | 9.9% | 1,048 | 93.8% |
10 | Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC | 1870 | $75,950 | 171 | 3.91 | 19.6% | 3,030 | 91.6% |
13 | Duke University School of Law Durham, NC | 1904 | $75,618 | 170 | 3.87 | 10.5% | 868 | 93.5% |
2 | Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA | 1817 | $75,008 | 174 | 3.93 | 9.6% | 2,031 | 98.5% |
11 | Berkeley School of Law (University of California-Berkeley) Berkeley, CA | 1894 | $74,995 | 170 | 3.87 | 14.9% | 1,302 | 93.4% |
Average | - | $50,356 | 159 | 3.61 | 42.3% | 139,883 | 75.5% |