U.S. News & World Report, 10 Most Expensive Law Schools:
Among the 191 ranked law schools that provided this data, the average tuition and fees for out-of-state students during the 2020-2021 school year was around $47,300. Costs were even higher among the 10 most expensive law schools, with an average cost of about $69,600.
| Law School | Tuition & Fees | U.S. News Rank |
| 1. Columbia | $74,995 | 4 |
| 2. NYU | $71,304 | 6 |
| 3. Cornell | $70,274 | 13 |
| 4. Chicago | $69,975 | 4 |
| 5. USC | $68,828 | 19 |
| 6. Northwestern | $68,800 | 12 |
| 7. Virginia | $68,500 | 8 |
| 8. Pennsylvania | $68,130 | 6 |
| 9. Yale | $68,117 | 1 |
| 10. Michigan | $67,198 | 10 |
Four of these 10 most expensive law schools are at Ivy League universities, and all schools on this list placed within the top 20 of the U.S. News Best Law Schools rankings. The majority of the 10 schools are private institutions, with only two public schools appearing on the list. Both of the state schools reported in-state tuition and fees that were $3,000 less than their out-of-state rates.
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