Law School Tuition
1985 - 2012
PUBLIC SCHOOL
RESIDENT STUDENT
Year
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
# of Schools Average Increase Over
Median
Increase Over
Tuition/
Fees
in Calculation
Previous Year Tuition & Fees Previous Year
74
$2,006
$1,792
74
$2,206
10%
$1,969
10%
74
$2,398
9%
$2,124
8%
74
$2,608
9%
$2,267
7%
74
$2,916
12%
$2,573
13%
74
$3,236
11%
$3,012
17%
75
$3,591
11%
$3,225
11%
75
$4,015
12%
$3,537
10%
75
$4,418
10%
$4,086
16%
76
$5,016
14%
$4,397
8%
76
$5,530
10%
$4,879
11%
74
$5,955
8%
$5,269
8%
76
$6,521
10%
$5,956
13%
77
$6,943
6%
$6,501
9%
77
$7,367
6%
$6,752
4%
78
$7,790
6%
$7,201
7%
78
$8,419
8%
$7,738
7%
78
$9,392
12%
$9,252
20%
78
$10,819
15%
$9,979
8%
80
$11,860
10%
$11,012
10%
80
$13,145
11%
$12,107
10%
80
$14,245
8%
$13,107
8%
80
$15,455
9%
$14,313
9%
80
$16,836
9%
$15,621
9%
80
$18,472
10%
$16,546
6%
80
$20,238
10%
$18,077
9%
81
$22,116
9%
$19,788
10%
82
$23,214
5%
$21,532
9%
PUBLIC SCHOOL
NON-RESIDENT STUDENT
Year
# of Schools
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
in Calculation
74
74
74
74
74
74
75
75
75
76
76
74
76
77
77
78
78
78
78
80
80
80
80
79
79
79
80
81
PRIVATE SCHOOL
Year
# of Schools
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
in Calculation
101
100
99
100
101
101
101
101
99
102
103
103
102
104
105
105
106
108
109
108
111
115
117
118
117
119
119
119
Average Increase Over
Median
Increase Over
Tuition/
Fees
Previous Year Tuition & Fees Previous Year
$4,724
$4,786
$5,160
9%
$5,300
11%
$5,616
9%
$5,706
8%
$6,017
7%
$5,930
4%
$6,759
12%
$6,687
13%
$7,365
9%
$7,390
11%
$8,250
11%
$8,006
11%
$9,070
10%
$8,850
11%
$9,763
8%
$9,640
9%
$10,667
9%
$10,785
12%
$11,683
10%
$11,656
8%
$12,419
6%
$12,275
5%
$13,234
7%
$13,297
8%
$14,056
6%
$14,220
7%
$14,754
5%
$15,152
7%
$15,683
6%
$16,113
6%
$16,643
6%
$17,538
9%
$18,146
9%
$18,650
6%
$20,171
11%
$20,110
8%
$21,905
9%
$21,458
7%
$22,987
5%
$23,506
10%
$25,227
10%
$25,262
8%
$26,691
6%
$26,432
5%
$28,442
7%
$26,436
0%
$30,413
7%
$36,350
38%
$32,754
8%
$37,586
3%
$34,865
6%
$35,765
-5%
$36,202
4%
$33,056
-8%
Average Increase Over
Median
Increase Over
Tuition/
Fees
Previous Year Tuition & Fees Previous Year
$7,526
$7,385
$8,225
9%
$8,046
9%
$8,911
8%
$8,690
8%
$9,652
8%
$9,577
10%
$10,620
10%
$10,446
9%
$11,728
10%
$11,680
12%
$12,738
11%
$12,999
11%
$13,730
8%
$14,204
9%
$14,828
8%
$14,812
4%
$15,835
7%
$15,965
8%
$16,798
6%
$16,930
6%
$17,785
6%
$17,983
6%
$18,726
5%
$19,038
6%
$19,693
5%
$19,880
4%
$20,709
5%
$20,940
5%
$21,790
5%
$21,920
5%
$22,961
5%
$22,870
4%
$24,193
5%
$24,228
6%
$25,574
6%
$25,500
5%
$26,952
5%
$27,005
6%
$28,900
7%
$28,670
6%
$30,520
7%
$30,670
6%
$32,367
6%
$32,168
5%
$34,298
6%
$33,985
6%
$35,743
4%
$36,000
7%
$37,447
5%
$37,330
3%
$39,184
5%
$39,496
5%
$40,634
4%
$40,732
3%