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Law Schools Ranked by Median Grant Amount

196 schools · median grant for full-time students, per year · ABA 509, 2025 cycle

$24,351
Median of medians
$60,000
Largest median grant
$1,000
Smallest median grant
161
Schools with full-tuition awards

Award size and coverage are separate questions

St. John's University posts the largest median grant at $60,000 — but only 84.0% of its students receive grant aid at all. A large median spread across a small group is a different programme from a smaller median paid to nearly everyone, and the coverage figure next to each school is there to keep that distinction visible.

Full ranking

#SchoolState25th pctMedian75th pctReceive aidFull tuition
1St. John's UniversityNY$25,000$60,000$72,63084.0%none
2Chapman UniversityCA$35,000$59,500$64,50059.0%15.0%
3Stanford UniversityCA$34,240$52,797$72,24750.0%11.0%
4Washington University (St. Louis)MO$40,000$48,000$60,00094.0%21.0%
5MiamiFL$39,374$47,000$52,18865.0%none
6Loyola Marymount University-Los AngelesCA$35,000$45,000$52,00062.0%1.0%
7Michigan State UniversityMI$35,000$42,682$47,424100.0%52.0%
8Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$31,000$42,500$48,50098.0%none
9PennsylvaniaPA$29,512$42,246$60,00059.0%14.0%
10Belmont UniversityTN$27,140$40,710$54,28062.0%28.0%
11Southern CaliforniaCA$38,220$40,092$48,16095.0%1.0%
12American UniversityDC$40,000$40,000$40,00059.0%7.0%
13Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University)NY$30,000$40,000$50,00098.0%2.0%
14New England Law/BostonMA$19,500$40,000$59,90088.0%30.0%
15New York Law SchoolNY$21,300$40,000$55,00085.0%none
16Northwestern UniversityIL$20,000$40,000$50,00076.0%2.0%
17RichmondVA$20,000$40,000$55,55081.0%28.0%
18Santa Clara UniversityCA$30,000$40,000$57,26261.0%19.0%
19Seton Hall UniversityNJ$20,500$40,000$60,00088.0%1.0%
20Villanova UniversityPA$25,000$40,000$50,00087.0%none
21Wake Forest UniversityNC$30,000$40,000$55,16276.0%4.0%
22Albany Law SchoolNY$20,000$38,000$46,00094.0%9.0%
23Tulane UniversityLA$30,000$37,500$45,00087.0%none
24California Western School of LawCA$18,720$37,440$53,04060.0%12.0%
25Emory UniversityGA$28,000$36,000$45,00098.0%1.0%
26Penn State Dickinson LawPA$26,000$36,000$56,928100.0%7.0%
27Hofstra UniversityNY$17,500$35,793$71,58684.0%23.0%
28Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT)IL$25,000$35,000$43,86292.0%4.0%
29Duke UniversityNC$27,000$35,000$40,00094.0%none
30Fordham UniversityNY$25,000$35,000$43,00087.0%none
31Georgetown UniversityDC$25,000$35,000$47,50061.0%3.0%
32MinnesotaMN$25,000$35,000$48,52894.0%1.0%
33VirginiaVA$25,000$35,000$50,00066.0%7.0%
34WisconsinWI$15,000$35,000$52,33294.0%19.0%
35DePaul UniversityIL$20,000$34,950$35,00099.0%1.0%
36Yale UniversityCT$24,825$34,747$47,28663.0%14.0%
37Mitchell/Hamline School of LawMN$21,372$34,730$42,744100.0%5.0%
38Wayne State UniversityMI$25,000$34,636$38,54783.0%49.0%
39Brooklyn Law SchoolNY$25,000$34,000$48,00091.0%5.0%
40San FranciscoCA$24,343$33,718$43,92862.0%none
41Baylor UniversityTX$18,000$33,518$57,87397.0%27.0%
42Washington and Lee UniversityVA$19,000$33,500$41,50097.0%1.0%
43DaytonOH$28,000$33,000$37,000102.0%6.0%
44Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$20,000$33,000$50,000100.0%8.0%
45Vanderbilt UniversityTN$17,500$32,792$44,92790.0%5.0%
46Columbia UniversityNY$20,000$32,000$48,00054.0%5.0%
47Gonzaga UniversityWA$27,000$32,000$34,14098.0%2.0%
48IllinoisIL$13,125$32,000$46,50099.0%2.0%
49MichiganMI$20,000$32,000$41,00091.0%3.0%
50San DiegoCA$27,375$32,000$50,00091.0%3.0%
51Widener University Delaware Law SchoolDE$25,000$32,000$35,00099.0%2.0%
52Temple UniversityPA$22,271$31,334$41,50085.0%4.0%
53California-BerkeleyCA$20,000$31,158$42,24586.0%9.0%
54Drake UniversityIA$24,000$31,000$37,08082.0%9.0%
55Northeastern UniversityMA$14,666$31,000$45,00095.0%11.0%
56the Pacific (McGeorge)CA$3,388$30,426$60,85293.0%25.0%
57IowaIA$24,000$30,043$34,52777.0%29.0%
58Ave Maria School of LawFL$7,365$30,000$47,40073.0%4.0%
59Cornell UniversityNY$28,000$30,000$45,00091.0%2.0%
60DenverCO$23,000$30,000$41,00078.0%14.0%
61Duquesne UniversityPA$20,000$30,000$43,00096.0%17.0%
62Loyola University-ChicagoIL$22,000$30,000$35,00094.0%2.0%
63Notre DameIN$20,000$30,000$50,00092.0%6.0%
64Pepperdine UniversityCA$30,000$30,000$55,00077.0%5.0%
65PittsburghPA$24,000$30,000$38,00082.0%3.0%
66Seattle UniversityWA$20,000$30,000$40,00087.0%11.0%
67Western New England UniversityMA$23,000$30,000$35,00082.0%12.0%
68The Ohio State UniversityOH$17,360$29,984$37,22090.0%36.0%
69William & Mary Law SchoolVA$21,782$29,302$37,11266.0%6.0%
70Southwestern Law SchoolCA$12,500$29,166$42,37272.0%3.0%
71Boston UniversityMA$20,000$29,000$43,00091.0%6.0%
72Pace UniversityNY$20,000$29,000$38,50093.0%5.0%
73Drexel UniversityPA$13,000$28,667$45,00076.0%3.0%
74UtahUT$14,205$28,410$37,99691.0%17.0%
75George Washington University, TheDC$20,000$28,000$40,00077.0%2.0%
76Lincoln Memorial UniversityTN$15,988$28,000$32,736100.0%7.0%
77MarylandMD$10,161$28,000$40,00079.0%15.0%
78Roger Williams UniversityRI$18,562$28,000$34,80465.0%3.0%
79Vermont Law SchoolVT$18,000$28,000$41,25099.0%8.0%
80Harvard UniversityMA$12,106$27,510$43,33838.0%none
81St. Thomas (Minnesota)MN$19,678$26,865$34,490100.0%6.0%
82Texas A&M UniversityTX$17,500$26,048$35,53495.0%25.0%
83Catholic University of America, TheDC$15,727$26,000$45,00099.0%none
84Lewis & Clark Law SchoolOR$19,000$26,000$36,00095.0%none
85Loyola University-New OrleansLA$15,000$26,000$36,00075.0%1.0%
86Southern Methodist UniversityTX$22,000$26,000$33,33394.0%4.0%
87Creighton UniversityNE$15,200$25,600$37,45889.0%16.0%
88St. Thomas University (Florida)FL$12,500$25,320$34,75064.0%none
89ArizonaAZ$15,018$25,235$29,87088.0%44.0%
90California-DavisCA$14,500$25,000$35,00099.0%1.0%
91California-IrvineCA$17,500$25,000$35,00095.0%none
92OregonOR$15,000$25,000$35,00074.0%5.0%
93Quinnipiac UniversityCT$14,000$25,000$35,00085.0%5.0%
94Saint Louis UniversityMO$15,000$25,000$35,00097.0%1.0%
95Stetson UniversityFL$15,000$25,000$35,00088.0%1.0%
96Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolPA$15,625$25,000$34,00095.0%none
97California-Los AngelesCA$15,000$24,456$43,33383.0%9.0%
98Syracuse UniversityNY$14,000$24,351$40,21191.0%1.0%
99Boston CollegeMA$20,000$24,000$28,00089.0%1.0%
100Liberty UniversityVA$16,000$24,000$32,000100.0%none
101Howard UniversityDC$10,037$23,657$32,36448.0%5.0%
102Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)CA$13,120$23,616$36,00078.0%none
103Elon UniversityNC$11,429$23,571$32,54390.0%7.0%
104MaineME$15,000$23,535$32,92672.0%30.0%
105TexasTX$10,000$23,375$38,58694.0%10.0%
106Illinois-ChicagoIL$9,000$23,250$33,75061.0%1.0%
107Marquette UniversityWI$16,000$23,000$30,00094.0%none
108Nevada-Las VegasNV$14,980$22,998$39,94676.0%11.0%
109Regent UniversityVA$10,000$22,500$35,00097.0%1.0%
110Suffolk UniversityMA$10,000$22,445$40,00081.0%2.0%
111Mississippi Christian University School of Law (MC Law)MS$14,000$22,000$32,00065.0%10.0%
112Touro UniversityNY$10,000$22,000$35,00076.0%1.0%
113Campbell UniversityNC$15,000$21,771$29,85099.0%none
114AlabamaAL$12,000$21,500$30,00096.0%25.0%
115Capital University Law SchoolOH$12,000$21,000$32,00096.0%none
116George Mason UniversityVA$14,000$21,000$32,00084.0%6.0%
117Arizona State UniversityAZ$5,000$20,000$33,33696.0%13.0%
118California College of the Law, San FranciscoCA$10,000$20,000$25,00086.0%1.0%
119Charleston School of LawSC$13,000$20,000$28,50095.0%3.0%
120Mercer UniversityGA$10,000$20,000$29,00087.0%3.0%
121NebraskaNE$9,510$20,000$35,10085.0%7.0%
122New HampshireNH$7,500$20,000$34,00069.0%2.0%
123New York UniversityNY$12,000$20,000$35,75066.0%11.0%
124Samford UniversityAL$7,500$20,000$27,00093.0%none
125ToledoOH$8,300$20,000$25,67682.0%26.0%
126Willamette UniversityOR$10,000$20,000$30,00094.0%4.0%
127Louisiana State UniversityLA$9,937$19,750$20,60078.0%27.0%
128GeorgiaGA$5,200$19,460$22,05984.0%42.0%
129CincinnatiOH$11,700$19,000$23,400100.0%10.0%
130FloridaFL$6,000$19,000$30,80488.0%35.0%
131Detroit MercyMI$10,504$18,636$32,61458.0%1.0%
132Jacksonville UniversityFL$15,000$18,000$22,000100.0%none
133Northern Kentucky UniversityKY$10,000$18,000$25,00058.0%1.0%
134MissouriMO$8,000$17,500$24,00079.0%16.0%
135West Virginia UniversityWV$10,848$17,500$26,11077.0%9.0%
136Ohio Northern UniversityOH$9,125$17,250$25,70079.0%8.0%
137North CarolinaNC$15,000$17,000$20,00095.0%5.0%
138Barry UniversityFL$6,500$16,000$22,00079.0%1.0%
139Rutgers UniversityNJ$10,000$16,000$22,00086.0%1.0%
140Faulkner UniversityAL$3,990$15,960$25,93572.0%none
141Florida State UniversityFL$5,737$15,464$20,64078.0%28.0%
142ConnecticutCT$10,000$15,177$22,03491.0%3.0%
143BaltimoreMD$7,648$15,000$22,00067.0%1.0%
144ChicagoIL$10,000$15,000$30,00078.0%9.0%
145ColoradoCO$10,300$15,000$27,44087.0%3.0%
146Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$5,000$15,000$29,232101.0%6.0%
147KansasKS$5,375$15,000$24,70085.0%21.0%
148Massachusetts DartmouthMA$8,000$15,000$20,78784.0%8.0%
149Nova Southeastern UniversityFL$10,750$15,000$21,31078.0%none
150Washburn UniversityKS$11,915$15,000$21,50080.0%17.0%
151Oklahoma City UniversityOK$10,000$14,000$20,00077.0%7.0%
152WashingtonWA$7,500$14,000$18,93070.0%none
153Cooley Law SchoolMI$9,279$13,746$23,46357.0%1.0%
154North Carolina Central UniversityNC$8,080$12,982$20,90772.0%15.0%
155South CarolinaSC$8,000$12,562$18,00090.0%4.0%
156St. Mary's UniversityTX$8,500$12,500$17,60581.0%none
157TulsaOK$5,950$12,500$26,63399.0%4.0%
158LouisvilleKY$5,000$12,000$20,00075.0%none
159OklahomaOK$7,700$12,000$17,00089.0%2.0%
160Texas Tech UniversityTX$5,869$12,000$17,85088.0%5.0%
161Brigham Young UniversityUT$3,882$11,646$15,52898.0%46.0%
162HoustonTX$4,000$11,500$16,90074.0%3.0%
163Cleveland State UniversityOH$6,000$11,000$18,00098.0%none
164KentuckyKY$6,000$11,000$18,00098.0%4.0%
165MemphisTN$5,000$11,000$20,00062.0%13.0%
166South Texas College of Law HoustonTX$3,399$11,000$18,00085.0%none
167Southern UniversityLA$8,000$11,000$13,00020.0%none
168TennesseeTN$8,000$10,550$14,00089.0%4.0%
169Florida International UniversityFL$7,000$10,365$20,71655.0%15.0%
170Appalachian School of LawVA$5,500$10,250$24,60087.0%13.0%
171MontanaMT$6,630$10,000$15,58589.0%9.0%
172New MexicoNM$5,000$10,000$16,00060.0%8.0%
173Southern Illinois UniversityIL$6,000$9,500$16,54064.0%2.0%
174AkronOH$3,000$9,000$18,30094.0%2.0%
175ArkansasAR$5,500$9,000$11,00087.0%2.0%
176District of ColumbiaDC$5,458$8,292$12,43670.0%2.0%
177Northern Illinois UniversityIL$4,137$8,274$12,41178.0%none
178City University of New York (CUNY)NY$8,000$8,000$8,00017.0%none
179IdahoID$5,000$8,000$11,00046.0%none
180WyomingWY$6,000$8,000$13,46089.0%6.0%
181Georgia State UniversityGA$2,336$7,776$10,62749.0%13.0%
182University at BuffaloNY$3,500$7,500$11,50051.0%none
183Florida A&M UniversityFL$5,000$7,500$10,00045.0%6.0%
184Arkansas at Little RockAR$3,443$7,461$13,77060.0%9.0%
185Texas Southern UniversityTX$3,500$7,363$10,51951.0%1.0%
186Missouri-Kansas CityMO$4,000$7,270$11,25085.0%4.0%
187HawaiiHI$6,000$7,000$13,00069.0%1.0%
188MississippiMS$5,000$7,000$12,00087.0%5.0%
189Wilmington University School of LawDE$3,000$6,000$24,30254.0%2.0%
190North Texas at DallasTX$2,000$5,000$7,00054.0%2.0%
191South DakotaSD$590$5,000$10,00055.0%7.0%
192Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolGA$1,125$4,500$9,00084.0%4.0%
193North DakotaND$1,775$3,875$10,50052.0%2.0%
194Inter American University of Puerto RicoPR$1,189$2,379$3,5688.0%1.0%
195Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoPR$1,000$1,593$4,37224.0%1.0%
196Puerto RicoPR$1,000$1,000$1,00050.0%none

Net tuition after the median grant

Annual tuition minus the median grant. This is an optimistic floor, not a real number: the median only covers students who received aid, and it assumes the same award repeats for all three years.

164 schools report an annual tuition figure, so only those can appear here. The remaining 32 report tuition per credit hour and are excluded rather than estimated. A few schools show a negative net figure — their median grant exceeds published tuition, which reflects generous aid stacked on top of a low sticker price rather than an error.

#SchoolAnnual tuitionMedian grantNet tuitionGrant as % of tuition
1Georgia$18,044$19,460−$1,416median grant exceeds published tuitionover 100%
2Louisiana State University$19,750$19,750$0100%
3Florida$19,139$19,000$13999%
4Southern University$11,338$11,000$33897%
5North Carolina Central University$13,444$12,982$46297%
6Michigan State University$43,480$42,682$79898%
7Iowa$30,944$30,043$90197%
8Temple University$32,588$31,334$1,25496%
9Arizona$26,490$25,235$1,25595%
10Wisconsin$36,526$35,000$1,52696%
11Maine$26,100$23,535$2,56590%
12Alabama$24,980$21,500$3,48086%
13Chapman University$63,126$59,500$3,62694%
14George Mason University$24,864$21,000$3,86484%
15Indiana University-Bloomington$36,950$33,000$3,95089%
16District of Columbia$12,438$8,292$4,14667%
17Wayne State University$38,861$34,636$4,22589%
18Brigham Young University$15,992$11,646$4,34673%
19Illinois$36,500$32,000$4,50088%
20Cincinnati$24,010$19,000$5,01079%

Limits of this comparison

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, 2025 reporting cycle. Grant figures are for full-time students in the most recently reported cohort, in dollars per year. Net tuition is an arithmetic subtraction, not a financial aid offer. Not financial advice.