Debt-Financed Attendance with Median DIscount
| School | Debt at Repayment (Non-Resident) | Monthly Payment – 10 Year Plan (Non-Resident) | Percentage Receiving Median or More | Median Discount |
| Columbia University | $263,694 | $3,039 | 21.6% | $15,000 |
| SUNY Buffalo | $253,482 ($174,410 for Residents) | $2,920 ($1,998 for Residents) | 29.5% | $5,000 |
| Fordham University | $252,674 | $2,911 | 24.5% | $12,500 |
| University of Chicago | $248,466 | $2,862 | 37.0% | $15,000 |
| Arizona Summit Law School | $247,186 | $2,847 | 22.7% | $11,000 |
| Cornell University | $246,013 | $2,833 | 24.8% | $15,000 |
| New York University | $245,780 | $2,830 | 18.0% | $20,000 |
| Harvard University | $245,019 | $2,822 | 24.8% | $15,000 |
| John Marshall Law School (Chicago) | $238,976 | $2,751 | 33.3% | $10,000 |
| University of Southern California | $238,792 | $2,749 | 38.5% | $20,000 |
| George Washington University | $238,485 | $2,745 | 27.9% | $16,000 |
| University of Utah | $237,491 ($148,357 for Residents) | $2,734 ($1,694 for Residents) | 26.5% | $7,034 |
| University of North Carolina | $236,940 ($172,629 for Residents) | $2,727 ($1,977 for Residents) | 43.8% | $2,628 |
| University of Pennsylvania | $236,546 | $2,723 | 23.2% | $18,000 |
| University of Connecticut | $235,919 ($124,693 for Residents) | $2,715 ($1,422 for Residents) | 35.7% | $11,300 |
| Tuoro College | $235,423 | $2,710 | 32.1% | $9,000 |
| American Universiy | $235,330 | $2,709 | 22.0% | $10,000 |
| Stanford University | $234,458 | $2,698 | 26.2% | $23,060 |
| Georgetown University | $230,500 | $2,652 | 18.5% | $20,000 |
| University of California-Hastings | $230,306 ($220,593 for Residents) | $2,650 ($2,537 for Residents) | 38.5% | $15,800 |
| Duke University | $224,172 | $2,578 | 41.7% | $18,000 |
| University of Texas | $223,435 ($165,923 for Residents) | $2,570 ($1,899 for Residents) | 41.5% | $9,700 |
| Catholic University of America | $222,926 | $2,564 | 30.8% | $12,500 |
| Southwestern Law School | $221,851 | $2,551 | 19.6% | $20,000 |
| Northwestern University | $220,760 | $2,539 | 22.1% | $20,000 |
| University of Michigan | $217,994 ($207,334) | $2,506 ($2,382) | 36.5% | $15,000 |
| University of California-Berkeley | $214,789 ($208,223 for Residents) | $2,469 ($2,392 for Residents) | 31.0% | $19,906 |
| Emory University | $213,786 | $2,457 | 40.1% | $20,000 |
| UCLA | $209,382 ($192,973 for Residents) | $2,406 ($2,215 for Residents) | 39.9% | $20,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | $205,338 | $2,359 | 33.7% | $18,000 |
| Yale University | $204,255 | $2,346 | 29.0% | $22,090 |
| Vanderbilt University | $202,118 | $2,321 | 44.7% | $20,000 |
| Thomas M. Cooley Law School | $201,676 | $2,316 | 28.7% | $15,469 |
| University of Virginia | $195,858 ($189,818 for Residents) | $2,248 ($2,178 for Residents) | 18.9% | $25,000 |
| University of California-Irvine | $190,862 ($174,388 for Residents) | $2,190 ($1,998 for Residents) | 44.7% | $23,654 |
| University of California-Davis | $186,483 ($152,660 for Residents) | $2,139 ($1,745 for Residents) | 36.0% | $25,000 |
| Arizona State University | $185,229 ($128,935 for Residents) | $2,124 ($1,468 for Residents) | 28.0% | $15,000 |
| Washington University (St. Louis) | $179,222 | $2,054 | 38.1% | $26,000 |
| University of Alabama | $158,244 ($101,168 for Residents) | $1,810 ($1144 for Residents) | 34.2% | $15,000 |
| University of Iowa | $120,689 ($60,423 for Residents) | 1372 ($674 for Residents) | 38.9% | $23,453 |
Source: Law School Transparency
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