How much does a law school education cost at Northwestern? The totals provided on the web page below include tuition, loan fees, room and board, transportation, and other expenses that the Committee on Financial Aid to Students takes into account when determining your required educational budget.
2011-12 Academic Year
JD Educational Budget
First Year and Transfer Students (9 months/2 terms)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$25,810 |
$25,810 |
$51,620 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$744 |
$744 |
$1,488 |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$7,020 |
$14,040 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Computer |
$2,000 |
-- |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$40,964 |
$36,380 |
$77,344 |
Second and Third Year students (9 months /2 terms)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$25,810 |
$25,810 |
$51,620 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$744 |
$744 |
$1,488 |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$7,020 |
$14,040 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Budget Total |
$38,964 |
$36,380 |
$75,344 |
JD-MBA Educational Budget
First Year Students (12 months/3 terms)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Total for all terms |
| Tuition |
$36,200 |
$36,200 |
$--- |
$72,400 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$1,040 |
$1,040 |
$122 |
$2,202 |
| Personal |
$1,160 |
$1,740 |
$580 |
$3,480 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$9,360 |
$3,120 |
$19,500 |
| Transportation |
$779 |
$1,101 |
$457 |
$2,337 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$709 |
$2,127 |
| Computer |
$2,000 |
-- |
-- |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$51,492 |
$50,150 |
$4,988 |
$106,630 |
Second Year and Third Year Students (10 months/2 terms)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$36,200 |
$36,200 |
$72,400 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$1,015 |
$1,015 |
$2,030 |
| Personal |
$1,160 |
$1,740 |
$2,900 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$9,360 |
$16,380 |
| Transportation |
$779 |
$1,101 |
$1,880 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Budget Total |
$49,467 |
$50,125 |
$99,592 |
Accelerated JD Educational Budget
First Year Students (9 months/2 terms)
2010-11 Summer
| Category |
Summer |
Total |
| Tuition |
$29,666 |
$29,666 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$822 |
$822 |
| Loan Fees |
$558 |
$558 |
| Personal |
$870 |
$870 |
| Room & Board |
$4,335 |
$4,335 |
| Transportation |
$528 |
$528 |
| Books |
$691 |
$691 |
| Computer |
$2000 |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$39,470 |
$39,470 |
2011-12 Fall and Spring
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$30,971 |
$30,971 |
$61,942 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$873 |
$873 |
$1,746 |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$7,020 |
$14,040 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Budget Total |
$44,254 |
$41,670 |
$85,924 |
Second year AJD students
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$30,971 |
$30,971 |
$61,942 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$848 |
$848 |
$1,696 |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$7,020 |
$14,040 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Budget Total |
$44,229 |
$41,645 |
$85,874 |
LLM Educational Budget
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Tuition |
$26,486 |
$26,486 |
$52,972 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,584 |
-- |
$2,584 |
| Loan Fees |
$760 |
$760 |
$1,520 |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$7,020 |
$7,020 |
$14,040 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Computer |
$2,000 |
-- |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$41,656 |
$37,072 |
$78,728 |
2010-11 Academic Year
JD Educational Budget:
First Year and Transfer Students (9 months/2 semesters)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both semesters |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$694 |
$693 |
$1,387 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$6,188 |
$6,188 |
$12,376 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Tuition |
$24,722 |
$24,722 |
$49,444 |
| Computer |
$2,000 |
-- |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$38,876 |
$34,409 |
$73,285 |
Second and Third Year students (9 months - 2 semesters)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$669 |
$668 |
$1,337 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$6,188 |
$6,188 |
$12,376 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Tuition |
$24,722 |
$24,722 |
$49,444 |
| Computer |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Budget Total |
$36,851 |
$34,384 |
$71,235 |
JD-MBA Educational Budget:
First Year Students (12 months/3 terms)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
Total for all 3 terms |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$709 |
$2,127 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$1,021 |
$1,021 |
-- |
$2,042 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,160 |
$1,740 |
$580 |
$3,480 |
| Room & Board |
$5,504 |
$8,256 |
$2,752 |
$16,512 |
| Transportation |
$779 |
$1,101 |
$457 |
$2,337 |
| Tuition |
$34,520 |
$34,520 |
-- |
$69,040 |
| Computer |
$2,000 |
-- |
-- |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$48,159 |
$47,347 |
$4,498 |
$100,004 |
Second Year and Third Year Students (10 months/2 terms each)
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both terms |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$940 |
$940 |
$1,880 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,160 |
$1,740 |
$2,900 |
| Room & Board |
$5,504 |
$8,256 |
$13,760 |
| Transportation |
$779 |
$1,101 |
$1,880 |
| Tuition |
$34,520 |
$34,520 |
$69,040 |
| Computer |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Budget Total |
$46,078 |
$47,266 |
$93,344 |
Accelerated JD Educational Budget:
First Year Students (9 months/2 semesters)
2009-10 Summer
| Category |
Summer |
Total |
| Books |
$691 |
$691 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$787 |
$787 |
| Loan Fees |
$516 |
$516 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$870 |
$870 |
| Room & Board |
$4,125 |
$4,125 |
| Transportation |
$528 |
$528 |
| Tuition |
$28,322 |
$28,322 |
| Computer |
$2000 |
$2,000 |
| Budget Total |
$37,839 |
$37,839 |
2010-11 Fall and Spring
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$6,188 |
$6,188 |
$12,376 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Tuition |
$29,666 |
$29,666 |
$59,332 |
| Computer |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Budget Total |
$41,918 |
$39,452 |
$81,370 |
LLM Educational Budget:
| Category |
Fall |
Spring |
Total for both semesters |
| Books |
$709 |
$709 |
$1,418 |
| Hospitalization Insurance |
$2,466 |
-- |
$2,466 |
| Loan Fees |
$685 |
$684 |
$1369 |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Personal |
$1,305 |
$1,305 |
$2,610 |
| Room & Board |
$6,188 |
$6,188 |
$12,376 |
| Transportation |
$792 |
$792 |
$1,584 |
| Tuition |
$25,370 |
$25,370 |
$50,740 |
| Budget Total |
$37,515 |
$35,048 |
$72,563 |