Tuition and Fees

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