A law school education may well be the largest investment in a student's life. Students are encouraged to talk with the Law School administration and faculty about the value of a Tulane legal education and likely income after graduation, and with the staff of the Law Financial Aid Office about the variety of repayment options. Students are also urged to gather together as many family resources as possible and to live as frugally as possible during law school in order to minimize the amount they must borrow.
If you are offered admission to the Law School, we will inform you of the maximum amount of educational loan eligibility available, after scholarship funds and outside resources are determined, and after the processing results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are received. This is not a guarantee of loan funding. Nor is it an endorsement of borrowing every dollar available: to the contrary, we are very concerned that applicants be aware of the effect that their borrowing decisions will have on their future standard of living. We hope you take the opportunity to carefully consider the costs and benefits of borrowing before you enroll in any law school.
Costs of Attendance
Tuition and fees for a full-time Tulane Law School student total $40,654 ($37,200 tuition and $3,454 in mandatory fees) for the 2009-2010 academic year. The budgeted amount for all other educational expenses that can be covered by financial aid (room, board, books, transportation and other) totals $19,370 for the 2009-2010 academic year. International LLM students should add $1000 in tuition for the summer orientation course, Introduction to US Law, and $1985 for additional living expenses during the summer orientation course.
Tuition and fees increase by 4 to 6 percent each year. Figures are generally available in March or April for the following academic year.