2022-2023 Cost of Attendance
Each year the Law School sets a cost of attendance for our degree programs. The cost of attendance includes University charges such as tuition and fees that are directly billed to a student on their University student account as well as estimated expenses a student may incur for housing and food, books and supplies, transportation, personal/miscellaneous expenses, and loan fees. The cost of attendance is used by the Law School to determine a student's financial aid eligibility but an individual student's actual budget will vary from this standard cost of attendance depending upon individual taste and circumstances.
The cost of attendance is for the nine months of an academic year (Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters). All expenses and allowances outlined below are allocated over all three quarters, with a few exceptions noted for each cost of attendance.
Dual degree JD students (with the exception of students in the 3-Year JD/MBA program) should review the JD cost of attendance for more information.
JD Program
| Tuition | $73,185 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Student Loan Fees** | $2,286 |
| Computer Allowance | $1,500 |
| Transcript Fee^ | $75 |
| TOTAL | $108,063 |
| Tuition | $73,185 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Student Loan Fees** | $2,286 |
| TOTAL | $106,488 |
*All law students are required to have acceptable medical insurance coverage. Students do not have to join the University's plan if they provide evidence of comparable coverage under their own plan. You can find more information about the University's health insurance plan on the USHIP website.
**Estimated loan fees (for Federal Direct student loan borrowers only). More information about federal student loan interest rates and loan fees can be found on the Federal Student Aid website.
^The Transcript Fee is assessed in the Autumn quarter of a student's first year at the University of Chicago.
Students in dual degree programs, including the 4-Year JD/MBA Program, the JD/MPP Program, and JD/PhD programs, will have the JD cost of attendance applied during quarters in which they are in residence at the Law School. For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@law.uchicago.edu.
For a complete schedule of the University’s tuition refund policy, please consult the Bursar’s Office website.
Some students may have additional personal expenses not included in the standard cost of attendance. Examples of such additional expenses include medical expenses not covered by insurance and childcare or dependent daycare expenses. More information regarding cost of attendance appeals can be found in the Law Financial Aid Handbook.
3-Year JD/MBA Program
| Tuition | $111,936 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Student Loan Fees** | $2,286 |
| Computer Allowance | $1,500 |
| Transcript Fee^ | $75 |
| TOTAL | $146,814 |
| Tuition | $108,150 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Student Loan Fees** | $2,286 |
| TOTAL | $141,453 |
| Tuition | $105,000 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Student Loan Fees** | $2,286 |
| TOTAL | $138,303 |
*All law students are required to have acceptable medical insurance coverage. Students do not have to join the University's plan if they provide evidence of comparable coverage under their own plan. You can find more information about the University's health insurance plan on the USHIP website.
**Estimated loan fees (for Federal Direct student loan borrowers only). More information about federal student loan interest rates and loan fees can be found on the Federal Student Aid website.
^The Transcript Fee is assessed in the Autumn quarter of a student's first year at the University of Chicago.
For a complete schedule of the University’s tuition refund policy, please consult the Bursar’s Office website.
Some students may have additional personal expenses not included in the standard cost of attendance. Examples of such additional expenses include medical expenses not covered by insurance and childcare or dependent daycare expenses. More information regarding cost of attendance appeals can be found in the Law Financial Aid Handbook.
LLM and MLS Programs
The below cost of attendance figures are only used when determining financial aid eligibility (i.e. for student loans). These are not the figures used for visa purposes. For more information about financial figures needed for visa purposes, please contact the Law School's Graduate Program office at lawgrad@uchicago.edu.
| Tuition | $73,185 |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance* | $4,800 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $1,347 |
| Room & Board | $17,280 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,785 |
| Personal Expenses/ Misc. | $3,150 |
| Transportation Expenses | $2,655 |
| Computer Allowance | $1,500 |
| Transcript Fee^ | $75 |
| TOTAL | $105,777 |
*All law students are required to have acceptable medical insurance coverage. Students do not have to join the University's plan if they provide evidence of comparable coverage under their own plan. You can find more information about the University's health insurance plan on the USHIP website.
^The Transcript Fee is assessed in the Autumn quarter of a student's first year at the University of Chicago.
Student loan fees are not included in the standard LLM or MLS cost of attendance but can be added if an LLM or MLS student is eligible for federal student loan funding.
For a complete schedule of the University’s tuition refund policy, please consult the Bursar’s Office website.
Some students may have additional personal expenses not included in the standard cost of attendance. Examples of such additional expenses include medical expenses not covered by insurance and childcare or dependent daycare expenses. More information regarding cost of attendance appeals can be found in the Law Financial Aid Handbook.