Tuition Rates and Expenses

The following tuition rates apply to the 2007-08 academic year and should be expected to increase in subsequent years. The Law School prices tuitions based on the degree pursued rather than the length of enrollment. Students who graduate early will still be responsible for the full tuition amount. Generally, tuition is billed and collected by the University on a semester or quarterly basis. Increases to tuition rates, if any, occur annually.

JD and Two-Year JD degree programs: $42,672

LLM and LLM in Taxation degree programs: $43,792

LLM/Kellogg (12-month) degree program: $59,432

JD-MBA degree program: $59,008

Students who are admitted to the JD-MBA Program during their first year of law school are charged the first-year JD-MBA Program tuition rate. The difference between the first-year JD-MBA Program tuition rate and the JD Program tuition rate is assessed at the start of the summer term

JD-LLM in Taxation degree program: First Year: $42,672; Second Year: $42,672; Third Year (including 7th semester): $64,008
Under both the 6-semester and 7-semester formats, students pay the equivalent of 3 years of JD tuition plus half of the annual LLM in Taxation degree tuition. Under the 6-semester format, the additional LLM in Taxation Program tuition amount is applied to a student's tuition bill during the Spring semester of the third year at the prevailing LLM in Taxation tuition amount at that time. Under the 7-semester format, the additional LLM in Taxation Program tuition amount is applied at the time the student returns to complete his/her seventh semester of coursework.

Executive LLM (Seoul) degree program: $43,792
Any taxes that may be applicable under Korean law will be the student's responsibility. Students are also responsible for their travel expenses (including roundtrip airfare to Chicago in March), room and board, and daily necessities at the Northwestern Law Chicago campus.

Non-degree and/or auditing fee: $2,134 per credit hour

Part-Time LLM in Taxation and Non-Degree Taxation programs: $2,190 per credit hour

Absentia fee for students who visit away:
Students who visit away at a domestic institution must pay tuition directly to the institution they will attend. Additionally, Northwestern Law charges an absentia fee equal to the greater of either 10% of Northwestern Law tuition for the term(s) away or the difference between Northwestern Law’s tuition and the institution to be attended. Students forfeit Northwestern Law grant and scholarship funding during the terms in which they visit away. As a result, students receiving financial aid from Northwestern Law may not apply scholarship funds to either the tuition or the absentia fee.

Activity Fees
All full-time students will also incur an annual SBA and Student Activities Fee of $80 and a $190 U-PASS fee. All exchange students will incur an activity fee and a U-Pass fee for the semester they are in attendance at the Law School. Students in the MSJ-MSL degree program will pay Medill's U-PASS Fee during the quarters they are in attendance at Medill.