Tuition and fees, along with gifts and grants from alumni, friends, faculty, staff, foundations, corporations, and governmental entities as well as revenues produced by the university's endowment, pay for the actual cost of operating the College of Law.
Applicants for admission to the College of Law and students who need assistance in paying for their education are encouraged to apply for financial aid. Information may be obtained from the College of Law Financial Aid and Scholarships Office.
Because of the uncertainty of the economy and budgetary projections, Loyola University reserves the right to change tuition, fees, or other charges printed herein.
The information below is broken into the following categories for the 2024-2025 academic year:
Tuition
| 2024-2025 Academic Year | |||
| Full-Time | Part-Time Day | Part-Time Evening | |
| Average Hours Per Semester | 13-16 | 9-12 | 9-10 |
| Average Hours Per Year | 29-32 | 20-24 | 18-20 |
| Maximum Hours Per Semester | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Annual Tuition | $52,908 | $39,690 | $1,720 per credit |
| Hourly Tuition Rate: | $1,720 per credit |
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Fees
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Full Time1 |
Part Time1 |
Summer 2025 |
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University General Fees |
$900/Semester |
$900/Semester |
TBA |
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Student Bar Association (1st year law students) |
$250.00 |
$250.00 |
n/a |
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Graduation Fee |
$340.00 |
$340.00 |
TBA |
| Aetna Insurance fee *mandatory unless waived* |
Fall Semester: Spring Semester: $1,791 |
Fall Semester: Spring Semester: $1,791 |
n/a |
1 University General Fees are assessed at the full-time rate to all J.D. students (regardless of whether the student is full-time or part-time for tuition purposes). University General Fees are assessed at the full-time rate to all LL.M. and Masters students enrolled in 6 or more hours and at the part-time rate to those LL.M. and Masters students enrolled in under 6 hours.
Tuition Policy
In order to provide consistency for planning purposes and to provide law students with the maximum flexibility in scheduling options, the College of Law has instituted the Semester-Based Tuition Policy.
- Semester tuition is required to be paid for six (6) full-time semesters or eight (8) part-time semesters. For incoming 1L part-time evening classes starting in fall 2022 and after, hourly tuition (at the current credit rate) is to be paid for eight (8) part-time semesters, and three (3) summer semesters.
- RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: It is in the best interest of the student (academically and financially) to maintain a course load of 15-16 hours per semester for full-time day students and 11-12 hours per semester for part-time day students, beyond the established first year class schedules. Incoming full-time day students should plan for 6 semesters in residence and part-time day students should plan for 8 semesters in residence. SUMMER CLASSES DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR DAY STUDENTS.
- Modification of the RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT will occur when a student transfers from part-time status to full-time status, or vice versa. In this case, students will be charged for the equivalent number of semesters.
- Students are not permitted to complete the 90 academic hour requirement in fewer than 3 years of full-time study or 4 years of part-time study. In the event of a change of status (as noted in #3 above), the course of study may be completed in 3½ years.
- Tuition will be charged based on a student's classification for the semester - full-time, part-time day, or part-time evening. Any hours taken in excess of 16 hours for full-time students, 12 hours per semester for part-time day students, and 9 hours per semester for part-time evening students requires permission from the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Students taking less than 8 hours per semester will be charged on an hourly basis subject to semester billing as described in the RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT and with the permission of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Summer Classes:
- Students will ordinarily be allowed to enroll in a maximum of 8 hours total in summer classes. Permission of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is required to exceed this number, to ensure compliance with ABA Standard 310.
- Summer externships will be billed at the current hourly tuition rate.
- Summer classes in the domestic summer school program will be billed at the current hourly tuition rate.
- Summer classes in the international programs will be billed at the credit rate as established for each program.
8. Additional Programs
- Students Visiting Loyola
Students visiting Loyola will be charged the appropriate semester tuition based on their status as full-time or part-time.
In the event the visiting student is registered for fewer than 8 credit hours the student will be billed on an hourly basis at the current rate.
- Students Visiting Other Schools
Students requesting to visit other schools require the permission of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.
Students visiting other schools will be charged the appropriate semester tuition based on their status as full-time or part-time while in residence at Loyola.
- Transfer Students
Students transferring to Loyola will be charged the appropriate semester tuition based on their status as full-time or part-time students.
- Joint Degree Programs
JD/MBA
Requires 81 hours in the JD program plus 30 hours in the MBA program.
Students will be charged the equivalent of 4 semesters full-time plus 2 semesters part-time for the 81 hours in the JD program.
JD/MPA
Requires 81 hours in the JD program plus 30 hours in the University of New Orleans MPA program.
Students will be charged the equivalent of 4 semesters full-time plus 2 semesters part-time for the 81 hours in the JD program.
JD/MURP
Requires 81 hours in the JD program plus 30 hours in the University of New Orleans MURP program.
Students will be charged the equivalent of 4 semesters full-time plus 2 semesters part-time for the 81 hours in the JD program.
JD/LL.M.
Requires 90 hours in the JD program plus 15 hours of LL.M. program courses.
Following the completion of the JD program at the full-time or part-time rate, students will be charged the standard hourly rate per credit for the 15 hours of LL.M. coursework.
- LL.M. Programs
Students in the LL.M. programs will be charged at the standard hourly rate per credit for a given academic year.
- M.A. Programs
Students in the M.A. programs will be charged at the standard hourly rate per credit for a given academic year.