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The legal education that Duke Law School offers is competitively priced. Endowment income and student tuition help cover the expense of offering outstanding professors, small classes and a wide range of program offerings.
| Law School Budget for 2020-2021 Academic Year | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $68,400 |
| Medical Insurance | $3,535 * |
| Health Fee (mandatory) | $858 |
| Law Student Activity Fee | $110 |
| Graduate Student Activity Fee |
$38 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $20 |
| Recreation Fee | $326 |
| Transcript Fee (one time only) | $120 ** |
| Loan Fees | $1,576 |
| Rent & Utilities | $10,404 |
| Food | $3,330 |
| Books & Supplies | $624 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $3,600 |
| Transportation | $1,656 |
| TOTAL | $94,597 |
| Law School Budget for 2020-2021 Academic Year - JD/LLM | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $79,800 |
| Medical Insurance | $3,535 * |
| Health Fee (mandatory) | $858 |
| Law Student Activity Fee | $110 |
| Graduate Student Activity Fee |
$38 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $20 |
| Recreation Fee | $326 |
| Transcript Fee (one time only) | $120 ** |
| Loan Fees | $1,576 |
| Rent & Utilities | $10,404 |
| Food | $3,330 |
| Books & Supplies | $624 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $3,600 |
| Transportation | $1,656 |
| TOTAL | $105,997 |
* Currently estimated at last year's rate. Duke University requires that students enrolled in programs that require payment of the health fee must have adequate medical insurance. Adequate means that the benefits must be similar to those offered by the Duke Student Medical Insurance Plan (SMIP).
** The transcript fee is a one-time only fee paid to Duke University.