The following charts, grouped by Bar Passage Rates in 2013, show change in federal investment between 2010 and 2014.
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Group Average uses a normal average rather than a weighted average. Total Federal Investment is the amount cumulatively borrowed by law school graduates at a law school. We determined each group by that amount, and then found the average federal investment at the schools in the group. The amount borrowed does not include interest that accumulated during law school, debt from other degree programs, or private debt related to attending law school. Learn about Total Federal Investment
The Adjusted Total estimates the actual total investment. We assume an average amount borrowed based on known debt figures for the group and borrowing rates based on school type (regardless of group). The caption under each adjusted figure shows how many graduates at how many schools for which we used an estimate.
| Grouped by Bar Passage Rates in 2013 | Federal Investment for 2010 Graduates 36,753 Borrowing Graduates |
Federal Investment for 2014 Graduates 34,006 Borrowing Graduates (-7.5%) |
Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Average | Adjusted Total | Group Average | Adjusted Total | ||
| Bar Pass Rate ≥ 85% 94 schools |
$18.5 Million | $1.77 Billion Known TFI + 502 Grads at 1 Schools |
$21.1 Million Per School |
$1.95 Billion Known TFI + 403 Grads at 4 Schools |
9.9% |
| Bar Pass Rate 75% - 84.9% 69 schools |
$18.4 Million | $1.25 Billion Known TFI + 382 Grads at 3 Schools |
$20.3 Million Per School |
$1.41 Billion Known TFI + 242 Grads at 1 Schools |
12.7% |
| Bar Pass Rate 60% - 74.9% 28 schools |
$18.9 Million | $508.9 Million Known TFI + 152 Grads at 2 Schools |
$23.2 Million Per School |
$599.1 Million Known TFI + 689 Grads at 6 Schools |
17.7% |
| Bar Pass Rate < 60% 6 schools |
$26.6 Million | $159.3 Million Known TFI + 0 Grads at 0 Schools |
$21.8 Million Per School |
$87 Million Known TFI + 0 Grads at 2 Schools |
-45.4% |
Read this chart across each row. For example, the federal government increased its investment at the 94 schools with Bar Pass Rate ≥ 85% by 9.9% for graduates between 2010 and 2014, from $1.77 Billion to $1.95 Billion.
| School | 2013 Bar Pass Rate |
Total Federal Investment for 2010 Graduates | Total Federal Investment for 2014 Graduates | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Universitygulc, gtown | 89.9% | $67,887,045 | $74,511,855 | 9.8% |
| New York Universitynyu | 96.2% | $49,566,924 | $52,301,376 | 5.5% |
| George Washington Universitygw | 90.6% | $45,430,000 | $64,453,776 | 41.9% |
| Fordham Universityfordham | 90.6% | $43,717,040 | $43,297,716 | -1% |
| Columbia Universitycolumbia, cls | 96.3% | $42,272,685 | $54,851,056 | 29.8% |
| Brooklyn Law Schoolbrooklyn | 92.7% | $37,978,459 | $34,715,806 | -8.6% |
| South Texas College of Law Houstonsouthtexas | 88.1% | $36,387,114 | $37,764,336 | 3.8% |
| Stetson Universitystetson | 89.3% | $36,167,944 | $37,840,470 | 4.6% |
| University of Michiganmichigan, umich, um, uofm | 93.6% | $35,097,629 | $41,331,576 | 17.8% |
| University of Virginiauva | 92.8% | $34,470,264 | $35,953,504 | 4.3% |
| Cardozo-Yeshiva Universitycardozo | 85% | $34,373,371 | $33,330,456 | -3% |
| University of Denverdenver, du, sturm | 85.7% | $33,310,584 | $31,832,003 | -4.4% |
| St. Louis Universityslu | 91.5% | $30,960,000 | $29,615,720 | -4.3% |
| Seton Hall Universitysetonhall | 87.8% | $29,659,036 | $27,413,400 | -7.6% |
| University of California - Los Angelesucla | 88.6% | $28,172,076 | $31,356,094 | 11.3% |
| St. John's Universitystjohns | 87.6% | $28,091,250 | $23,063,554 | -17.9% |
| New England School of Lawnewengland | 89.2% | $27,623,130 | - | - |
| William Mitchell College of Lawwilliammitchell | 88.8% | $26,575,776 | $29,677,784 | 11.7% |
| Northwestern Universitynorthwestern, nu, nw | 91.3% | $26,006,260 | $37,994,145 | 46.1% |
| University of Pennsylvaniapenn, upenn | 95.6% | $24,850,092 | $26,780,412 | 7.8% |
| DePaul Universitydepaul | 86.8% | $24,386,124 | $31,347,855 | 28.5% |
| University of Texastexas, ut | 95.1% | $23,992,848 | $26,225,680 | 9.3% |
| Boston Universitybu | 94.7% | $23,915,400 | $17,471,700 | -26.9% |
| University of California - Berkeleyberkeley, ucb, boalt | 85.7% | $23,001,804 | $32,154,304 | 39.8% |
| Marquette Universitymarquette | 100% | $22,910,576 | $25,292,204 | 10.4% |
| Villanova Universityvillanova | 88.3% | $22,890,670 | $17,439,351 | -23.8% |
| Boston Collegebc | 94.4% | $22,828,300 | $20,371,260 | -10.8% |
| Loyola University Chicagoloyola-chicago | 88.6% | $22,467,436 | $29,692,960 | 32.2% |
| Washington University in St Louiswashu, wustl | 88.5% | $21,937,806 | $19,819,410 | -9.7% |
| University of Chicagochicago, uchi | 94.8% | $21,119,505 | $22,861,810 | 8.2% |
| Temple Universitytemple, beasley | 90% | $20,874,672 | $18,199,401 | -12.8% |
| Duke Universityduke, dook | 95.4% | $20,617,891 | $21,569,832 | 4.6% |
| Indiana University - Bloomingtonindiana, IU, mauer | 91.4% | $20,550,378 | $16,161,300 | -21.4% |
| University of Minnesotaminnesota, uminn | 93.5% | $20,454,336 | $21,993,930 | 7.5% |
| Emory Universityemory | 94.9% | $20,442,616 | $24,998,700 | 22.3% |
| Chicago-Kent College of Lawkent, illinois institute of technology | 93% | $20,160,980 | $26,973,900 | 33.8% |
| University of Southern Californiausc, gould | 86% | $19,399,545 | $22,357,569 | 15.2% |
| Cornell Universitycornell | 94.4% | $19,278,000 | $21,465,000 | 11.3% |
| Northeastern Universitynortheastern | 88.3% | $18,884,527 | $25,364,584 | 34.3% |
| George Mason Universitygmu | 93.1% | $18,832,704 | $19,768,788 | 5% |
| University of Floridaflorida, uf, levin | 87.2% | $18,792,032 | $20,108,040 | 7% |
| Vanderbilt Universityvanderbilt, vandy | 95.6% | $18,240,480 | $17,982,069 | -1.4% |
| Penn State Universitypennstate, dickinson | 89.2% | $18,170,306 | $19,195,510 | 5.6% |
| Texas A&Mtexasam, texas wesleyan, tamu | 86.7% | $18,052,710 | $17,077,500 | -5.4% |
| Gonzaga Universitygonzaga | 90.8% | $17,716,284 | $17,464,464 | -1.4% |
| Capital Universitycapital | 86.6% | $17,065,290 | $17,015,100 | -0.3% |
| Case Western Reserve Universitycasewestern, cwru | 86.7% | $16,947,000 | $16,202,052 | -4.4% |
| Southern Methodist Universitysmu, dedman | 89.6% | $16,935,408 | $24,424,932 | 44.2% |
| University of Wisconsinwisconsin | 100% | $16,675,365 | $14,445,886 | -13.4% |
| University of Houstonhouston, uhlc, uh | 88.2% | $15,331,866 | $18,176,120 | 18.6% |
| Yale Universityyale, yls | 96.2% | $14,918,196 | $20,725,461 | 38.9% |
| Ohio State Universityosu, moritz | 94.7% | $14,816,256 | $16,881,654 | 13.9% |
| William and Marywm, marshall-wythe | 89.5% | $14,784,324 | $16,742,790 | 13.2% |
| Stanford Universitystanford, sls | 91.9% | $14,723,784 | $18,708,002 | 27.1% |
| University of Iowaiowa | 89.8% | $14,502,015 | $13,486,458 | -7% |
| University of Notre Damenotredame, nd | 88.1% | $13,108,020 | $16,362,570 | 24.8% |
| University of St. Thomas - Minneapolisstthomas | 87.7% | $12,932,654 | $12,449,724 | -3.7% |
| Baylor Universitybaylor | 97% | $12,884,608 | $11,316,602 | -12.2% |
| Arizona State Universityasu, o'connor | 87.9% | $12,554,358 | $13,348,047 | 6.3% |
| Mercer Universitymercer, george | 86.8% | $12,459,030 | $15,286,722 | 22.7% |
| University of Tulsatulsa | 87% | $12,196,195 | $8,143,010 | -33.2% |
| Drake Universitydrake | 94.7% | $11,813,304 | $13,280,554 | 12.4% |
| University of Georgiageorgia, uga | 94.8% | $11,619,129 | $15,011,425 | 29.2% |
| University of Illinoisillinois, uofi, urbana-champaign | 94.7% | $11,520,720 | $14,106,764 | 22.4% |
| University of Coloradocolorado, cu, boulder | 89.2% | $11,047,964 | $16,162,920 | 46.3% |
| University of Missouri - Kansas Citymissouri-kc, umkc | 91.7% | $10,982,807 | - | - |
| University of Oklahomaoklahoma, ou | 88.1% | $10,695,584 | $9,242,157 | -13.6% |
| Cleveland-Marshall College of Lawcleveland | 91.1% | $10,435,642 | $12,223,544 | 17.1% |
| Texas Tech Universitytexastech, ttu | 86.9% | $10,040,708 | $13,652,064 | 36% |
| Washburn Universitywashburn | 85.3% | $9,980,512 | $8,089,412 | -18.9% |
| University of Tennesseetennessee, utk | 94.3% | $9,306,726 | $8,010,321 | -13.9% |
| University of Washingtonwashington, uw | 93.5% | $9,128,592 | $16,746,420 | 83.5% |
| Florida State Universityfsu | 88.4% | $9,021,726 | $18,325,500 | 103.1% |
| Ohio Northern Universityonu, pettit | 85.7% | $8,866,132 | $9,806,524 | 10.6% |
| University of Missouri - Columbiamissouri, mizzou | 93.3% | $8,837,888 | $7,872,813 | -10.9% |
| University of Alabamaalabama, bama | 96.4% | $8,159,000 | $7,846,720 | -3.8% |
| Southern Illinois Universitysiu, carbondale | 88.8% | $7,812,591 | - | - |
| Georgia State Universitygsu | 94.4% | $7,807,488 | $11,590,452 | 48.5% |
| University of Mississippimississippi, ole miss | 90.8% | $7,689,488 | $10,585,435 | 37.7% |
| University of Utahutah, uu, quinney | 90% | $7,338,135 | $9,132,100 | 24.4% |
| University of Kansaskansas, ku | 89.5% | $7,214,596 | $7,339,220 | 1.7% |
| University of Memphismemphis, humphreys | 88% | $6,841,548 | $8,661,330 | 26.6% |
| University of Cincinnaticincinnati | 89.6% | $6,722,325 | $8,356,267 | 24.3% |
| Brigham Young Universitybyu, clark | 86.1% | $6,277,800 | $5,366,097 | -14.5% |
| University of Arkansas - Fayettevillearkansas-fayetteville | 85.7% | $6,255,738 | $6,290,559 | 0.6% |
| University of Mainemaine | 87.5% | $5,816,508 | $8,038,171 | 38.2% |
| University of Nebraskanebraska | 86.3% | $5,467,660 | $5,794,620 | 6% |
| University of Kentuckykentucky, uk | 90.2% | $5,053,077 | $7,674,600 | 51.9% |
| Northern Illinois Universityniu | 87.4% | $4,786,368 | $6,328,924 | 32.2% |
| University of Montanamontana | 86.1% | $4,436,424 | $5,127,552 | 15.6% |
| University of New Mexiconewmexico | 85.4% | $4,113,272 | $6,889,813 | 67.5% |
| Faulkner Universityfaulkner, jones | 91.9% | $3,737,000 | - | - |
| University of South Dakotasouthdakota | 97.8% | $2,982,056 | $5,764,299 | 93.3% |
| Harvard Universityharvard, hls | 96.4% | - | $62,057,149 | - |
| New York Law Schoolnewyork, nyls | 82.5% | $53,268,902 | $57,317,968 | 7.6% |
| American Universityamerican, washington college of law | 79.2% | $53,223,311 | $60,858,712 | 14.3% |
| Suffolk Universitysuffolk | 81.9% | $47,095,563 | $50,696,067 | 7.6% |
| Loyola Marymount Universityloyola-la | 84.7% | $43,780,377 | $49,775,237 | 13.7% |
| University of Illinois Chicago School of Lawjohnmarshall-chicago,jmls,uic | 84.9% | $35,854,710 | $51,092,408 | 42.5% |
| University of Miamimiami, um, the u | 81.6% | $35,832,932 | $46,318,090 | 29.3% |
| Catholic University of Americacatholic, columbus | 75.7% | $34,874,580 | $22,000,024 | -36.9% |
| University of San Diegosandiego, usd | 76.5% | $33,651,342 | $28,136,463 | -16.4% |
| Hofstra Universityhofstra, deane | 82.6% | $32,860,220 | $36,486,084 | 11% |
| Michigan State Universitymsu, michstate, detroit college of law, dcl | 76.6% | $31,231,872 | $23,109,548 | -26% |
| Seattle Universityseattle | 82.2% | $28,760,350 | $37,190,162 | 29.3% |
| Albany Law Schoolalbany, union | 79.8% | $27,215,349 | $22,521,832 | -17.2% |
| Nova Southeastern Universitynova, broad | 81.6% | $26,961,290 | $32,884,450 | 22% |
| University of Baltimorebaltimore | 84.9% | $26,458,686 | $29,943,225 | 13.2% |
| Widener University - Delawarewidener, wilmington | 81% | $25,962,888 | $29,238,090 | 12.6% |
| Barry Universitybarry | 79.3% | $25,400,250 | $29,685,825 | 16.9% |
| Pepperdine Universitypepperdine | 80.9% | $21,019,152 | $21,828,750 | 3.9% |
| Charleston School of Lawcharleston, csol | 75.6% | $20,057,076 | $25,142,301 | 25.4% |
| Rutgers State University - Camdenrutgers-camden | 83.8% | $20,017,935 | - | - |
| St. Mary's Universitystmarys | 81.5% | $19,323,895 | $20,903,978 | 8.2% |
| Vermont Law Schoolvermont | 77% | $19,187,100 | $17,081,717 | -11% |
| University of Marylandmaryland, carey | 83.5% | $19,165,697 | $22,378,077 | 16.8% |
| Syracuse Universitysyracuse | 84.7% | $19,163,040 | $21,584,583 | 12.6% |
| Lewis and Clark Collegelewisandclark, northwestern | 81.2% | $19,067,040 | $25,921,056 | 35.9% |
| Roger Williams Universityrogerwilliams, rwu | 80.3% | $18,500,700 | $19,152,907 | 3.5% |
| Oklahoma City Universityocu | 79% | $17,912,130 | $16,277,784 | -9.1% |
| Valparaiso Universityvalparaiso, valpo | 76% | $17,728,308 | $21,121,600 | 19.1% |
| Chapman Universitychapman | 76.4% | $17,374,664 | $16,178,761 | -6.9% |
| University of San Franciscosanfrancisco, usf | 75.1% | $16,997,552 | $26,697,533 | 57.1% |
| Pace Universitypace | 79.3% | $16,687,206 | $22,847,660 | 36.9% |
| Hamline Universityhamline | 83.8% | $16,179,580 | $20,937,005 | 29.4% |
| University of Oregonoregon | 80.7% | $15,530,010 | $16,944,000 | 9.1% |
| Duquesne Universityduquesne | 82.2% | $15,114,360 | $12,577,032 | -16.8% |
| University of Pittsburghpitt | 80.9% | $14,665,556 | $17,795,292 | 21.3% |
| University of California - Davisdavis, ucd, king | 82.9% | $14,628,671 | $12,154,740 | -16.9% |
| Creighton Universitycreighton | 82% | $14,595,840 | $15,443,492 | 5.8% |
| Samford Universitysamford, cumberland | 84.9% | $13,589,100 | $13,651,660 | 0.5% |
| University of South Carolinasouthcarolina, usc | 84.7% | $13,174,932 | $13,534,400 | 2.7% |
| University of New Hampshirenh, franklin pierce | 84.8% | $13,102,576 | $13,725,997 | 4.8% |
| Mississippi Collegemississippicollege | 77.6% | $12,963,384 | $17,775,200 | 37.1% |
| Regent Universityregent | 75.6% | $12,962,208 | $14,142,854 | 9.1% |
| Wake Forest Universitywake, wf | 80.1% | $12,491,882 | $17,850,312 | 42.9% |
| Widener University - Pennsylvaniawidener, harrisburg | 83.3% | $12,421,899 | $14,062,129 | 13.2% |
| SUNY Buffalobuffalo | 83% | $12,350,286 | $11,781,550 | -4.6% |
| University of Richmondrichmond, williams | 81.2% | $12,151,800 | $13,135,220 | 8.1% |
| University of Connecticutuconn | 83.7% | $11,829,346 | $10,590,989 | -10.5% |
| Campbell Universitycampbell | 82.4% | $11,799,856 | $11,798,515 | -0% |
| Washington and Lee Universitywl | 82.3% | $11,550,730 | $11,161,044 | -3.4% |
| Willamette Universitywillamette, collins | 80.6% | $11,144,334 | $15,379,187 | 38% |
| University of Arizonaarizona, rogers | 80.5% | $10,820,856 | $10,699,696 | -1.1% |
| University of Toledotoledo | 81.2% | $10,688,822 | $10,758,564 | 0.7% |
| University of North Carolinaunc, chapel hill | 82.4% | $10,597,312 | $18,217,575 | 71.9% |
| Drexel Universitydrexel | 80.2% | $9,581,220 | $10,845,970 | 13.2% |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegasunlv | 75.4% | $9,559,750 | $11,064,258 | 15.7% |
| Wayne State Universitywayne | 78.4% | $9,115,944 | $11,582,745 | 27.1% |
| University of Louisvillelouisville, brandeis | 80.2% | $8,868,915 | $9,199,890 | 3.7% |
| Northern Kentucky Universitynku, chase | 82% | $8,595,873 | $10,456,614 | 21.6% |
| University of Daytondayton | 77.4% | $8,482,000 | $13,618,320 | 60.6% |
| Quinnipiac Universityquinnipiac | 82.2% | $7,507,968 | $11,275,864 | 50.2% |
| CUNYcuny-queens, city university of new york | 79.2% | $6,871,662 | $9,642,555 | 40.3% |
| Western State Universitywesternstate, argosy | 77.6% | $6,816,579 | $16,487,950 | 141.9% |
| University of Akronakron | 83.8% | $6,736,688 | $8,396,844 | 24.6% |
| West Virginia Universitywvu | 76.9% | $6,668,214 | $9,489,424 | 42.3% |
| University of Idahoidaho | 77.9% | $6,644,295 | $10,015,056 | 50.7% |
| University of Hawaiihawaii, richardson, manoa | 82.6% | $3,868,194 | $4,107,418 | 6.2% |
| University of Wyomingwyoming | 80.6% | $2,955,963 | $3,756,872 | 27.1% |
| Florida International Universityfiu | 84.8% | - | $12,214,840 | - |
| Indiana University - Indianapolisindiana-indy, IU | 82.5% | - | $21,843,126 | - |
| University of California - Irvineirvine, uci | 80% | - | $7,716,825 | - |
| Florida Coastal School of Lawfloridacoastal, infilaw | 68.4% | $47,441,540 | $73,253,250 | 54.4% |
| University of the Pacificpacific, mcgeorge | 67.7% | $36,621,075 | $23,325,822 | -36.3% |
| California Western School of Lawcalwestern | 71.4% | $36,405,250 | $30,088,203 | -17.4% |
| University of California - Hastingshastings, uch | 74.6% | $35,620,823 | $46,762,436 | 31.3% |
| Southwestern Law Schoolsouthwestern | 73.5% | $32,639,991 | - | - |
| Loyola University New Orleansloyola-neworleans | 64.9% | $31,835,700 | $22,871,048 | -28.2% |
| Santa Clara Universitysantaclara, scu | 72% | $26,930,988 | $29,726,830 | 10.4% |
| Tulane Universitytulane | 73.9% | $25,172,582 | $25,514,665 | 1.4% |
| Touro Collegetouro, fuchsberg | 66.4% | $21,833,694 | $25,860,785 | 18.4% |
| St. Thomas University - Floridastu | 71.4% | $20,276,070 | $27,739,176 | 36.8% |
| John Marshall Law School - Atlantajohnmarshal-atl,jmls | 67.1% | $19,560,975 | - | - |
| Rutgers State University - Newarkrutgers-newark | 70.4% | $17,461,346 | $18,527,949 | 6.1% |
| University of Detroit Mercydetroit-mercy | 61.1% | $16,392,460 | $16,266,135 | -0.8% |
| Western New England University School of Lawwesternnewengland | 64.1% | $16,029,790 | $11,711,160 | -26.9% |
| North Carolina Central Universitynccu, nc central | 65.6% | $14,446,408 | $7,083,442 | -51% |
| Howard Universityhoward | 64.3% | $14,112,504 | $13,394,268 | -5.1% |
| Whittier Law Schoolwhittier | 65.7% | $13,615,030 | $26,833,554 | 97.1% |
| Louisiana State Universitylsu, hebert | 73.4% | $9,794,142 | $16,731,077 | 70.8% |
| Texas Southern Universitytexassouthern, tsu, marshall | 66.8% | $9,585,000 | - | - |
| Florida A&M Universityfamu | 73.1% | $9,434,713 | - | - |
| Elon Law Schoolelon | 65.5% | $9,172,251 | $11,787,516 | 28.5% |
| Ave Maria School of Lawavemaria | 62.6% | $7,336,308 | $12,694,656 | 73% |
| Charlotte School of Lawcharlotte, infilaw, csol | 61.7% | $6,941,373 | $53,681,696 | 673.4% |
| University of Arkansas - Little Rockarkansas-littlerock, bowen | 70.6% | $6,118,266 | $7,300,860 | 19.3% |
| University of North Dakotanorthdakota, UND | 73.6% | $4,145,408 | $4,213,170 | 1.6% |
| Liberty Universityliberty | 70.1% | $3,349,728 | $4,863,250 | 45.2% |
| Appalachian School of Lawappalachian | 68.3% | - | - | - |
| Arizona Summit Law Schoolarizonasummit, phoenix, infilaw | 69.1% | - | - | - |
| Western Michigan University - Cooley Law Schoolcooley, wmu | 51.5% | $88,447,128 | - | - |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Lawthomasjefferson, tjsl | 55.2% | $28,843,920 | $46,042,815 | 59.6% |
| Golden Gate Universitygoldengate | 55.7% | $20,465,830 | $23,552,368 | 15.1% |
| University of La Vernelaverne | 56.4% | $9,212,567 | - | - |
| Southern University Law Centersouthern | 46.6% | $7,366,788 | $12,099,519 | 64.2% |
| University of The District of Columbiaudc, clarke | 54.7% | $5,002,689 | $5,341,775 | 6.8% |