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Graduate Programs at the Law School

Tuition and Living Expenses

for Graduate Program Students, 2009-2010

Expenses for a new Student at the Law School,
including mandatory health insurance for international students

Expenses
Costs
Tuition

Food and housing (12 months)
$36,350 (for 2 semesters)


$10,972
Incidentals (clothing, local transportation, personal items)
$3,633

Books and supplies

$990
Health insurance for a single international student; mandatory for international students. Rates are based on student's age as of August 15, 2009.

$1,800 age 26 & above;
$1,344 age 25 & under

TOTAL

For age 26 & above:
For age 25 & under:
$53,745/year
$53,289/year

If you are an international student accompanied by one or more family members, you will need to show additional financial documentation:


Spouse's living expenses, not including insurance

Add $5,056 to the above "TOTAL"
Each child's living expenses, not including insurance or childcare Add $6,741 for EACH child to the above "TOTAL"
Health Insurance: For the international student and dependents ("age" refers to age of student, not dependents, and is based on student's age as of August 15, 2009). See additional information below at 2. If you will be accompanied by only one dependent, a spouse/partner: Omit the health insurance amount above and in its place add:

$4,884 age 26 & above;
$4,332 age 25 & under
If you will be accompanied by only one dependent, a child: Omit the health insurance amount above and in its place add:

$4,500 age 26 & above;
$3,960 age 25 & under
If you will be accompanied by more than one dependent-family coverage: Omit the health insurance amount above and in its place add:
$7,560 age 26 & above;
$6,888 age 25 & under

1 For tuition information for fewer credits, link to the Tuition Information page, select the semester desired, and choose "LAW." This will give you the tuition schedules for master's students and also for S.J.D. students who are not dissertators.
Students in the research LL.M. program (NOT the LL.M.-Legal Institutions program) who have satisfied the physical presence residence requirement (after 2 semesters) are allowed to take 3 credits/semester to maintain full-time student status.
S.J.D. students who have been told they have dissertator status pay tuition using the "Dissertator" tuition schedule.
(To get the tuition schedule (pdf format) for Dissertators, choose "All Careers" on the tuition information page.)

2 The annual health insurance rates for an international student's spouse/partner or dependent vary depending on the enrolling student's age. For additional information, see the Student Health Insurance ("SHIP") website.