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Estimated Academic Expenses 2010-11

Estimated Cost per Loan Period (2 Terms/8 months)

Tuition for the 2010-11 Academic Year (September '10 - August '11) is $1,093.00 per credit hour. Our tuition is very competitive and is among the most affordable of private law schools.

The maximum Federal Stafford loan eligibility for an academic period is $20,500. The maximum Federal Stafford loan aggregate total is $138,500, which includes loans borrowed from undergraduate and graduate schools.

 
15 credits/term
(30 total credits)
12 credits/term
(24 total credits)
9 credits/term
(18 total credits)
6 credits/term
(12 total credits)
Tuition
$32,790
$26,232
$19,674
$13,116
SBA Activity Fee
$40
$40
$40
$40
Room & Board
$7,800
$7,800
$7,800
$7,800
Books
$1,400
$1,100
$800
$550
Personal & Misc.
(Health Care included)
$2,700
$2,700
$2,700
$2,700
Transportation
(Parking included)
$1,800
$1,350
$1,350
$900
Loan Fees
$986
$766
$560
$340
Total Estimated Expenses
$47,516
$39,988
$32,924
$25,446
         
**Freshman Computer
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
**Freshman Budget
$48,516
$40,988
$33,924
$26,446

**This is for Incoming Freshman only, and is a one-time increase for the purchase of a computer.

Cooley's tuition is very competitive with that of other private law schools, and it is among the most affordable private law schools. Approximately 85% of all Cooley students receive financial aid in the form of loans and scholarships.

The purpose of financial aid programs is to provide assistance to those students who could not continue school without that assistance. Since most financial aid programs, especially those of a gift nature, have been established to assist students to gain a basic education, aid for graduate/professional students is quite limited and usually of a self-help nature.


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