Estimated Academic Expenses 2012-13
Estimated Cost per Loan Period (2 Semesters/8 months)
Tuition Refund Policies
The maximum Federal Unsubsidized loan eligibility for an academic year (2 semesters) is $20,500. After all scholarships and other educational resources are accounted for in the financial aid package, Graduate Plus loans may be used to meet any remaining financial aid eligibility.
The maximum Federal Stafford loan aggregate total is $138,500, which includes loans borrowed from undergraduate and graduate schools.
15 credits per semester (30 total credits) |
12 credits per semester (24 total credits) |
9 credits per semester (18 total credits) |
6 credits per semester (12 total credits) |
|
| Tuition (Based on JD Level II rate of $1,275 per credit hour) | $38,250 |
$30,600 |
$22,950 |
$15,300 |
| 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, Grounds Maintenance Fees included) |
$1,800 |
$1,350 |
$1,350 |
$900 |
| Loan Fees | $986 |
$766 |
$560 |
$340 |
| Total Estimated Expenses (for 2 Semesters) | $52,976 |
$44,356 |
$36,200 |
$27,630 |
Thomas M. Cooley's tuition is very competitive with that of other private law schools, and it is among the most affordable private law schools.
Approximately 90% 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.
How Financial Aid is Awarded
Here at Cooley, we have several scheduling options which break down into two categories: part time or full time.
We base all of our part time programs on 9 credit hours and all of our full time programs on 15 credit hours with the exception of our 6 credit hour budget, which is awarded to students enrolled in 6 credit hours or less.
If you are taking more credits than you have been budgeted and wish to request funds to cover the additional cost of credits, please complete our Credit Hour Adjustments form (pdf) or contact your Enrollment Coordinator AFTER you have registered for classes for the upcoming term.
