Tuition & Fees
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 2016-2017 Academic Year | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,700 |
| Medical Insurance | $2,525 * |
| Health Fee (mandatory) | $772 |
| Law Student Activity Fee | $110 |
| Graduate Student Activity Fee | $36 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $20 |
| Recreation Fee | $274 |
| Transcript Fee (one time only) | $40 ** |
| Loan Fees | $1,406 |
| Rent & Utilities | $8,658 |
| Food | $4,644 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,400 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $3,420 |
| Local Transportation | $1,746 |
| TOTAL | $83,751 |
| Law School Budget for 2016-2017 Academic Year - JD/LLM | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $68,484 |
| Medical Insurance | $2,400 * |
| Health Fee (mandatory) | $772 |
| Law Student Activity Fee | $110 |
| Graduate Student Activity Fee | $36 |
| Graduate Student Services Fee | $20 |
| Recreation Fee | $274 |
| Transcript Fee (one time only) | $40 ** |
| Loan Fees | $1,406 |
| Rent & Utilities | $8,658 |
| Food | $4,644 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,400 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $3,420 |
| Local Transportation | $1,746 |
| TOTAL | $95,535 |
* 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.
2016 Summer Institute in Transnational Law
| Budget for 2016 Summer Institute in Transnational Law - Geneva | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,810 |
| Housing | $2,600* |
| Registration Fee | $350 |
| Travel | $2,300 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $2,000 |
| TOTAL | $11,980 |
* Price for double housing. The single housing option is $3,600. Students staying in housing not provided by Duke will be assessed a $225 non-resident's fee.
| Budget for 2016 Summer Institute in Transnational Law - Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,810 |
| Housing | $2,600* |
| Registration Fee | $350 |
| Travel | $2,600 |
| Personal/Miscellaneous | $2,000 |
| TOTAL | $12,280 |
* Price for double housing. Single housing is not an option in Hong Kong. Students staying in housing not provided by Duke will be assessed a $225 non-resident's fee.
