What if I Can't Afford to Apply to Many Law Schools?
Do Any Schools Give Fee Waivers?
We asked this question at the San Francisco Law Forum on November 12, 2007. In a single afternoon we were able to get answers from 115 law schools. If a law school is not on this list, you might want to contact them on your own. And if you get an answer from a school that's not on this list, or a more recent answer, we'd appreciate it if you'd email us.
| NAME | APPLICATION FEE WAIVED? |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | ALL FREE ONLINE UNTIL 1/15 |
| GOLDEN GATE | ALL FREE ONLINE UNTIL 12/31 |
| SAINT THOMAS MN | ALL FREE ONLINE UNTIL 12/31 |
| TEXAS WESLEYAN | ALL FREE ONLINE UNTIL 12/31 |
| WIDENER (DELAWARE) | ALL FREE ONLINE UNTIL 12/31 |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| CLEVELAND STATE | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| GEORGE MASON | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| HAMLINE | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| HOFSTRA | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| LOYOLA-CHICAGO | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| PHOENIX | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| TOLEDO | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| WASHINGTON & LEE | ALWAYS FREE ONLINE |
| MICHIGAN STATE | attend recruiting event |
| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE | attend recruiting event |
| OREGON | attend recruiting event |
| PENN STATE | attend recruiting event |
| RICHMOND | attend recruiting event |
| ALBANY | email request with explanation |
| ARIZONA STATE | email request with explanation |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY | email request with explanation |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG | email request with explanation |
| CAL-UCLA | email request with explanation |
| CATHOLIC | email request with explanation |
| CHICAGO-KENT | email request with explanation |
| COLORADO | email request with explanation |
| COLUMBIA | email request with explanation |
| DEPAUL | email request with explanation |
| LOUISVILLE | email request with explanation |
| LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS | email request with explanation |
| MICHIGAN | email request with explanation |
| NORTHEASTERN | email request with explanation |
| NOTRE DAME | email request with explanation |
| PACIFIC | email request with explanation |
| QUINNIPIAC | email request with explanation |
| RUTGERS-NEWARK | email request with explanation |
| SAINT LOUIS | email request with explanation |
| SAINT THOMAS FL | email request with explanation |
| SUFFOLK | email request with explanation |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON | email request with explanation |
| TOURO | email request with explanation |
| UTAH | email request with explanation |
| VALPARAISO | email request with explanation |
| VERMONT | email request with explanation |
| WAKE FOREST | email request with explanation |
| WASHINGTON U. | email request with explanation |
| WISCONSIN | email request with explanation |
| YALE | email request with explanation |
| ARIZONA | need based -- requires documentation |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | need based -- requires documentation |
| BROOKLYN | need based -- requires documentation |
| CAL-BERKELEY | need based -- requires documentation |
| CAL-DAVIS | need based -- requires documentation |
| CALIFORNIA WESTERN | need based -- requires documentation |
| CARDOZO | need based -- requires documentation |
| CHAPMAN | need based -- requires documentation |
| CORNELL | need based -- requires documentation |
| DENVER | need based -- requires documentation |
| DUKE | need based -- requires documentation |
| DUQUESNE | need based -- requires documentation |
| EMORY | need based -- requires documentation |
| FORDHAM | need based -- requires documentation |
| HOWARD | need based -- requires documentation |
| LEWIS AND CLARK | need based -- requires documentation |
| LOYOLA-L.A. | need based -- requires documentation |
| MIAMI | need based -- requires documentation |
| MISSOURI-COLUMBIA | need based -- requires documentation |
| NEW ENGLAND | need based -- requires documentation |
| NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL | need based -- requires documentation |
| NORTH CAR. CHAPEL HILL | need based -- requires documentation |
| NORTHWESTERN | need based -- requires documentation |
| OREGON | need based -- requires documentation |
| PACE | need based -- requires documentation |
| PENN | need based -- requires documentation |
| ROGER WILLIAMS | need based -- requires documentation |
| SAN DIEGO | need based -- requires documentation |
| SAN FRANCISCO | need based -- requires documentation |
| SANTA CLARA | need based -- requires documentation |
| SETON HALL | need based -- requires documentation |
| SOUTHERN CAL. | need based -- requires documentation |
| SOUTHERN METHODIST | need based -- requires documentation |
| SOUTHWESTERN | need based -- requires documentation |
| STANFORD | need based -- requires documentation |
| TEMPLE | need based -- requires documentation |
| TEXAS WESLEYAN | need based -- requires documentation |
| TULANE | need based -- requires documentation |
| VILLANOVA | need based -- requires documentation |
| VIRGINIA | need based -- requires documentation |
| WESTERN STATE | need based -- requires documentation |
| WHITTIER | need based -- requires documentation |
| WILLIAM MITCHELL | need based -- requires documentation |
| WASHINGTON | need based -- WA residents ONLY |
| AMERICAN | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| CAL-HASTINGS | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| CHICAGO | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| DETROIT MERCY | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| GEORGETOWN | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| GONZAGA | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| HAWAII | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| IDAHO | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| ILLINOIS | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| INDIANA-INDIANAPOLIS | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| IOWA | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| JOHN MARSHALL Chi | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| MARYLAND | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| NEVADA | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| NEW YORK - CUNY | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| SAINT JOHN'S | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| TEXAS SOUTHERN | not unless LSAC fee waiver |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | rarely given -- extreme need |
| LIBERTY | rarely given -- extreme need |
| OHIO STATE | rarely given -- extreme need |
| PEPPERDINE | rarely given -- extreme need |
| REGENT | rarely given -- extreme need |
| SYRACUSE | rarely given -- extreme need |
| TEXAS | rarely given -- extreme need |