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Law School Site Visit Fees

The Rules of Procedure for the Approval of Law Schools provide that: 

Rule 29. Fees.

The Council shall fix fees for:

(a) Filing an application for provisional approval. If a law school withdraws its application for provisional approval before a site evaluation takes place, the school will be refunded 50% of the application fee;

(b) Annual site evaluations of a provisionally approved law schools;

(c) Annual fees for fully approved law schools;

(d) Annual fees for approved foreign programs;

(e) Applications for approval of foreign programs;

(f) Applications for acquiescence in a major change in program or structure of an approved school as provided in Rules 18 or 19; and

(g) Other services and activities of the Section

ANNUAL FEE FOR FULLY APPROVED LAW SCHOOLS

  Annual Fee for Fully Approved Law Schools  

FTE JD Enrollment </= 500

$4,810

FTE JD Enrollment >500, </= 800

$6,190

FTE JD Enrollment > 800

$8,110

LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION & SITE FEES

 

Application for Acquiescence in Post- or Non-JD Program

$7,130
 

Application for Acquiescence in Other Major Change

$9,505
  Follow-up Evaluation after Acquiescence in a Major Change (other than a post- or non-JD program)
$4,400
  Application for Provisional Approval (each application) $26,000
  Annual Site Evaluation of Provisionally Approved School

Full Site Evaluation

$12,000

Limited Site Evaluation

$6,000
  Annual Fee for Each Approved Foreign Program

Foreign Summer Program

$1,370

Semester Abroad Program

$1,370

Cooperative Program for Foreign Study

$1,370
  Application for Approval of Foreign Program

Foreign Summer Program

$2,750

Semester Abroad Program

$2,750

Cooperative Program for Foreign Study

$2,750
  Site Visit in Connection with a Change of Location of a Foreign Program $2,000
  Annual Questionnaire Statistical Subscription Fee $1,545
  Annual Questionnaire Library Statistical Subscription Fee
$205

 

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