2017-2018 Cost of Attendance 

Before you begin your legal education, it is important to first understand the expenses you may incur while you are enrolled for the nine-month academic year. Fixed expenses include tuition, fees, dormitory charges for those of you living on campus, and a health insurance charge.  Other expenses include rent for off campus housing, books, travel, food and miscellaneous. These combined expenses are called the Cost of Attendance (COA). COA is the amount of money the University estimates a law student will need to attend Fordham Law for the academic year. Your total financial aid for the year, which includes all merit aid, grants, scholarships and loans, cannot exceed the COA.

*All Fordham graduate students taking more than 5 credits a semester are required to have health insurance. The Student health insurance charge is $2,567. However, students using alternative insurance can have this fee waived by contacting the Fordham University Student Health Services Office. Students are automatically assessed this fee unless and until a waiver has been requested. The cost of the insurance is split $924 in the fall and $1,643 in the spring, reflecting continuing coverage throughout the following summer. 

Generally speaking, most Fordham Law students are enrolled during the fall and spring semesters only, i.e., for nine months. When budgeting for the academic year, it is important to know that your cost of attendance covers only educationally related expenses for that nine-month period. In other words, when budgeting, you will need to consider how to pay your living expenses during the summer months or other periods of non-enrollment.

Living expense estimates are based on several data sources including the Consumer Price Index, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and surveys of local area apartment rental rates, and may vary depending upon the individual.