Financial Aid & Funding

Financial aid for students in the LLM program is limited. Grants are available only for a small portion of the total cost. In a typical LLM class, about 30% of students will receive merit based scholarship grants.  The average grant is between $15,000 and $20,000, but does not typically exceed 50% of tuition. LLM applicants requiring financial aid should make every effort to obtain assistance from their governments, families, employers, or other outside sources.

All admitted applicants will be automatically considered for merit scholarships based upon the materials submitted in their application.  No additional application is necessary to be considered.  However, in some cases the Graduate Programs Committee may ask individual candidates to supply additional information on a case by case basis.

Occasionally, candidates like to submit updated information themselves that was not included in their original application.  You are not required to do so but are free to send new materials if you like.  If you would like to submit any new materials you may do so via email directly to Senior Director of Graduate Programs, Justin Swinsick at jswinsick@uchicago.edu. 

The first round of scholarship decisions will be made during the month of March and communicated via email.  After that awards are made on a rolling basis depending on available funds.

Tuition and Living Expenses

Tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $76,479. Enrolling in a program of study includes additional costs beyond the tuition listed here. For a full list of direct and indirect expenses associated with the cost of attendance, please visit the Law School’s Cost of Attendance page for more information.

Cities in the United States vary as to how expensive they are to live in; this budget takes into account the cost of living in Chicago. Tuition and budget figures for 2024-2025 will be available in May, 2024.