35 fee-waived JD programs in Law — US

35 programs for a JD in Law in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1

    Harvard University

    Junior deferral program

    Application deadline
    Jul 1
    Annual tuition
    $80,760
  2. 2

    University of California, Berkeley

    Juris Doctor

    Application deadline
    Jun 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $84,396
    Program duration
    36 months
  3. 3

    Yale University

    Juris Doctor (J.D)

    Application deadline
    Feb 15
    Annual tuition
    $76,636
    Program duration
    36 months
  4. 4

    University of Pennsylvania

    JD

    Application deadline
    Mar 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $78,348
    Program duration
    36 months
  5. 5

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    JD

    Application deadline
    Feb 28 +1
    Annual tuition
    $79,108
    Program duration
    36 months
  6. 6

    Northwestern University

    JD

    Application deadline
    Feb 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $79,772
    Program duration
    36 months
  7. 7

    New York University

    JD Program

    Application deadline
    Feb 15 +1
    Annual tuition
    $83,952
    Program duration
    36 months
  8. 8

    Washington University in St. Louis

    Juris Doctor

    Application deadline
    Jan 31
    Annual tuition
    $75,600
  9. 9

    Pennsylvania State University--University Park

    Juris Doctor

    Application deadline
    Jun 1 +6
    Annual tuition
    $61,248
  10. 10

    University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

    Junior Doctor Program

    Application deadline
    Feb 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $46,500
    Program duration
    42 months

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Complete Program List35 programs

The complete list of Law JD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityJunior deferral program
#6University of California, BerkeleyJuris Doctor36 months
#8Yale UniversityJuris Doctor (J.D)36 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaJD36 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaJuris Doctor (J.D)36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborJD36 months
#23Northwestern UniversityJD36 months
#23Northwestern UniversityJD Programs36 months
#24New York UniversityJD Program36 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisJuris Doctor
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Juris
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkJuris Doctor
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignJunior Doctor Program42 months
#62University of California, DavisJuris Doctor36 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Jurisprudence
#65University of California--IrvineJD36 months
#93Texas A&M University--College StationJuris Doctor36 months
#175Arizona State UniversityJuris Doctor (JD)3 years full-time
#201–250Northeastern UniversityJurum Doctor (JD)36 months
American UniversityJ.D. (Juris Doctor)48 months
Drexel UniversityJuris Doctor36 months
Drexel UniversityJuris Doctor in Criminal Law Concentration
Fordham UniversityJuris Doctor36 months
Loyola University ChicagoDoctor of Jurisprudence3 years full-time
Rutgers University--CamdenJD54 months
Saint Louis UniversityJuris Doctor60 months
University of New HampshireJuris Doctor42 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in Business Law36 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in Criminal Practice36 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in Environmental Law36 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in Family, Child and Elder Law36 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in International Law36 months
University of OregonJurum Docter in Sports Law36 months
University of RichmondJ.D.
Washington and Lee UniversityJD36 months

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